ECMID AVI AND IIMS SINGAPORE CONFERENCE REPORT
The number of attendees was down this year, partly it seems due to work commitments and also the proximity of the date to Singapore’s National Day and long weekend celebrations. One for the organisers to be aware of and factor in next time!
Those who did attend were treated to a range of top-quality presentations covering a wide variety of topics.
On the eCMID day, (7th August), Mike Schwarz welcomed delegates and spoke about the eCMID AVI scheme four years on from launch, including giving a hint at what the five year revalidation process might look like when it comes into play mid-2020.
Alex Brabin (M3 Marine) spoke about the early success of the new IMCA DP Accreditation Scheme, launched earlier this year.
In a fascinating presentation, Capt Yves Vandenborn (Standard P&I Club) gave an overview of what a good safety management system should look like and how the Club evaluates them, including reviewing some case histories and sharing some horror stories.
Simon Ward (MatthewsDaniel) delivered an overview of what can and does go wrong in the pipe laying sector drawing on actual case studies.
A man with a clear vision, Edgare Kerkwijk, Asia Wind Energy Association, gave a succinct overview of the potential and likely future demand for wind energy in the Southeast Asia region and the many opportunities that will be associated with this. He explained that the supply of new vessels to service the wind sector was not meeting demand.
Mike Meade (M3 Marine) gave a short overview of the local regional news from IMCA, SSA and the Nautical Institute.
Jim Fortnum (Swire Pacific Offshore) provoked some intense debate when he questioned the value of the inspection and survey regime to a professional vessel operator.
Day two (8th August) was opened up with a review about IIMS head office activities followed by an intriguing presentation by Denis Welch, entitled Spoiling the Ship for a Ha’poth of Tar.
Ken Livingstone MIIMS had researched the matter of the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap in detail and delivered an excellent presentation on this most topical of subjects.
Murali Pany continued in a similar vein on the 2020 Sulphur Cap but suggested this may be an opportunity for surveyors to capitalise on. He also presented a collision case study from the legal perspective.
The infectious Capt Hari Subramaniam (Shipowners P&I Club) did not disappoint those present. In his usual ebullient style, Hari discussed the question “The Human Element – Are we on the right track?”
Peter Broad FIIMS (Broadreach Marine) gave something of a masterclass on the topic of LNG shipping technology past, present and future, something he is very experienced in.
It fell to Stefan Becker (Cordstrap Group) to bring the event to a conclusion which he did speaking eloquently and knowledgeably on the subject of improving CTU cargo securing to reduce risk.
Many of the presentations can now be found on the IIMS YouTube channel and are free to watch at your leisure – see:
https://bit.ly/1jRuSje.
The Report • September 2019 • Issue 89 | 29
Member News
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