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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.
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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.
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 […]
IMCA the voice for ensuring no duplication of effort
Example survey documents supplied to IMCA had similar content and questions to that of the eCMID; and in some extreme cases the survey was performed by the same company and […]
DP power system emerging solutions for new build and existing vessels
As mentioned earlier, some engine manufacturers are trying to replace other sources of energy instead of diesel to have zero greenhouse gas emission engines. One of the alternatives being tested […]
Introduction to Hybrid Battery Systems for DP Vessels
To fill the gap in technical documentation within the industry until such times as an all-inclusive guidance document is released IMCA has produced introductory guidance on the subject. The ‘Introduction […]
IMCA’s Priority areas at the IMO
Environmental Protection IMO 2020 IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has adopted a raft of resolutions addressing various issues surrounding the implementation of the 0.5% limit for the Sulphur content […]
Gaining momentum in DP
A method of appointing accredited DP professionals with a recognised level of DP knowledge to vessel owner and client companies A scheme that would be approved and run by DP […]
Interview with Allen Leatt
What’s the number one, most pressing issue facing IMCA members today, and what is your organization doing to help address it? The most pressing issue facing IMCA members is of […]
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