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IMCA publishes a range of technical articles to share information primarily with Members and also to promote the activities of its committees across the wider industry and in a number of industry related publications.
From time to time articles are also published in the publications managed by peer associations. This section of our website provides access to those articles.
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IMCA 2021 – A Springboard For 2022
Allen Leatt, IMCA Chief Executive takes a whistle stop tour of IMCA’s 2021 activity and looks forward to what’s to come
Competence and Safety
In the sixth instalment of this series, Andre Rose, Technical Adviser of competence and Training, looks at how competence and safety are intertwined.
The IMCA Competence Suite of Documents
In the fifth instalment of this series, Andre Rose, Technical Adviser of competence and Training, gives an overview of the IMCA documents relating to the competence process.
IMCA’s Environmental Sustainability Code is making its mark.
Nadine Robinson, Technical Adviser on Environmental Sustainability explains how the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) Recommended Code of Practice on Environmental Sustainability is making its mark globally.
Collaborating on an Underwater Code
Through its ‘Code of Conduct for Members’, launched in 2018, all IMCA members commit to, and sign up to, adhering to applicable laws and complying with accepted standards of ethical and responsible business conduct, including those related to environmental […]
Combating human error in DP operations
IMCA’s Competence & Training Committee unravel competence and explore different aspects of this subject.
What is it to be competent?
IMCA’s Competence & Training Committee unravel competence and explore different aspects of this subject.
Mayflower 400: Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) Introduction
In a series of articles IMCA’s Digitalisation Committee will look at the Mayflower 400 and consider the technology which allows the ship to make on board decisions and operate autonomously.
‘Bypassing Safety Controls’ Remains a Top Reason for Safety Incidents or Events Reported to IMCA
2020 saw the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) publish 34 Safety Flashes featuring 148 incidents or events, selected to ensure that ‘lessons learned’ are clear to all.
Are barriers effective for “loss of automatic DP control?”
The importance of receiving reports from the industry on DP station keeping events and incidents cannot be over emphasised.
Resilience Reboot
But now of course, things have changed again. The last six months have been more difficult still with the COVID-19 pandemic changing everything. The impact of COVID-19 at a human […]
Diving Supervisor CPD requirements for 2021
From Q1 2021, all diving supervisors (air diving supervisors and bell diving supervisors) who wish to maintain the validity of their IMCA Diving Supervisor certificates will need to undertake appropriate CPD and satisfy IMCA that this has been done.
From strategy to action: IMCA adopts its roadmap for advancing environmental sustainability
The Roadmap adopts a four-phased approach: In the first phase, we identify the material environmental issues facing the industry and highlight our Members’ approaches to addressing these. We then look […]
Clarity on Basic Safety Training is essential
The Basic Safety Training Matrix within IMCA C 018 defines the minimum level of health and safety training, as well as the minimum medical fitness, needed to work on and […]
IMCA talks to G+
Who are G+’s members and how does it operate?The members of the G+ are lead operators and owners of offshore wind farms and wind turbine generator (WTG) original equipment manufacturers […]
IMCA adopts use of iAuditor
The perfect tool for carrying out audits of our training providers The iAuditor application will also be used to conduct periodic and with-cause Diving Safety Management System (DSMS) audits of […]
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