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IMCA Security Committee Bulletin 04/20
The IMCA Security Committee continues to work to raise awareness of security issues that can potentially harm member companies. Information provided in this regular Security Bulletin is intended to be […]
Changes to the French Diver Certification Requirements – Rev. 1
Your attention is brought to the following changes to the French diver qualification, recognition and renewal requirements issued by the French Ministry of Labour with effect from the 1st of […]
The IOGP Life-Saving Rules – the IMCA position
IMCA supports and promotes the standardisation of safety tools and initiatives across the industry. IOGP’s Life-Saving Rules specifically address nine critical areas where repeated fatalities have occurred. The Rules will […]
JFD COBRA Safety Notice
Your attention is brought to the following safety notice issued by JFD. JFD is instructing all users to cease COBRA diving operations immediately until such time as replacement parts can […]
Carbon neutral commitments as a key step on the path to ensuring a low carbon future – Heerema leads the charge!
The Paris Agreement’s central goal is to keep increases in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit them to 1.5°C. […]
Environmentally sustainable ship recycling
Ship recycling takes place today using various methods such as beaching, sideways, alongside or dry-docking. The majority of recycling occurs in Asia, particularly Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, with some activity […]
Fuel Consumption Data Collection
The 70th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) adopted mandatory MARPOL Annex VI requirements for ships to record and report their fuel oil consumption, also referred to […]
IMCA Membership Assessment Procedure – Diving Contractor Saturation Upgrade
This document describes the membership application and audit assessment procedure for all companies upgrading from surface supplied diving contractor membership to saturation diving contractor membership of the IMCA Diving Division.
IMCA Membership Assessment Procedure – Temporary to Full Diving Contractor
This document describes the application and audit assessment procedure for all applicants upgrading from temporary to full contractor membership of the IMCA Diving Division, encompassing both contractors undertaking surface supplied diving operations only and those utilising both surface supplied and saturation diving techniques.
IMCA Membership Assessment Procedure – Diving Contractor
This document describes the membership application and audit assessment procedure for all new applicants seeking Contractor membership of the IMCA Diving Division, encompassing both contractors undertaking surface supplied diving operations only and those utilising both surface supplied and saturation diving techniques.
GPS systems – Warning of interference
The United States Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued revised advisory notice 2020-016-Various-GPS Interference on multiple instances of significant GPS interference that have been reported worldwide. This interference is resulting […]
IMCA Security Bulletin 03/20
The IMCA HSSE 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
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New Publication Alert – Managing environmental risks in the upstream oil & gas industry
In keeping with their members’ commitment to sustainable business, the Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) and IPIECA have updated their widely-read 1997 publication on environmental management in upstream oil and gas, focusing specifically on the operational environmental aspects associated with oil and gas exploration and production[1]. Early on
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An Alternative Fuels Initiative (LNG, GTL, HVO)
Heerema Marine Contractors believes that a responsible company has an obligation to act in a sustainable manner. This includes the minimisation of our impact on the environment, which is why […]
IMCA Policy for the Validity of Diver Medicals During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Rev. 2.1
This Information Note supersedes Information Note IMCA D 11/20 Extension to the Validity of Diver Medicals During the COVID-19 Pandemic and IMCA Policy for the Validity of Diver Medicals During […]
IMCA Diving Supervisor and ALST Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic
IMCA-approved Trainee Air Diving Supervisor (TADS), Trainee Bell Diving Supervisor (TBDS) and Assistant Life Support Technician (ALST) courses are currently delivered by DT2 Training Supplier Members in accordance with IMCA […]
Straw man briefing note to assist IMCA members; Executives
Talking Points IMCA Contracting Principles Over the last few years IMCA members have seen a steady and significant erosion of contracting conditions. This was mainly caused by a re-think of contracting risks after the BP Macondo incident and the serious down-turn in the oil & gas industry in recent years.
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eCMID/eMISW Temporary Validity Extension Ending
Further to information note IMCA M 01/20 – Marine and DP assurance – IMCA advice during ongoing COVID-19 situation, the temporary validity extension of eCMID/eMISW inspections ends in July. IMCA […]
COVID-19 and returning to the workplace
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the global economy and continues to present the marine contracting sector with some significant challenges, particularly when in association with the […]
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