eCMID ACCREDITED VESSEL INSPECTOR SCHEME REACHES 300
THREE DAY IIMS AND eCMID SINGAPORE SEMINARS 2017 REPORT
IIMS organised a successful three day seminar and training programme that took place at Hotel Jen in Singapore from 31 July to 2 August 2017.
The event attracted around thirty people on each of the first two days and over twenty for the eCMID AVI validation course on the third day. Many of those who attended were not IIMS members and it was an opportunity to reach out to others in the maritime world to talk about what IIMS does.
Mike Schwarz, IIMS Chief Executive Officer, opened proceedings on the first morning by welcoming guests with words from President, Adam Brancher and the management board too. He gave an overview and update on the activities of the Institute. In his short second presentation, Mike spoke passionately about surveyor standards and the need to raise the bar in the surveying profession around the world.
Capt Zarir Irani tackled the subject of ‘Every warranty surveyor’s knowledge based toolkit’ in what was a well thought out and stimulating presentation. He was followed to the podium by Rama Chandran, Head of Marine, QBE, Singapore. Rama held the audience’s attention speaking on the topic of ‘What we need from marine surveyors in a challenging hull insurance landscape’. He revealed some alarming figures about the size and volume the hulls claims, which led to some intense debate and discussion.
After lunch, veteran Thailand based surveyor and the publisher of Spotlight, Mike Wall, talked about ‘The Technical Library – An Essential Tool for Marine Surveyors’. He spoke about the need for an extensive library and how to store its contents with some tips on the sort of publications and information that should be on the shelves or in the PC hard drive.
Capt Hari Subramaniam, Loss Prevention Manager, Shipowners P&I Club, kept the audience entertained in his usual style when he spoke on the subject of ‘Marine Surveying: Today and Tomorrow’.
Videos of the presentations can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MarineSurveyingIIMS
Launched by the International Institute of Marine Surveying’s (IIMS) subsidiary, the Marine Surveying Academy (MSA), on behalf of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) in June 2015, the eCMID Accredited Vessel Inspector (AVI) scheme has reached the milestone of 300 successful accreditations.
In response to a call from vessel operators in the offshore industry, the scheme was primarily designed to objectively assess an Inspector’s skills and competency against a range of specific vessel types and their suitability to board and inspect them. The result is a scheme that has proven to be robust and flexible, recognising the highly responsible inspection work that these professionals undertake.
AVIs are subject to intense scrutiny by Assessors and must complete a one-day validation course too. Once accredited, an AVI is granted a unique number and is listed on the eCMID AVI web site – see
http://www.ecmidvesselinspectors.com.
The scheme continues to grow in stature. Three ‘heavyweights’ have declared their support in recent months, namely Vattenfall, Siemens and DONG Energy. All have publicly said they will only use AVIs as part of their future inspection/audit regime.
Commenting on this milestone, IIMS Chief Executive Officer, Mike Schwarz, said, “I take a great deal of pride knowing that we have been instrumental in developing a world-class accreditation scheme fit for and acceptable to the offshore industry.”
Hilary Excell, who manages the project for MSA, added, “The scheme goes from strength to strength. Although we could not have launched it at a worse time right at the start of the downturn in the offshore sector, the progress has been pleasing. We continue to develop the eCMID AVI community and expect an upturn in applications given that from 1 January 2018, IMCA will only allow AVIs to access the eCMID and eMISW database.”
20 | The Report • September 2017 • Issue 81
Member News
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