1. BP Inspector Vetting Seminar 25th October 2007 INTERTANKO
Ship Owners’ Perspective
Capt Howard Snaith: Director Marine, Ports Terminal & Chemical Section

2. VISION for the TANKER INDUSTRY
1. INTERTANKO
MISSION
“Provide leadership to the Tanker Industry in serving the world with safe, environmentally sound and efficient seaborne transportation of oil, gas and chemical products.”
VISION for the TANKER INDUSTRY
“A responsible, sustainable and respected Tanker Industry, committed to continuous improvement and constructively influencing its future.”

3. 1. INTERTANKO INTERTANKO Goals
1. Be the representative forum of choice for all quality tanker owners and managers.
2. Enhance public and political awareness of the importance and positive performance of the tanker industry.
3. Promote balanced terms of trade and a competitive, transparent and sustainable tanker industry.
4. Lead the development, acceptance and implementation of uniform, worldwide international tanker standards
5. Lead in establishing and maintaining partnerships, cooperation and open and constructive dialogue with the relevant maritime authorities, organizations, associations and special interest groups.

4. INTERTANKO Members Goals
Zero Detentions
Zero Pollution
Zero Fatalities

5. Governance Structure
14 Committees
4 Regional Panels

6. 1. INTERTANKO Example: INTERTANKO’s Vetting Committee 20 Members
Provide mandate for INTERTANKO position on Vetting & PSC issues
Vetting Committee Issues & Work Program:
Tanker Officer Training Standard WG (TOTS)
Terminal Vetting Database WG
Vetting Clause WG
TMSA Working Group
Detention Statistics & Age WG
SIRE Inspector WG
Officer Matrix WG
Vetting Publication WG
Age of The vessel
ILO 180 & STCW Hours of Work & Rest

7. Tanker Safety Record

8. Commercial Vetting Inspection
Vetting Inspection Feedback Forms
Based on comments and cooperation with our membership, The INTERTANKO Vetting Committee developed a Standard Inspection Feedback form several years ago.
The purpose of this form is to supply confidential information that can be used in a constructive & statistical manner to assist in our ongoing discussions with Port State Control, Oil Major Vetting Departments, and establishments such as CDI and SIRE.
Part 1 of the questionnaire relates to Commercial Vetting Inspections, (Part 2 relates to Port State Control inspections & forms a separate presentation).
We encourage INTERTANKO members to supply their vessels with a copy of this form with the request that the forms be completed for each inspection as appropriate.
We also request that these forms be completed on each occasion that a commercial or PSC inspection takes place whether the results are positive or negative.

9. INTERTANKO Vetting Inspection Form

10. Commercial Vetting Inspection

11. Commercial Vetting Inspection

12. Commercial Vetting Inspection

13. Commercial Vetting Inspection

14. Commercial Vetting Inspection

15. Commercial Vetting Inspection

16. Commercial Vetting Inspection

17. Commercial Vetting Inspection

18. Commercial Vetting Inspection

19. A Pertinent Comment to bear in Mind
“It is accepted that interested parties wish to assure their corporate reputations and they have a right to expect their contractor to use their best endeavors to attain that level of service…but …the standard of observations needs to be maintained”.

20. Additional Feedback to Consider
Ask the Question not what you think the Question is.
Utilise your experience, keep observations factual explanatory and not interpretations.

21. Additional Feedback to Consider
“Yes” or “No” Answers by Inspectors:
As stand alone answers these can cause difficulties for the owner/operator if these are without suitable qualification.

22. Additional Feedback to Consider
The Benefits of the Close out Meeting:
- The inclusion of additional comments after the inspection; the number of observations/comments do tend to increase once the final report comes out, this;
Lowers morale onboard
Defeats the object of the close out meeting;
Increases the possibilities of misunderstandings;
Diminishes respect from those onboard

23. Additional Feedback to Consider
The use of Cameras onboard Tankers!
How do you use Yours?

24. Terminal Vetting Database WG
In cooperation with BP
Issue:-
Enhance Safety Ship/Shore Interface
Aim:-
Check before
Report afterwards
Objectives:-
Continual improvement
Terminal Interaction
Reports available on members website

25. Terminal Vetting Database
The Terminal Vetting Database upgraded & is now hosted by in partnership with INTERTANKO (as approved by Council)
Access restricted to members & associate members
1 page report form
Simple
User Friendly
Terminal Feedback

26. Low Score reports of 1 or 2, INTERTANKO sends an automated to the terminal requesting Terminal Comments

27. Thank you