A method to provide technical information from a marine vessel to a remote
location by means of a computer connected and logged in to a
communication means of the marine vessel. The technical information
concerns an equipment or system associated with, or installed on, the
marine vessel. A communication session on the logged in computer is
initiated. An address is selected from an address list of one or more
technical specialists associated with the equipment. A message is sent to
a remote address. A communication session on a remote computer system is
initiated at the remote address with the logged in computer.