Tag: DryBMS

The Dry Bulk Centre of Excellence (DBCE) has launched the Dry Bulk Management Standard (DryBMS) platform to improve safety management. 

Vetting process is the tool to monitor a ship company or a ship and involves a review of the vessel’s technical and operational characteristics, and its safety and compliance record. The goal of vessel vetting is to ensure that the ship is safe and compliant with relevant regulations.

During the 2021 SAFETY4SEA Virtual Forum, Panel 7 discussed about the challenges  concerning the safety of dry bulk carriers, as well as key alarming trends. The panelists analyzed the best practices to develop enhanced safety culture onboard dry bulk carriers, and provided lessons learned to ensure a safe navigation. 

The introduction of DryBMS initiates a new era for dry Bulk operators; it reminds us the times back when TMSA entered the liquid cargo sector. Thus, it is interesting to draw parallels and find key differences into these two milestone tools which aim to drive excellence in the maritime industry.

The road from minimum compliance to performance excellence requires a self-assessing process and reporting. In essence, the DryBMS will demand more involvement from shore side personnel, as its implementation requires a series of evidence to verify scoring.

The Dry Bulk Management Standard (DryBMS) includes 30 Subject Areas in total, some of which may require more focus in comparison to others. This is why they are also referred as ‘Priority subject areas’.

The DryBMS will grade the excellence of a company’s SMS against measurable expectations and targets without involving the burdens of excessive inspections. The standard describes the scoring methodology and cites the PDCS cycle as a way of implementing continual improvement within companies' activities.

With the introduction of the ISM Code in late 90s, Safety Management System, briefly SMS, remains the most important documented system for every shipping company and the new standard from RightShip could not make an exception. Namely, DryBMS mentions the word SMS 38 times and has a dedicated Subject Area (No.3) under title ‘SMS governing documents’

Experts of a recent SAFETY4SEA Talk shared their perspectives on how DryBMS standard will enhance operational performance, recalling lessons learned from ISM and TMSA maturity and Implementation