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Common Marine Inspection Document under the spotlight at IMCA meeting in Macae

The Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) will be coming under the spotlight at a meeting of the South America Section Meeting of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) in MacaÃ© in Brazil on the afternoon of Wednesday 9 March. And, that is not all, Eduardo Gritti, of the Instituo de CiÃªncias NÃ¡uticas (Institute of Nautical Sciences) will be delivering a presentation his organisation’s training centre. The two presentations take place at the Comfort Suites MacaÃ© after a networking lunch for members, and non-members interested in finding out more about the work of IMCA; and sessions bringing all at the event

Strong DP focus at IMCA Europe & Africa Section meeting

Dynamic positioning (DP) figures prominently on the agenda for the next meeting of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA’s) Europe & Africa section meeting being held in Paris on 3 March. IMCA members, and non-members from organisations wishing to learn more about IMCA and its activities, are welcome at the free-to-attend meeting, which features five presentations on various aspects of DP. There will also be a new facility to join the meeting via a webinar link. Following a welcome by Pascal Grosjean, IMCA Europe & Africa Section Chairman, including background on IMCA and its activities, there will be an update

IMCA Europe & Africa Section meeting in Bergen

Three members of the technical team at the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will be attending the association’s Europe & Africa Section Meeting, which features eight highly relevant presentations being given by key offshore industry players, on Tuesday 24 November at the Clarion Bergen Airport Hotel. IMCA’s new Technical Director Richard Benzie and Technical Advisers Emily Comyn and Peter Sieniewicz will be at the meeting which is open to members and guests. The meeting will be opened by Pascal Grosjean, IMCA’s Europe & Africa Section Chairman. A range of presentations will be given during the day-long meeting scheduled to close

IMCA's Asia-Pacific Section meeting scheduled for Kuala Lumpur

Following an early morning closed meeting of the Asia-Pacific Section for voting members of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday 19 November, at 10:00 the meeting, being held at the Novotel Kuala Lumpur, will be thrown open to all members and guests. Following a world-wide update on the work of IMCA’s two core and four technical divisions – Competence & Training; Safety, Environmental & Legislation; Diving; Marine; Offshore Survey; and Remote Systems & ROV – being given by relevant committee members; and an international regulatory update, there will be presentations on ‘The search for Malaysian

IMCA holding South America Section meeting in Rio

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will hold a South America Section meeting on the afternoon of Tuesday 10 November at the Novotel Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro. Registration for this free-to-attend event is through events@imca-int.com Central to the meeting will be a presentation on IMCA M149, the Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) and an update by IMCA’s Technical Adviser, Chris Baldwin on the Accredited Vessel Inspector Scheme run in association with the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) http://cmidvesselinspectors.com/. There are now well over a hundred accredited vessel inspectors in over 20 countries. Updates on the IMCA’s general

International Marine Contractors Association annual seminar opens in Dubai

Over 325 marine contracting specialists and their oil company clients from 30 countries are in Abu Dhabi this week for the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Annual Seminar which opens tomorrow (27 October) at the Jumeirah At Etihad Towers. With its theme ‘A health check for the marine contracting industry‘ the two-day seminar tackles topics such as: the challenge of adding value not cost; the latest operational and technological advances in the fields of marine, diving, ROV and offshore survey; and discusses the need to get back-to-basics to operate safely and efficiently in difficult economic times. This year’s seminar has

Under a month to go until IMCA's annual seminar

DIARY DATE Event: IMCA Annual Seminar 2015 Theme: A Health Check for the Marine Contracting Industry Dates: 27-28 October 2015 Venue: Jumeirah At Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE Sponsors: Northern Marine Manning Services, TPSMI, JFD, DP & Marine Assurance Norway AS, and Promar Further information:www.imca-int.com/events/annual-seminar-2015 and events@imca-int.com UNDER A MONTH TO GO UNTIL IMCA’S ANNUAL SEMINAR Following the success of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Annual Seminar in London in 2014, the 19th IMCA Annual Seminar with its topical theme: ‘A health check for the marine contracting industry’, will be held at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi

IMCA Central & North America Section meeting in Houston

The next meeting of the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) Central & North America Section will be held Thursday 24 September 2015 at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor Hotel. The meeting will start at 08:30 and finish with lunch at 12:00. Registration is essential via events@imca-int.com In addition to general updates on IMCA activity, including reports from the Section’s world-wide committee representatives and discussion of core activity issues relevant to members in the Central and North America region; and a similar update on technical division issues, there will be a presentation on an industry topic. Peter Wallace of the BG

Programme launched for IMCA annual seminar 2015 in Abu Dhabi

How fit for purpose are the practices and technologies we employ in our industry? asks the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) in launching the programme for the 19th IMCA Annual Seminar. This year’s event, being held 27-28 October in Abu Dhabi, has the theme ‘A Health Check for the Marine Contracting Industry’ and will see speakers tackling topics such as: the challenge of adding value not cost; the latest operational and technological advances – in the fields of marine, diving, ROV and offshore survey; and discuss the need to get back to basics to operate safely and efficiently in difficult

IMCA to run cyber security workshop

IMCA to Run Cyber Security Workshop The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), in conjunction with the Security Association for the Marine Industry (SAMI), is holding a Cyber Security Workshop on Wednesday 9 September 2015, during London International Shipping Week (LISW) on board HQS Wellington moored on the River Thames. “The aim of the workshop is to provide those attending with the latest assessment and current trends in cyber security threat and to provide guidance on how to counter the threat posed by this potentially catastrophic 21st century security phenomenon,” explains Jane Bugler, IMCA’s Technical Director and Acting Chief Executive. “The

Two days of IMCA events in Vietnam

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has programmed two days of events in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 22 and 23 July. The first sees an afternoon’s ‘Vietnam Briefing’ open to IMCA members, and non-members including oil company representatives, contractors, consultants and all interested in the work of IMCA. The second combines the meeting of IMCA’s Asia-Pacific Section with an open session looking at key issues including competition law policy, IMCA activity worldwide, the Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID), regulatory update and presentations. “It is going to be a busy two days,” explains Jane Bugler, IMCA’s Technical Director and

IMCA's Middle East & India meeting to be held in Doha

The next meeting of the International Marine Contractors Association’s Middle East & India Section will take place in Doha, Qatar on 28 July. Members and non-members are welcome to attend. The half day meeting will include an update on IMCA’s activity both in general terms and looking at the activity of its two core and four technical divisions as well as a number of presentations including ‘Competency, Safety Culture and Training: what an Oil major expects from their Contractors’ to be delivered by Christiaan Keeval of Total Qatar. Fuller information on planned presentations will be available shortly on the IMCA

Competence in the spotlight at IMCA Central & North America Section meeting

A series of presentations and discussions session on the all-important topic of competence will be held following the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Central & North America Section Meeting on 18 June at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor Hotel. The Competence Seminar, which takes place in the afternoon of 18 June is open to members, potential members and their guests includes a welcome and introduction by Neil Evans, IMCA Technical Adviser and presentations by Katie Hulin of Epic Divers on Establishing a Competence Management System; by IADC on Competence Assessment in the Drilling Industry; and ‘Impacts of SEMS on competence

IMCA South America Section meeting and Social in Macaé

The next South America Section meeting of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will be held 22 June in MacaÃ© at the Mercure MacaÃ©. The section meeting will incorporate a presentation and discussion session on the CMID Accredited Vessel Inspector Project, a presentation on competence and training and following the section meeting there will be a networking drinks reception at a nearby venue. Further information on both parts of the MacaÃ© meeting, which is open to members , potential members and guests, is available from events@imca-int.com and free registration is online at www.imca-int.com The CMID Accredited Vessel Inspector Project The

IMCA Europe & Africa Section meeting and briefing session heads to Livorno in Italy

The International Marine Contractors Association Europe & Africa Section meeting, which combines a briefing session open to members, potential members and invited guests, with a drinks reception and dinner, takes place on Tuesday 9 June at the NH Grand Hotel Palazzo, Livorno, Italy. The day starts with a welcome and introduction by Sergio Cappelletti, Vice Chairman, IMCA Europe & Africa Section who will give an IMCA overview. IMCA’s Technical Advisers Nick Hough and Andy Goldsmith will then provide a full update on IMCA including technical and regulatory developments. A series of presentations then follows from Subspec; Saipem; RINA (on classification

Competence seminar being held by IMCA in Mumbai

Competence & Training is a core activity of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), providing guidance on competence assurance and assessment, training, and information on recruitment and careers in offshore, marine and underwater engineering – and it is a topic that will come under the seminar spotlight next week in Mumbai when IMCA stages a competence seminar at the Sofitel Hotel on the afternoon of Tuesday 21 April. “Our competence assurance and assessment guidance provides members with a framework for creating their own in-house schemes for assessing and recording the competence of people working in safety-critical and other roles,” explains

Packed programme at IMCA Asia-Pacific Section meeting in Singapore

Sea Asia, being held next week at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore, is providing the ideal venue for an information-packed International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Asia-Pacific Section meeting to which guests are invited to hear a number of highly relevant presentations. A members-only meeting will be held until 10:00 on Thursday 23 April when the open meeting begins. “I am looking forward to seeing members from throughout the region; we have much to discuss with them and their guests,” says Jane Bugler, IMCA’s Technical Director.”We will providing a world-wide update on the work of our two core

Successful first Angola-based meeting for IMCA section

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) recently held one of its regular Europe & Africa Section meetings in Luanda, Angola. “This was a very successful ‘first’ for us,” explains Jane Bugler, IMCA’s Technical Director. “The event was co-hosted by Pascal Grosjean of Technip, Chairman of the Europe & Africa Section and IMCA Technical Adviser, Nick Hough. Over a dozen contractors were represented by the 23 delegates who attended and were updated on IMCA’s vision and strategy and our resources and materials; as well as being provided with a technical update. This embraced recently published guidance; documents nearing completion; safety flashes

Call for papers for IMCA's annual seminar opens

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has issued the call for papers for its Annual Seminar 2015 being held in Abu Dhabi 27-28 October, submissions on the theme of ‘A health check for the marine contracting industry’ should be submitted to events@imca-int.com by 24 April using templates available from the IMCA website at www.imca-int.com . “Our theme can beconsidered as ‘fitness for purpose’ or ‘removal of platinum plating’ and could cover personnel, assets, working practices, business requirements and the supply chain,” explains IMCA’s Technical Director, Jane Bugler. “Maintaining high levels of safety remains at the core of the event as

Busy springtime for IMCA's Technical Team

It’s proving a busy springtime for members of the Technical Team of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) with presentations being delivered at conferences in Brazil, Canada, Norway, and in three UK cities. “I am travelling to Canada this week for the Canadian Underwater Conference in Victoria (29-31 March) where I will be speaking on hyperbaric evacuation, and was in Stavanger recently, where I spoke about ‘News from IMCA’ focusing on diving and ROV issues at the Norwegian Oil and Gas Network for Subsea Operations event,” explains IMCA’s Technical Director Jane Bugler. “Technical Adviser Nick Hough is speaking on ‘IMCA

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