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A Voice for Safety
Oil Companies International Marine Forum
Winning with SIRE
David Savage
SIRE Training andDevelopment Manager
Oil Companies International Marine Forum
Seafarers’ Vetting SeminarManila
26th November2007
Why do oil companies need the SIRE Programme?
The fundamental question
The law enforcement hierarchy
• Flag States• Port States• Classification Societies
Enforcement of Regulations is made by:-
Adherence is made by:-
• Ship Operators themselves
If these entities enforced/followed the rules effectively there would not be a SIRE Programme
A basic fact is this…
The Tanker Quality Pull
Local RegsFlag StateInspection
Port States
Classification Societies
OCIMFSIRE
ChartererVettingUSA
OPA 90 IMO
But some sub-standard tankers still escape the net
OCIMFSIRE
OCIMFSIRE
OCIMFSIRE
P&IClubs
ISM
SIRE exists to minimise as far as possible, the risk to oil companies of chartering sub-standard tankers
An increasing lack of confidence
1950s-’60s Oil Cos owned large fleets1970s Reduction in owned fleets1980s Rise in Management Cos.
resulted in lack of knowledge regarding operator, vessel condition and standards of operation
…1989 Exxon Valdez grounding
A short history of SIRE
1990 - OPA 90 enacted1991 - Individual Oil Co inspections started in earnest1993 - SIRE Programme Started1997 - Use of Uniform inspection report commenced
- VPQ introduced2000 - Formal Accreditation for all SIRE inspectors
introduced2005 - SIRE expanded to include barges, towing
vessels and vessels carrying packaged cargoes 2007 - Formal Accreditation for barge inspectors
introduced in USA
Reports Submitted and Accessed
Tankers ReceivedTankers RequestedBarges Received
Winners and losers
Who wins?- Oil Companies- Quality Charterers- Quality Traders- Quality Operators- Tanker Personnel- The Marine Environment!
Who loses with SIRE?
The tanker under-classes:- Sub-standard Operators- Sub-standard flag States- Sub-standard Classification Societies
Collectively described as The “Grey Fleet”
What is the “Grey Fleet”?
Tankers that are never inspected under SIRE comprise what is called “The Grey Fleet”
What is the composition of The Grey Fleet?
SIRE inspections
NOT conducted
Tanker Industry Total: Approx 8,000 vessels
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Squeezing Out the Grey Fleet
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
How you can win!
Use the Industry’s KEY tool – the
SIRE Vessel Inspection
Questionnaire (VIQ)
Download the VIQ
Go to the www.ocimf.com website
- SIRE Programme - SIRE Documents
Ensure that your Company provides the VIQ to your vessels
• Masters should distribute the appropriate VIQ chapters to those officers who are responsible for the operations/roles covered in the various chapters
• These officers should perform REGULAR self-Inspections using the VIQ Chapters – not just before the actual inspections
• Act to fix any shortcomings
Chapter 1
General Particulars
Responsibility – Master
Ensure that:- the General info is up to date- the Harmonised Vessel Particulars
Questionnaire (HVPQ) info is ACCURATE
Documentation
Responsibility – Master
Ensure that: – the documentation is readily available– that the Certificates are up to date
and– documents are presented in the same
order as set out in the VIQ (Q2.1)
Chapter 2
Crew Management
Responsibility - Master
Ensure that:- entries relating to hours of rest
are accurate - the officer’s matrix (Q3.10) is up
to date
Chapter 3
Navigation
Responsibility – Master/2nd Officer
Ensure that:- 2nd officer is able to deal with the
inspector’s questions- Tidal and UKC calcs are understood- Charts corrected properly and logged- Passage planning conducted
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 - continued
Ensure that:- Navigation equipment is operational- Position fixed using more than just GPS- Largest scale charts are used- Navtex data is properly used- Echo sounder and course recorders are
time synchronised and marked with reference dates/times
- AIS Low power issues are understood- Master’s Night orders every night at sea
Chapter 5
Safety Management
Responsibility – Safety officer
Ensure that:- Training and Drills are effective- Superintendents visit twice a year- Safety Meetings/follow-up actions- Near miss incidents recorded/
distributed and used effectively
Pollution Prevention
Responsibility – Department Heads
- Oil Record Books – must be accurate- SOPEPS/SMPEP – drills effective- OWS operations fully understood- Spill response equipment effective- Ballast sampling can be made
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Structure
Responsibility - Master
- ESP Records available- Vessel’s own tank inspections
are undertaken
Chapter 8
Cargo Systems
Responsibility - Chief Officer
- Cargo operations - Cargo pump rooms- Inert Gas systems- Secondary tank protection/venting - Cargo integrity- Instruments
Chapter 9
Mooring
Responsibility - Chief Officer
- Vessel is moored correctly- Records of wires/ropes and shackles- Testing records in order- SBM arrangements- Mooring components bead welded with SWL- ETA
Chapter 10
Communications
Responsibility – Master/Designated Officer
- Understand how it works- Need to record log entries- Regular testing
Chapter 11
Engine Room
Responsibility - Chief Engineer
- Documentation – PMS- Cleanliness- Night Order Books – same as Master’s- UMS procedures- OWS Operations
Chapter 12
General Appearance and Condition
Responsibility – Master
- Think like the inspector!- What are the risks to my Principals?- Allocate general walk-round responsibilities to
other officers – what do they find?
You look good, Your bosses look good and…
The result…
A SIRE inspection that reflects the efforts that are made by management and vessel personnel to operate the vessel safely,
efficiently.
The reputation of our entire industry
… so does
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