Mandatory ship reporting and cleaning in Switzerland: Successfully live in just 3 months!
Based on the AFORMSOLUTION (AFS) form solution, this simplifies ship reporting and cleaning obligations and guarantees that all recorded data is stored in Switzerland. This happens with a Swiss infrastructure service provider certified according to ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
To protect Swiss waters, all boat and ship owners are obliged to report their vehicles when they change water and have them cleaned correctly. The reporting requirement ensures that the information about water changes is met by boats, while the cleaning requirement helps combat invasive species and preserve water quality. Cleaning is essential, especially when changing water.
aforms implemented the automated processes in just three months. These digitalized processes make the administrative workload significantly easier for boat owners and authorities. Important processes such as self-declaration, water change or proof of cleaning have been designed to be user-friendly so that compliance with regulations remains simple and transparent.
Philip Baruffa, Lake Lucerne Supervisory Commission, praises: “I have never experienced an IT project so quickly and efficiently! Thanks to the dedicated IT service provider aforms, we were able to implement the project on time. Top performance!”
Since its launch in August 2024, over 12,000 applications have been successfully processed via the platform. This proves that with AFS, a user-friendly platform for external customers and internal clerks can be implemented in the shortest possible time.
Due to this great success, four other cantons (Zurich, St.Gallen, Graubünden and Glarus) have also decided to become part of this intercantonal form platform from 2025.
aforms is proud to be an integral part of this project. Find out more about the topic on the following websites: