Predictika · Ship classification and certification services

An AI sales agent's ship classification order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a classification order for a shipowner: the ship type and entry route, hull, ice and ShipRight notations, machinery and navigation notations, a service restriction, fuel and emissions notations, with a fleet agreement tier and discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the classification rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Ship classification orders in the style of Lloyd's Register class notations: ESP, CSR and BC notations, ice classes, ShipRight SDA/FDA/WDA/CM, IWS, machinery and navigation notations, service restrictions, EU passenger notations, low flashpoint fuel and emissions notations. See everything this validator covers

This validator models classification orders for bulk carriers, oil and chemical tankers, container ships and passenger ships, not just the scenarios shown below. Items marked with an asterisk are illustrative.

  • Hull notations — ESP for tankers and bulk carriers, CSR for bulk carriers and double hull oil tankers, BC-A, BC-B and BC-C for CSR bulk carriers of 150 m or more, ice classes from 1E to 1AS FS, in-water survey (IWS) and the loading instrument (LI).
  • ShipRight procedures — SDA, FDA, FDA ICE and WDA1 assessments, with the mandatory SDA and Construction Monitoring (CM) companions.
  • Machinery, navigation and service — LMC or MCH machinery, UMS, NAV1 and IBS, BWTS, OPS, low flashpoint fuel (LFPF) notations, exhaust gas cleaning (EGCS), EU(A) to EU(D) for passenger ships, and service restrictions.
  • Fleet agreement — vessel count, terms of 12, 24 or 36 months, and Standard*, Preferred* and Strategic* agreement tiers with discount limits; the stated notation count is compared with what the order contains.

Any ship classification order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: fees (Lloyd's Register does not publish a fee tariff, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), offshore units, gas carriers, naval ships, survey scheduling and statutory certification. Rules and agreement tiers that Lloyd's Register has not published are typical for this kind of service; see the fine print at the end of the page.

The AI sales agentBuilds the classification order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Waiting for the call.

      
    

  

  
  

    
Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Notations that apply only to certain ship types and lengthsOnly with care
Each notation is a product rule keyed on ship type and length: ESP for tankers and bulk carriers, BC for CSR bulk carriers of 150 m or more, Ice Class 1E under 150 m. It works, but every rule change is another set of rules to maintain.		Ship type, length and every notation are in one request and every eligibility rule is checked together.
Companion notations that are mandatory with another (SDA with FDA, CM with SDA)Only with workarounds
The dependency links one notation line to another, so it needs cross-line rules that interact with the rest.		Every choice is in one request, so a missing companion is found whichever order the choices arrive in.
Rules that depend on the ship's age and entry routeOnly with care
Age is a free-entry field on a new-construction order and on a transfer; a rule can compare it with the 15-year IWS cutoff, but each case needs its own rule.		Age and entry route travel with the order and the cutoffs are checked on every call.
A stated notation count that must match the orderOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with a computed total, but someone has to write and maintain that comparison.		The stated figure travels with the order and is compared with the computed total on every call.
Discounts, hydrogen-fuelled designs and large fleets that need sign-offOnly with workarounds
Approval routing usually lives in a separate workflow, so the order can leave the rep before the approval is raised.		The verdict says needs approval and lists each reason on the same call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The Enhanced Survey Programme (ESP) notation is assigned to oil tankers, chemical tankers and bulk carriers, and the order does not include it.
2The ESP notation applies to oil tankers, chemical tankers, bulk carriers and ore carriers, and the order has a different ship type.
3The CSR notation applies to bulk carriers and double hull oil tankers, and the order has a different ship type.
4A CSR bulk carrier of 229 m is eligible for one of BC-A, BC-B or BC-C, and the order has none.
5The BC-A, BC-B and BC-C notations are assigned to CSR bulk carriers of 150 m or more, and this order does not qualify.
6Ice Class 1E is for ships with a length of less than 150 m, and the ship is 229 m.
7The ShipRight FDA ICE assessment covers fatigue when navigating through ice, and the order has no ice class.
8The ShipRight SDA notation is mandatory when FDA, FDA ICE or WDA is applied, and the order does not include SDA.
9The ShipRight CM notation is mandatory when SDA, FDA, FDA ICE or WDA is applied, and the order does not include CM.
10The in-water survey (IWS) notation is withdrawn for ESP ships at 15 years of age, and the ship is 16 years old.
11A new construction is entered at age 0, and the order shows 3 years.
12A ship of 25 years transferring into class needs a condition review before entry.
13The integrated bridge system (IBS) notation is ordered here only together with NAV1, and the order does not include NAV1.
14The EU(A) to EU(D) notations are assigned to passenger ships under the EU passenger ship directive, and the order has a different ship type.
15Protected waters and extended protected waters service restrictions are for vessels working in sheltered water, and a ship of 229 m is not eligible.
16A hydrogen-fuelled (LFPF) design needs a technical review by LR before the order is confirmed.
17The order has 0 vessels.
18Fleet agreement terms are 12, 24 or 36 months; the order has 18 months.
19A discount of 18 percent is above the 15 percent that the agreement tier allows without sign-off.
20A discount of 35 percent is deeper than any agreement tier allows.
21The order states 12 class notations per vessel, but the notations ordered total 10.
22The order states 8 class notations per vessel, but the notations ordered total 10.
23An order for 10 vessels is a fleet commitment that needs commercial sign-off.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Bulk carrier fleet: A bulk carrier order with no ESP or BC notation and an ice-fatigue assessment without an ice class

    
The agent's request. Please quote class for 4 bulk carriers of 229 m, new construction, with LMC machinery and the notations CSR, LI, UMS, NAV1, ShipRight SDA, ShipRight FDA, ShipRight FDA ICE, ShipRight CM and BWTS, on a Preferred-tier fleet agreement of 24 months with a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 9 class notations per vessel. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • ESP is required for tankers and bulk carriers. The Enhanced Survey Programme (ESP) notation is assigned to oil tankers, chemical tankers and bulk carriers, and the order does not include it.
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  • CSR bulk carrier of 150 m or more needs a BC notation. A CSR bulk carrier of 229 m is eligible for one of BC-A, BC-B or BC-C, and the order has none.
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  • FDA ICE needs an ice class. The ShipRight FDA ICE assessment covers fatigue when navigating through ice, and the order has no ice class.
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2. Bulk carrier fleet: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote class for 4 bulk carriers of 229 m, new construction, with LMC machinery and the notations ESP, CSR, LI, UMS, NAV1, ShipRight SDA, ShipRight FDA, ShipRight FDA ICE, ShipRight CM, BWTS, BC-B and Ice Class 1A FS, on a Preferred-tier fleet agreement of 24 months with a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 12 class notations per vessel. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 4 vessel(s); 12 class notation(s) per vessel.
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3. Container ship fleet: A container ship order with a fatigue and whipping assessment but no SDA or Construction Monitoring, and IBS without NAV1

    
The agent's request. Please quote class for 2 container ships of 366 m, new construction, with LMC machinery and the notations LI, UMS, IBS, ShipRight FDA, ShipRight WDA1 and BWTS, on a Preferred-tier fleet agreement of 24 months with a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 6 class notations per vessel. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • FDA and WDA need SDA. The ShipRight SDA notation is mandatory when FDA, FDA ICE or WDA is applied, and the order does not include SDA.
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  • Construction Monitoring is mandatory with SDA, FDA and WDA. The ShipRight CM notation is mandatory when SDA, FDA, FDA ICE or WDA is applied, and the order does not include CM.
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  • IBS needs NAV1. The integrated bridge system (IBS) notation is ordered here only together with NAV1, and the order does not include NAV1.
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4. Container ship fleet: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote class for 2 container ships of 366 m, new construction, with LMC machinery and the notations LI, UMS, NAV1, IBS, ShipRight SDA, ShipRight FDA, ShipRight WDA1, ShipRight CM and BWTS, on a Preferred-tier fleet agreement of 24 months with a discount of 18 percent. The order states that it contains 9 class notations per vessel. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount above the agreement tier. A discount of 18 percent is above the 15 percent that the agreement tier allows without sign-off.
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  • Order summary. 2 vessel(s); 9 class notation(s) per vessel.
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5. Container ship fleet: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote class for 2 container ships of 366 m, new construction, with LMC machinery and the notations LI, UMS, NAV1, IBS, ShipRight SDA, ShipRight FDA, ShipRight WDA1, ShipRight CM and BWTS, on a Preferred-tier fleet agreement of 24 months with a discount of 15 percent. The order states that it contains 9 class notations per vessel. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 vessel(s); 9 class notation(s) per vessel.
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6. Older tanker transfer: A transfer of a 17-year-old oil tanker with an in-water survey and Ice Class 1E on a 250 m ship

    
The agent's request. Please quote class for 3 oil tankers of 250 m, transferring into class at 17 years of age, with LMC machinery and the notations ESP, IWS, LI, UMS, NAV1, ShipRight SDA, ShipRight FDA, ShipRight CM, BWTS and Ice Class 1E, on a Preferred-tier fleet agreement of 24 months with a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 10 class notations per vessel. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Ice Class 1E is for ships under 150 m. Ice Class 1E is for ships with a length of less than 150 m, and the ship is 250 m.
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  • IWS is withdrawn for ESP ships at 15 years. The in-water survey (IWS) notation is withdrawn for ESP ships at 15 years of age, and the ship is 17 years old.
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7. Older tanker transfer: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote class for 3 oil tankers of 250 m, transferring into class at 17 years of age, with LMC machinery and the notations ESP, LI, UMS, NAV1, ShipRight SDA, ShipRight FDA, ShipRight CM, BWTS and Ice Class 1B FS, on a Preferred-tier fleet agreement of 24 months with a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 9 class notations per vessel. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3 vessel(s); 9 class notation(s) per vessel.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a classification order for a shipowner: the ship type and entry route, hull, ice and ShipRight notations, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the classification rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote class for 2 container ships of 366 m, new construction, with LMC machinery and the notations LI, UMS. The order states that it contains 6 class notations per vessel. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. The ShipRight SDA notation is mandatory when FDA, FDA ICE or WDA is applied, and the order does not include SDA. The ShipRight CM notation is mandatory when SDA, FDA, FDA ICE or WDA is applied, and the order does not include CM. The integrated bridge system (IBS) notation is ordered here only together with NAV1, and the order does not include NAV1.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the order are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for companion notations that are mandatory with another (SDA with FDA, CM with SDA), a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the ShipRight SDA to yes, the ShipRight CM to yes, the NAV1 to yes, the discount to 18 percent and the stated notations per vessel to 9.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The three blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: discount above the agreement tier.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the discount to 15 percent.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's figure matches the order.
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  18. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean order. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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