The 72nd session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72) was held from 9 to 13 April 2018, at the IMO headquarters in London. IMCA holds consultative status […]
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Safety statistics for IMCA contractor members: 2017
IMCA has produced an annual report of safety and environment statistics (covering fatalities, injuries and environmental indicators) supplied by contractor members since 1997. IMCA’s HSSE Core Committee recognises that the publication of safety statistics is considered an important and useful service to members. The safety statistics are available as a
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Electronic ship certificates by the Bahamas Maritime Authority
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has authorised the issue of electronic statutory certificates (e-certificates) to Bahamian ships by certain Recognised Organisations. The BMA supports efforts to reduce administrative burdens and increase operational efficiency on ships and recognises the use of e-certificates in lieu of traditional paper certificates. The use of
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Sustained load cracking in aluminium manufactured from aluminium alloys HE30/AA6082 and AA6351
This information note is to make members aware of IMCA Safety Flash 07/18, which is copied below. A susceptibility to sustained load cracking (SLC) has been identified in cylinders manufactured […]
Revised guidelines for the application of MARPOL Annex I requirements to FPSOs and FSUs
On 9 February 2018 the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) prepared the text of the 2018 Guidelines for the application of MARPOL Annex I requirements to floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs) and floating storage units (FSUs). The purpose of these Guidelines
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IMO moves to ban non-compliant fuel on board ships in 2020
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Subcommittee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 5) has proposed to move forward with banning the transport of non-compliant low-sulfur fuel on board ships when the 0.5% low sulfur limit takes effect in 2020, unless a scrubber is fitted. The upcoming IMO rules aim to
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Official online release of the Virtual Centre of Offshore Safety Expertise (ViCOS)
We would like to inform you that the European Commission has developed a free of charge web-platform that could represent an opportunity for our industry to offer expertise to offshore competent authorities thus developing our businesses and networking. The web-platform, called Virtual Centre of Offshore Safety Expertise (ViCOS), is available
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Changes to eCMID
Dear colleagues, We are making improvements to the eCMID vessel inspection database in response to the marked increase in use of the offshore vessels’ inspection scheme. Over 2,300 vessels from more than 1,000 owners and operators are now listed on the eCMID database, and this is consulted by more than
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Offshore Major Accident Hazards Advisory Committee
The tripartite Offshore Major Accident Hazards Advisory Committee (OMAHAC) brings together representatives from the regulators, installation operators and owners, and workers to support the work of the Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR). Major topic areas are included in the agenda of the Committee, which meets twice per year, such as
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Electronic ship certificates issued by the UK
The United Kingdom has decided that Recognised Organisations acting on behalf of the United Kingdom and its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, who have been individually so authorised, will be allowed to issue electronic certificates. Electronic certificates issued by a Recognised Organisation acting on behalf of the United Kingdom and
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IMCA marine renewable energy walk to work (W2W) decision support tool
The IMCA Marine Renewable Energy Walk to Work (W2W) Decision Support Tool is intended as a guide for supporting those companies who have determined a need for a W2W solution to help identify key considerations when developing their W2W configuration. Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA M 01/18
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Updated guidance on The Initial and Periodic Examination, Testing and Certification of Hyperbaric Evacuation Launch Systems
Members are invited to comment on the proposed final draft revised Guidance on the initial and periodic examination, testing and certification of hyperbaric evacuation launch systems (IMCA D 004).
BOSIET/HUET/FOET changes – 26 March 2018
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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IOGP Report 373-24, Geomatics Guidance Note 24 – Vertical data in oil and gas applications
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has released Geomatics Guidance Note 24 on Vertical data in oil and gas applications. This guidance note discusses issues associated with vertical Coordinate Reference Systems (CRSs), in particular those related to coordinate operations (coordinate conversions and coordinate transformations) and metadata. It is
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Revision of DMAC 07 and DMAC 13
DMAC 07 Rev. 2 – Flying after diving: Recommendations – and DMAC 13 Rev. 2 – Fitness to return to diving after decompression illness – have now been published. The revised guidance in DMAC 13 Rev. 2 takes into account current opinion concerning recovery from other forms of neurological and
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Consultation on an update of DMAC 12 – Safe Diving Distance from Seismic Surveying Operations – Rev 2
The latest revision of DMAC 12 – Safe Diving Distance from Seismic Surveying Operations – has been published by the independent Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) and can be freely downloaded from dmac-diving.org/guidance. […]
EU consultation on the review of the policy on monitoring, reporting and verification of CO₂ emissions from maritime transport
Objective of the consultation Regulation (EU) 757/2015 on monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport was adopted and entered into force in 2015. It sets an EU wide scheme for reporting monitored and verified data on shipping CO₂ emissions (EU MRV) applying to activities carried out
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Competent Authority Portal – Industry user guidance for safety cases
Copied here is a communication received from Saravan Marappan of the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Energy (Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning) with the intention of providing guidance for safety cases. Please be advised that the Competent Authority Portal industry user guidance for safety cases is
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Safety flash incident feedback
IMCA safety flashes normally comprise between four and seven separate incidents, sometimes with a common theme. These safety flashes are circulated by email to IMCA members as a PDF. However, […]
Regulatory Update – September 2017
MEPC 71 was held at IMO headquarters in London from 3 to 7 July 2017. Although not unusual for this Committee, this was another session heavily laden with many urgent and significant items. Two main items dominated the discussions of the Committee: first the prevention of atmospheric pollution from ships,
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