eCMID Progressive Web App

Addressing UK HSE concerns

Latest COVID-19 updates on crew changes and diver medicals and training

Upcoming regional and technical webinars

We would like to invite you to take part in a short survey on health protection measures on board ships in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The objective of this survey is to gain further understanding of the health protection measures introduced by companies onboard their ships during the pandemic, and inform the development of best practices for companies and seafarers. The survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete and all responses are anonymous.

Nominations are now being accepted for the IMCA's 2020 Awards programme.

IMCA initially launched its Awards programme in 2018 to recognise the activities of its Members in the areas of Safety and Environmental Sustainability. This year we are also including a special category for COVID-19. 

Full details of criteria, timeline and how to submit entries are available at IMCA’s website

• IMCA Policy for the Validity of Diver Medicals during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Rev. 2.1
• IMCA Diving Supervisor and ALST training during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Crew Change Procedures in South Korea
• IMCA continues to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis surrounding crew changes
• G7 High-Level Transportation Principles in Response to COVID-19

Last month we shared with our Members a letter IMCA had received from Trevor Johnson, UK HSE Principal Inspector of Health & Safety (read the letter). The letter was about concerns over recent incidents in the wind energy industry. In the last month we have been discussing with members what steps we could take in response to this situation and we are pleased to share an update with you.

At the end of July we launched a Progressive Web App (PWA) for our Common Marine Inspection Document system – eCMID.

For those who aren’t aware of eCMID, the system provides the marine and offshore industry with standardised formats for vessel inspection, along with safety management system (SMS) ‘health check’ and can also help improve the quality and consistency of inspections, as well as reducing the frequency of inspections on individual vessels through the adoption of a commonly recognised inspection process.

In July, IMCA published Guidance on the use of Whip Checks (Hose Restraints) with document reference IMCA D 065. The document is available in IMCA’s publication library and is free for Members to access and download. This guidance replaces Information Note IMCA D 03/11 which has now been withdrawn.

In the June issue of Making Waves we shared details of how IMCA and G+ work together promoting best practice and sharing information across industries. Consequently, IMCA is pleased to support the publication of G+’s document on wind farm transfers which puts forward a consensus approach, taking account of existing and emerging industry good practice.

IMCA’s document HSSE 025 provides guidance on the transfer of personnel to and from offshore vessels and
Structures.

IMCA is continuing to organise a series of regional meetings and technical events in the format of webinars. We are currently planning the following:

Regional meetings - dates to be announced shortly:

• Asia-Pacific Regional Webinar - as above - scheduled for 9 September
• Europe & Africa Regional Webinar
• North America Regional Webinar (late October) 
• Middle East & India 
• South America Regional Webinar 

Technical webinar taking place on 1 October

• Lifting & Rigging: The committee is planning a webinar for 1 October on ‘Crane Systems: Offshore Lifting’.

Webinar - date to be confirmed shortly:

• Marine Renewable Energy: IMCA’s Marine Renewable Energy Committee is planning a webinar on ‘Health & Safety – our industry’s priority’. 

As soon as more details are available they will be posted on our website and shared with members.  Please contact our team for further details at [email protected].

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