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eCMID Small Vessel Inspection (<500gt)

11 July 2025
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Requirements for IMCA-approved remote pilot ROV introductory training courses

10 July 2025
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IMCA eCMID system annual report 2024/25: Inspection findings & quality assurance

10 July 2025
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Insights from the Ocean Decade and Nature-Inclusive Design

30 June 2025
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Human and Organisational Performance (HOP)

30 June 2025
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Recognition of doctors to perform medical examination of divers – Asia-Pacific region

27 June 2025
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Diving Hub

Explore the latest on Diving from IMCA. Whether you’re interested in our Technical Library’s Guidance, our certification programmes, our Diving App, the latest related news and events from IMCA, or want to contact our team of technical diving experts, you can find more in our dedicated Diving Hub.

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DP Hub

IMCA has a long and proud history in Dynamic Positioning (DP). Our DP Hub brings our activity in this space together – from the Guidance in our Technical Library to our industry-leading certification programmes, via our vital DP incident reporting system. You can also meet the DP team here.

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Safety

Nearly 10,000 regularly receive a Safety Flash from IMCA, our bulletin system which shares anonymised safety incidents with the industry. Search our archive of more than 2,000 reports online or see the latest below. 

Our Safety Statistics measure progress of the industry over time, providing a benchmark for safety performance. Our videos, posters, and pocket cards support Members to improve safety.

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Latest Safety Flashes:

LTI: Hand injury during capstan maintenance

A crew member was injured when their hand was trapped between a wire clamp on the underside of the capstan and the deck.

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High potential incident: Worker injured when opening a flanged assembly

A member of a team of workers dismantling subsea emergency shutdown valves (ESDV) on deck, was badly injured when hit by parts of a valve which were ejected with force.

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Near miss: worker suffers electric shock

A member of a vessel crew suffered a mains electric shock when working on a crane pedestal.

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Unsafe use of electrical equipment in cabins

Crew members were observed inserting 2-pin electrical chargers directly into 3-pin vessel sockets to power their personal equipment.

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UK HSE: load falls from lorry and kills cyclist

A metal heat exchanger, weighing over 2.5 tons, fell from a lorry and killed a passing cyclist.

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Sustainability

Supporting our Members to meet new ambitions on Sustainability is now one of our primary focuses. This Hub brings together our activity in this space, from our ProjectGHG campaign which aims to support Members to meet new ambitions on fuel emissions, to our Environmental Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool which benchmarks performance, via the latest Guidance in our Technical Library.

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eCMID

IMCA's eCMID system provides the offshore energy industry with standardised vessel inspections, reducing their frequency, while improving the quality and consistency of reports.

Undertaken by Accredited Vessel Inspectors (AVIs), the digital inspection reports are uploaded to a searchable online database. Join more than 1,500 users today.

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