Guidance on the IMCA eCMID system

The IMCA eCMID system provides standard formats for the inspection and auditing of offshore vessels. Its use helps promote safety and efficiency and can help reduce the number of repeat inspections on individual vessels by providing a consistent, transferrable format which meets vessel operator and client requirements alike.

This document sets out all relevant IMCA policy and procedural guidance.

Further details on the eCMID system, plus user guides to the website and software, are available on our dedicated website – www.imcaecmid.com

Version history

Rev. 1 – March 2013 – Updated to include IMCA M 189 – Marine inspection for small workboats.

Rev. 2 – February 2018 – Updated to include changes in the new desktop software, eCMID database and mandatory inspector accreditation.

Rev. 3 – October 2018 – Rewritten to focus guidance on eCMID system principles, incorporating explanatory notes from IMCA M 149/189 and removing user guides which are now available online.