People:

The Committee focuses on the unique and pressing challenges of attracting and supporting people within the marine contracting industry.

Competence & Training
Competence & Training

The Committee focuses on the improvement, standardisation, and promotion of competence and training for safety-critical offshore roles.

Operations:

Our Core Committees cover a range of topics fundamental to our mission of improving offshore performance. They bring together a range of technical and subject matter experts to explore issues of vital importance to our Members.

Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability

The Committee brings Members together to minimise the environmental impact of our sector – and develops tools which supports them to do so.
Decarbonisation
Decarbonisation

The Decarbonisation special interest group supports Members as they seek solutions to new expectations from regulators, clients, and colleagues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vessels.
Health and Safety
Health and Safety

The Committee spearheads safety at IMCA, overseeing Safety Flashes, annual statistics, and shares valuable insight on emerging safety trends and approaches.

Legal, Contracts, Insurance & Compliance
Legal, Contracts, Insurance & Compliance

The Committee promotes a fairer approach to contracts and risk which recognises the unique contribution of our Members.
Lifting & Rigging
Lifting & Rigging

The Committee develops industry-leading Guidance and recommended practice for increasingly complex lifting operations, and keeps abreast of technical innovations.
Marine Policy & Regulatory Affairs
Marine Policy & Regulatory Affairs

The Committee oversees our engagement at the IMO, ensuring the interests and ways of working of our Members are represented at a global regulatory level.
Diving
Diving

The Committee promotes best practice for safer offshore diving around the world, with a particular focus on technical Guidance and IMCA’s Diving certification programmes.
Marine
Marine

The Marine Division oversees specialist offshore vessel activity at IMCA, covering topics such as DP, Offshore Wind, MASS, Decarbonisation, and our eCMID service.
Autonomous Surface Systems
Autonomous Surface Systems

The Committee provides guidelines on the use of autonomous vessels, engages with regulators, industry bodies, and feeds into IMCA engagement at the IMO.
Dynamic Positioning
Dynamic Positioning

The Committee ensures safer DP operations through the promotion of lessons learned, development of Guidance, and co-ordinates our CPD programmes.
eCMID
eCMID

The Committee oversees IMCA’s service for vessel owners and operators which reduces the frequency, while improving the quality, of inspections.
Offshore Wind Special Interest Group
Offshore Wind Special Interest Group

The Committee works with renewable developers, operators, suppliers, and regulators to support a safe transition of the offshore energy sector.
Offshore Survey
Offshore Survey

The Committee monitors latest developments in the offshore survey field on deep water acoustics, USBL systems and AUVs. It also bridges gaps in geotechnical areas not covered elsewhere at IMCA.
Remote Systems & ROV
Remote Systems & ROV

The Committee brings the industry together to explore developments in ROVs and develops standard approaches. In a rapidly changing area, it plays a key role in developing a baseline for all offshore operators.
Security
Security

This Committee collaborates with a number of industry stakeholders to share information on threats to maritime security and develop best-practice for crew safety.

Membership

Our Regional Committees provide an opportunity for Members – wherever they are based or working – to come together and explore local industry issues with peers.

Asia-Pacific Europe & Africa ME & India North America South America

Focal and work groups

Specialist groups are formed on a time-limited basis to supplement the work programme of some Committees. These provide opportunities to feed into future guidance, to explore a topic in greater detail, and in some instances welcome contributors from outside IMCA's membership base to share their insights and expertise.

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