International Marine Contractors Association P 3.2 The IMPACT of International Marine Contractors Association

What is IMCA ? The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is the international trade association representing companies and organisations engaged in delivering offshore, marine and underwater solutions

IMCA organization Association which operates with a global focus via a structure of technical committees made up of experts elected from members Good communication with 1000+ company members via a variety of documents, a website and meetings encourages the sharing of experience, ideas and aspirations in the offshore industry

Competence & Training: core activity giving guidance on competence assurance and assessment, training and information on recruitment and careers in Offshore, marine and underwater engineering in order to prepare the member to submit to bids where competence insurance (ISM 9001) is mandatory even for submitting only

Actions of promotion IMCA recommends ways to members to promote awareness in government, universities, colleges and schools of the employment opportunities available in the offshore industry to talented and skilled personnel.

SURVEY DIVISION IMCA ’s Offshore Survey Division is concerned with all aspects of offshore surveying, positioning and inspection work. Developing and sharing industry good practice, Driving risk management, Promoting fair contracting principles Improving competence, skills and knowledge

DP sector IMCA published the IMCA M 117 as « The Training and Experience of Key DP Personnel » Downloading free of charge Which is the bible for DP officers recommended by IMO Accreditations are given by the Nautical Institute and the NMD (norvegian)

A new initiative With the cooperation of IIMS International Institute of Marine Surveyors

Survey activities CMID system Recent marine accidents have highlighted that Safety Management Systems even robust do not work as they should be. IMCA has a project to improve the « ownership » of SMS by the companies and the crews in order to decrease the risk of human factor in the offshore industry

How ? For IMCA, a part of « vessel SMS assurance » process, an audit regime is one of the ways in which shortcomings in the system may be identified and a « continuous improvement » regime is supported. This is similar to internal audit which are normally carried out by the member itself but will be carried out by inspectors coached by IMCA

What kind of principle The IMCA provide the CMID inspector (Common Marine inspection document) who performs specific audit (stucture, management, surveys for all different type of mous) following a specific document endorsed by IMCA.

Participation of IIMS IMCA has decided to delegate the accreditation of CMID inspectors to IIMS via a recruitment interview and a small training course. NB This job looks like the IRCA system

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