Tag: OCIMF

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) jointly launched a report for masters, outlining the actions a Master should take during emergency situations.

OCIMF issued a document providing guidance for OCIMF Programme Participants on commissioning and conducting a Remote Inspection under OCIMF Programmes, given that remote inspections are on the rise and the restrictions remain strict.

Since the NIMASA/Industry Working Group was established in May 2020 to deter piracy off Nigeria, considerable progress has been made to deepen collaboration between agencies and navies, build operational response capabilities, develop more robust reporting frameworks and share best practice between Government and industry, the latest update by the Group informs. 

Since the NIMASA/Industry Working Group was established in May 2020 to deter piracy off Nigeria, considerable progress has been made to deepen collaboration between agencies and navies, build operational response capabilities, develop more robust reporting frameworks and share best practice between Government and industry, the latest update by the Group informs. 

OCIMF issued an informative paper focusing on the human factor, explaining how it will integrate human factors into its activities by following eight principles and contribute to making the industry progress on human factors.

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) will include from September 1st 2020 remote vessel inspection option as a temporary tool within its Offshore Vessel Inspection Database (OVID), the inspection protocol for offshore vessels.

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and the European Barge Inspection Scheme (EBIS) announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to transition key elements of EBIS into OCIMF’s SIRE programme with the vision that a single barge inspection scheme within the inland European region will be achieved.

OCIMF published a safety bulletin highlighting the importance of verifying the level of awareness and familiarity vessel personnel have with key learnings, procedures and regulations affected by the Sanchi collision.

OCIMF issued an update to its COVID-19 bulletin, which gives guidance on Ship Inspection Report Exchange (SIRE) / Barge Inspection Exchange (BIRE)/ Offshore Vessel Inspection Database (OVID) inspections. The information was shared by BIMCO. 

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) issued guidelines concerning static towing assembly. In fact, the report provides technical guidance on selecting fit for purpose towing assemblies that reduce injury risks to crewmembers or damage to equipment, while boost the effectiveness of static towing operations.