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Elimination of employee generated single use plastic

TechnipFMC Marine Operations Services (TMOS) won the inaugural IMCA Environmental Sustainability Award with their plan to eliminate employee generated single use plastics from their facilities and vessels by end of year 2018.  This objective was fully in line with their commitment to minimise environmental impact through reduction of company carbon

| Information Note number 1432 | Original reference(s) IMCA ESB 01/19

JFD product caution note relating to disposable gas conditioner cartridges for diver and chamber gas recovery systems

IMCA Diving Division members are asked to note that JFD has issued a Product Caution Notice to all customers who have procured any of the equipment listed below: B1562A DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE SET, GASMIZER B1591A DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE SET, GASPURE B1563 DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE SET, AIR FILTER SYS, 2 SETS BO B1592A GASPURE

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| Information Note number 1430 | Original reference(s) IMCA D 02/19

Evaluation of public consultation on evaluating the effectiveness of the Offshore Safety Directive (OSD)

IMCA recently participated in the Public Consultation on evaluating the effectiveness of the Offshore Safety Directive (OSD). As a follow on to that, the European Commission has formally requested both qualitative and quantitative data from stakeholders in an attempt to link the data with the requisite evaluation criteria adopted by

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| Information Note number 1429

Recent rise in forged ADAS diver training certificates

IMCA currently recognises the certificates listed in IMCA D 01/18 Diver and Diving Supervisor Certification for offshore diving under the IMCA International Code of Practice for Offshore Diving (IMCA D […]

| Information Note number 1428 | Original reference(s) IMCA D 01/19


IMO’s work on the regulatory scoping exercise for the use of maritime autonomous ships (MASS)

IMCA would like to advise its’ members that the IMO has now agreed a Framework for the regulatory scoping exercise on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) which is scheduled to take place during 2019. The aim of this exercise is to determine how safe, secure and environmentally sound MASS operations

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| Information Note number 1426


eCMID and eMISW findings analysis

IMCA has analysed over 2,000 vessel inspection reports uploaded into the eCMID database at www.imcaecmid.com and produced the following summary of key findings. The eCMID system enables vessel operators to […]

| Information Note number 1423 | Original reference(s) IMCA M 04/18

Updates to the IMCA Bye-laws – 18 October 2018

IMCA would like to update its members on some revisions that have been made to our Bye-laws. Our Bye-laws (essentially the old Constitution) were modified in specific areas in January […]

| Information Note number 1421

IMCA security bulletin 02/18

The IMCA Security Committee is determined to raise awareness of security issues that can potentially harm member companies.  Information provided in this regular security bulletin is intended to be used by members to either directly pass on to employees or use the material it contains as part of an existing

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| Information Note number 1420

Public Consultation on the evaluation of the Offshore Safety Directive (2013/30/EU) is now open

The Offshore Safety Directive (OSD) (2013/30/EU) establishes minimum requirements for safety and environmental protection across the EU for offshore oil and gas operations. According to Article 40 of the OSD, the Commission is obliged to assess Member States’ experience in implementing the Directive in the offshore oil and gas sector

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| Information Note number 1419

Counterfeit Kirby Morgan Bandmasks (KMB 28)

IMCA members should be aware that counterfeit Kirby Morgan 28 Bandmasks are being produced in China and sold as genuine products. The counterfeit items appear identical to the genuine Kirby […]

| Information Note number 1416 | Original reference(s) IMCA D 04/18


IMCA Security Bulletin 01/18

The IMCA Security Committee is determined to raise awareness of security issues that can potentially harm member companies.  Information provided in this regular Security Bulletin is intended to be used by members to either directly pass on to employees or use the material it contains as part of an existing

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| Information Note number 1414

Toolbox talk prompts – CTV deckhand – personnel transfer

This information note was produced under the supervision of the IMCA Marine Renewable Energy Committee.  Download the PDF for the full illustrated prompts. Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA M 03/18

| Information Note number 1413 | Original reference(s) IMCA M 03/18

Competence: Transferability, validity and accreditation

Transferability of competence between contractors IMCA’s competence assurance and assessment guidelines were developed to provide offshore contractors with a framework to produce their own competence schemes. The various contractor competence schemes do not have to be identical but may be based on the IMCA framework.  Contractor companies will have processes

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| Information Note number 1412

Reactivation of DP vessels following a period of lay-up

This information note was produced under the supervision of the IMCA Marine Division Management Committee (MDMC). During 2017, the committee recognised that with improving industry metrics, member companies could now be considering reactivating their owned and managed vessels, following a period of layup.  This note has been produced as a

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| Information Note number 1411 | Original reference(s) IMCA M 02/18




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