OCIMF announced that work to update the second edition of the Tanker Management and Self Assessment (TMSA)- a Best Practice Guide for Vessel Operators is well underway. The work group is comprised of OCIMF members from Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, Shell, YPF, Statoil, OMV, Tesoro and Petrobras, who meet twice a month (a significant member commitment in these times) with the goal of publishing the new third edition in early 2017.
The aim of the work group in revising TMSA is to:
- Reflect changes in legislation and best practice since its last publication.
- Improve / Clarify. So that there is a more unified interpretation of the Key Performance
- Indicators (KPI’s) and Best Practice Guidance (BPG).
- Make TMSA usable across vessel and company types. TMSA is already used across industry, from small barge companies to the largest fleets.
- Promote continuous improvement.
Main points to note in the revision:
- Making it more user friendly and where possible able to be used globally through barges as well.
- Will add in new Industry best practices and topics (BWM / Polar Code / MLC etc.) to the BPG.
- Raising the bar. Some KPI’s have been moved from a higher to a lower level (4 to 3, 3 to 2 etc.). New KPI’s have been introduced.
- New Security Element 13 is being added.
Source: OCIMF
