Shipping removes piracy High Risk Area in Indian Ocean, along Somali coast
After more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations the shipping industry has removed the ‘Indian Ocean High Risk Area’ (HRA).
Read moreAfter more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations the shipping industry has removed the ‘Indian Ocean High Risk Area’ (HRA).
Read moreOCIMF published its annual report for 2022 outlining its work during 2021, its programmes, and some information about the upcoming SIRE 2.0.
Read moreWhile currently in development, the new vessel inspection regime, SIRE 2.0, will more accurately report on the quality of a vessel and its crew.
Read moreOCIMF has developed an approach to integrate human factors into its activities. As OCIMF says, a core human factor principle to reduce risk is the acceptance that people make mistakes, and that mistakes become more likely under conditions that make work difficult.
Read moreThe last guiding OCIMF principle on human factor highlights the role of leadership in challenging situations. The worst thing leaders can do is to minimize their mistake, ignore it or try to blame it on others. It is always important leaders to take responsibility for their errors; if they don’t admit fault when they should, this can have a negative effect on team morale.
Read moreOCIMF published the full set of questions that may be asked during a SIRE 2.0 tanker inspection, when its new Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE) inspection regime is implemented during Q2 2022.
Read moreIn September 2021, OCIMF released a new paper, entitled Human Factors Management and Self Assessment, providing a framework that integrates human factor into management systems.
Read moreOCIMF is overhauling its Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE) by introducing tablet-based inspections from Q2 2022.
Read moreLeadership influences company culture heavily and the seventh guiding principle out of the eight OCIMF principals on human factors comes to highlight this. Leaders can reinforce organizational culture by helping their people grow and develop through goal setting, opportunities, and recognition.
Read moreThe new SIRE 2.0 regime by OCIMF is expected to become operational in 2022. In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr David Savage, who was responsible for the development and introduction of the SIRE Inspector Accreditation Programme back in 2000, shares his experience and outlines the key challenges associated with the new program which will incorporate the human element, marking a new era in the inspection program.
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