Information Notes

Transferability of competence between contractors IMCA’s competence assurance and assessment guidelines were developed to provide offshore contractors with a framework to produce their own competence schemes. The various contractor competence schemes do not have to be identical but may be based on the IMCA framework.  Contractor companies will have processes

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Some of our members will have recently received a letter from Oil and Gas UK advising of forthcoming changes to the OPITO BOSIET / FOET / HUET training course. It has been noted that these forthcoming changes may cause specific issues for a proportion of your marine personnel. A copy

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Following engagement with industry, regulators, training providers and workforce representatives through 2015, the UK interim BOSIET/FOET/HUET Compressed Air – Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) standard has been introduced across the UK as from 15 February 2016. It will involve dry CA-EBS training with in-water HUET breath hold. Developed as a result

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IMCA’s Chief Executive, Chris Charman, has stepped down, with immediate effect (as from 1 May).  Jane Bugler has become Acting Chief Executive, thus ensuring that IMCA is in very safe hands.  A new Chief Executive will be sought to take IMCA forward and continue to deliver ever more support for

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The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has published a revised version of its HSE competency management guidelines for the geophysical industry. This revised report is intended as the geophysical industry base reference for HSE competency management and training. It has been updated significantly to provide guidance to all

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The issue of validity periods for competence assurance assessments has been revisited by the Competence & Training (C&T) core committee following feedback from member companies who now have established in-house competence assurance and assessment schemes in place. This information note supersedes the information notes on the same topic issued in

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA C 11/13, IMCA M 18/13

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA SEL 07/13, IMCA C 06/13, IMCA M 13/13

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA SEL 11/12, IMCA C 11/12, IMCA D 03/12, IMCA M 18/12, IMCA S 06/12, IMCA R 06/12

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA SEL 10/12, IMCA C 10/12, IMCA M 17/12

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA C 08/12

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA SEL 05/12, IMCA C 07/12, IMCA M 12/12

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA SEL 03/12, IMCA C 06/12, IMCA M 10/12

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA C 05/12, IMCA S 04/12, IMCA R 04/12

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA C 02/11

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