Two members from the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Secretariat will provide their contributions regarding eCMID Accredited Vessel Inspectors (AVIs). Namely, MCA’s Technical Manager, Mark Ford, will update on the eCMID system, and Captain Andy Goldsmith will highlight reactivation of DP vessels.
The contributions will be made during the eCMID Accredited Vessel Inspectors (AVIs) Seminar to be held on 22 May in London.
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The eCMID website is a database facilitating access to completed reports, with an application for inspectors to complete and upload their reports in a common format. Registration is open to vessel operators, their clients and vessel inspectors.
The new system was introduced on 1 January, and there has been a 30% increase in live eCMID and eMISW reports in the system, with a 12% increase in vessels on the system, as over 2,500 are now registered).
At the Seminar, Andy Goldsmith will speaking about IMCA’s Marine DP Committee last year. This includes work on how a reactivated Dynamic positioning (DP ) vessel should re-enter service with better conditions than when laid up, and the expected safety and efficiency benefits of reactivation.
Mike Schwarz, CEO of The International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) and its subsidiary the Marine Surveying Academy (MSA), said:
Being part of regulating a previously unregulated sector is special, and made even more rewarding since some of the major clients are now insisting on only accredited AVIs carrying out their inspections.
