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The IMS is designed to provide a comprehensive equipment management and tracking system, scalable for large and small programs or organisations. The system is able to be used as a stand-alone equipment management and tracking system or as part of the overall integrated MFP. The system is able to record the current and historic location of equipment in compliance with customs requirements; it manages the movement of equipment worldwide, and tracks equipment in support of the organisations delivery programme... In the inventory management system maintenance and certification events can be planned in the equipment calendar. During registered periods of maintenance the equipment cannot be requested or moved to cruises or transports... The Marine Facilities Planning platform is a joint NIOZ, NERC and Maas Software Engineering project that could be made available to other organisations.