Condition Based Monitoring The purpose of Condition Based Monitoring is to ensure that when key operating indicators change, the proper response is initiated and completed. In the dynamic world of marine barging, several important factors are considered: Vessel safety, mechanical availability and fuel efficiency. The desire is to analyze this data in a near real time setting to better enable the Marine Organization to make solid business decisions on how best to operate its equipment. This effort is expected to reduce extended downtime of equipment due to equipment failure, reduce costs for failure by having better information available, increase mechanical availability, enable a safer working environment, and improve efficiency of the Marine work force.