INFORMATION AND INSIGHT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ISSUE 86 • APRIL 2018 Images : Fugro

Surveying the seabed Producing a high resolution bathymetric map of the world’s ocean floor

FOCUS SPOTLIGHT VIEWPOINT MARINE PAGE 8 PAGE 10 PAGE 12 PAGE 14 Seabed 2030 IMCA members at IMO Delivering effective eCMID’s popularity training grows

INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION www.imca-int.com In this issue Highlights

IMCA NEWS ...... 4 8 • New Board member and IT team • Life time achievement award for Chris Rodricks

EVENTS ...... 5 • Regional meetings

CORE COMMITTEES ...... 6 • IMO report Seabed 2030 – mapping the world’s ocean floor • Freelance competencies • DP update • New Marine Renewable Energy Committee 10 sets it objectives

FOCUS ...... 8 • Seabed 2030 – Fugro urges member involvement

SPOTLIGHT ...... 10 • IMCA members get involved in IMO discussions IMO discussions – an insight by an IMCA member VIEWPOINT ...... 12 • Delivering effective training 12 TECHNICAL DIVISIONS ...... 14 • eCMID • IMCA and ADCI qualifications • The future of remote intervention

Delivering effective training

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Welcome from the IMCA CEO

Welcome to the April edition of Making Waves. Conference in New Orleans, and we hope to The last three months have been busy for IMCA. continue to make progress during the next Let me mention just three initiatives that are quarter to finalise the terms of reference. making good progress: 2. We have been working with our Environment Protection Committee. IMCA 1. In the critical area of commercial diving colleagues at OCIMF (the Oil Companies has been supporting the Committee’s work by safety, we have been working with IOGP International Marine Forum) to develop a forum collecting and analysing data from a sample (International Association of Oil & Gas to enable marine contractors to engage with population of 66 DP vessels operated in 2017 by Producers) to establish an international forum OCIMF and specifically their OVID (Offshore our board member companies. This exercise has with the following purpose and ambition: Vessel Inspection Database) system of vessel helped considerably to explain in a factual and • Bringing leading industry stakeholders assurance. We have agreed to establish a joint realistic way the particular power needs and fuel together in a non-adversarial, cooperative committee to further the industry’s use of the consumption cycles of DP ships, in comparison effort to promote international oil and gas OVID programme and to address issues and with the general shipping market. We are diving safety; challenges with regard to its improvement hopeful that this work will be useful to the • Providing a specialist forum for discussions, and implementation. The overall aim will IMO in assessing future fuel efficiency metrics. sharing ideas and experiences, and for be to improve the efficiency of the vessel Details of our paper, submitted with IOGP, can targeting themes for improving diving safety; assurance process by pooling the knowledge be found on our website. • Facilitating effective communications and expertise of oil companies and their marine Lastly, our feature article showcases a between the leading oil and gas diving contractors, while at the same time maintaining fascinating project being led by Fugro in industry stakeholders in order to avoid the highest standards of vessel assurance and mapping the oceans for the betterment of disagreement or confusion, and to manage risk management. The first meeting of the marine science. Their support to the Nippon any potentially contentious issues; committee took place in mid-April with a Foundation GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, is • Supporting and promoting the leading great spirit of cooperation and purpose; we are a global initiative to produce a definitive, high industry associations in their efforts looking forward to building this into a long-term resolution bathymetric map of the entire world’s to develop and maintain appropriate working relationship with OCIMF. ocean floor by 2030. This is not a commercial international guidelines for the safe conduct 3. IMCA is proud of our Consultative venture and looks to consolidate data from of oil and gas diving operations; Status at the IMO, which is the specialised many existing sources plus new sources such • Supporting leading industry associations agency of the United Nations responsible as conducting mapping exercises completely in their efforts to develop and maintain a for regulating shipping. IMCA has always automatically when ships are transiting between standardised approach to the safe conduct of taken an active role in the work of the IMO. projects. I am sure that many of IMCA’s oil and gas diving operations; A critical subject today, which is attracting members will be interested and possibly able to • Facilitating ongoing improvement in a lot of attention, concerns greenhouse gas contribute to this cause in the future. international oil and gas diving safety. emissions. The IMO strategy in this regard is We last met with IOGP at the time of the UI organised by the highly authoritative Marine Allen Leatt IMCA CEO

DIGEST PUBLICATIONS BRIEFING

Revised: • 2 consultations Published since issue 85: • Dive technician competence and training • 8 information notes (IMCA D 001 Rev. 2.1) • 4 regulatory notifications ALERTS • Guidance on competence assurance and • 1 statistics assessment: Marine Division (IMCA C 002 • Safety flashes 1-8/18 (33 incidents) Rev. 3) • Guidance on competence assurance and • DP event bulletin 1/18 (5 events) assessment: Offshore Survey Division (IMCA C 004 Rev. 3) • Guidance on diving operations in the vicinity of pipelines (IMCA D 006 Rev. 2.1) • Auditing of IMCA training courses for diving personnel (IMCA D 005 Rev. 1.1) • Resilience Awareness Programme – Catch up at any time online: Modules 1- 5 imca-int.com/digest

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IMCA’s MEI Business Development Adviser receives life time Steve Sheppard joins achievement award IMCA’s Captain Chris Rodricks was awarded “As the citation stresses, the Lifetime IMCA’s Board a prestigious Life Time Achievement Award Achievement Awards recognise the Steve Sheppard of Helix Well Ops at the Indywood Maritime Excellence Awards. contributions of an individual over the whole of (U.K.) Ltd has been appointed to IMCA’s Chris, IMCA’s Business Development Adviser a career, rather than – or in addition to – single Governing Board. for the Middle East & India, was presented contributions.” Steve is the Diving Manager at Helix with the honour by the principal guest at the Chris, who has been involved with the Well Ops in Aberdeen, which has been event Mohammed Ibrahim Alqahthani of Saudi maritime industry since 1971 as a young Cadet, a strong supporter of IMCA over many Aramco. said: “It’s a great honour to be presented years. He has extensive industry experience The Indywood Maritime Excellence with this award and I was both surprised and in diving operations and is known as Awards are organised in association with the delighted when my name was announced. It an industry expert in diving health and International Maritime Club and are designed was a very proud moment to receive the award medical issues. to recognise and facilitate efforts made by for doing something that has given me so much IMCA’s CEO Allen Leatt said: “We maritime organisations and personalities enjoyment for so many years.” are very pleased to have Steve on our towards the development of their sector. Board. He knows IMCA extremely IMCA’s CEO, Allen Leatt, said: “We are well and is the current Chairman of our delighted that Chris has been awarded this richly IT team deserved Life Time Achievement Award. Operations Committee and Diving Division IMCA has a new IT Services team, providing Management Committee, as well as the enhanced support within the Secretariat and industry’s representative on the Diving to our committees, workgroups and wider Medical Advisory Committee. I am IMCA shortlisted membership. sure Steve will serve our Board and our Adam Hugo is our new IT Services Members’ interests very well.” for OSJ Europe Supervisor & Systems Developer. His is Steve started life as a physiologist, a familiar face, having worked for IMCA graduating with honours from Aberdeen Award from 1998 to 2010. Commissioned in 2016 University in 1981. After graduation, Steve IMCA members were well represented at the to redevelop our website, Adam stayed to studied at the University of Oxford as annual Offshore Support Journal Awards held in work on other projects then was recruited a D.Phil student before leaving to work London on 7 February. Three IMCA members, to this new role. Responsibilities include offshore in the life support side of the together with the Association, were shortlisted maintaining and improving the Secretariat’s diving industry with Comex. for the Dynamic Positioning Award. These were: IT network, website development, data After 10 years on a variety of offshore • Guidance Marine – Cyscan AS services and advanced helpdesk support. worksites around the world, Steve • Kongsberg Maritime – DPS integrated Jordan Lawler joined in December transferred to onshore operations, first reference solution 2017 as our new IT Services Assistant. with Norcem Comex Subsea and then with • Wärtsilä/GulfMark Offshore – remote- He provides frontline support for the Stena Offshore and its evolution through controlled DP trial Secretariat’s IT network, online services to what is TechnipFMC today. Steve has • IMCA – consolidated DP guidelines provided to committee members and for the been Diving Manager with Helix Well The award is given to the developer of an IMCA eCMID vessel inspection system. Ops for the last 12 years. He is currently in innovative DP product or system, or contractor Having completed an IT apprenticeship, his second term as Chairman of IMCA’s responsible for an especially innovative Jordan brings experience of working for Diving Division Management Committee. application of DP on a project. Congratulations an IT support company, where he gained go to Kongsberg Maritime for winning the exposure to a variety of systems and working category. environments.

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Dubai hosts Middle East & India CALENDAR regional meeting IMCA members from across the Middle East The meeting also included a presentation by MAY and India came to Dubai for the first of this Mike Dravitzki on Fugro’s recent work to locate 22: CMID AVI Spring 2018 year’s regional meetings. the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370. London Seminar The well attended meeting at the Jebel There were also presentations on diving London, UK Ali Hotel on 17 January was Chaired by Mike gases – how they are produced, where they 17: HSSE committee Dravitski of Fugro, who introduced the newly are found, why there are shortages and supply 22: Competence & Training cttee formed six-member regional committee. fluctuations; and on the S1-Vasishta project and 23: Marine Division committee At the half-day event IMCA CEO Allen Leatt the challenges of working on the east coast of 29: Lifting & Rigging committee gave an update on the Secretariat’s work and on India. the development of the Resilience Awareness The meeting concluded with a discussion JUNE Programme for people working in the marine on how to make members more proactive and 26: Offshore Survey committee contracting industry. Delegates recognised that contribute to IMCA’s work in the region. while this is not often discussed, it needs urgent JULY attention by the industry in the current market. 10: ROV committee Houston hosts North America SEPTEMBER 27: IMCA Lifting & Rigging regional meeting Seminar Amsterdam, The Netherlands Around 60 delegates from over two dozen area away from the diving vessel or facility in a member companies attended IMCA’s North pressurised atmosphere. OCTOBER America regional meeting in Houston on 1 The second was an informative presentation 16: North America region February in Houston, USA. Blaine Thibodeaux from Sergio Garcia of DNV-GL on the progress of Fugro, started the meeting by introducing of Data Smart Classification (D-Class). NOVEMBER himself as the Chair of the North America D-Class is a concept in which offshore Look out for information on the region and the other members of the inaugural industry classification rules incorporate the use IMCA Annual Seminar 2018 committee. of modern and sophisticated technology. This As well as receiving an update on the enables the development of new verification Key to events shown listed above: Secretariat’s work from Technical Director tools and methods and a move away from the • IMCA events Richard Benzie, there were three industry invasive, calendar-based tools and methods used • IMCA committee meetings presentations. by the offshore industry today. • Supported third-party events Laura Stewart of the JFD-National Lastly, Eric Roan, IMCA North America Hyperbaric Centre, presented on hyperbaric Representative provided an update on See the latest calendar in full at: evacuations and the advancement of hyperbaric the progress of the Coast Guard National imca-int.com/events rescue units like the Self Propelled Hyperbaric Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and its Lifeboat (SPHL). The primary advantage of subcommittees – Diving, Offshore Supply an SPHL over a traditional hyperbaric rescue Vessel, Drilling, and Production. NEW MEMBERS chamber is its ability to move divers to a safe IMCA is pleased to welcome the following new members: Book offer • Aberdeen Drilling Consultants • Ardent Over the past 20 years or so, IMCA has received royalties from the sales will be donated to • Ardent - Europe & Africa legal advice from the international law firm a charity, The Mission To Seafarers, which • Dive Works Subsea Solutions Stephenson Harwood LLP. They provide IMCA provides help and support to seafarers in • Dynamica Ropes with various forms of corporate and commercial distress due to situations such as piracy attacks, • Extramare Oy advice ranging from constitutional issues, shipwrecks and abandonment. • GAC Marine LLC contracts, property etc. • INEOS E&P A/S The firm is perhaps better known within • James Fisher Subtech Group Ltd - our sector of industry for their offshore oil & Europe & Africa gas practice, where they are engaged in many • James Fisher Subtech Group Ltd - contractual and dispute resolution matters – and Middle East & India are no doubt known to many of our Members. • MITek Two of the firm’s partners, Stuart Beadnall and • Ral Offshore Structure Engineering Simon Moore, have recently published a book Company called Offshore Construction: Law and Practice. • Sapura Geosurvey Sdn Bhd For those serious professionals engaged in • Sodexo SA - Energy & Resources contract management, the book is available via the publisher’s website: www.routledge. View the full member directory at com/9781138799967 with a 35% discount code imca-int.com/members OCLP230, valid until 31 August. The authors’

MAKING WAVES 86 • APRIL 2018 I 5 CORE COMMITTEES

Update on Offshore Safety Directive review In March 2018, the European Commission IMO report invited member states and the industry to exchange views and experiences could not be comparable, and therefore the IMCA in climate change on implementing the Offshore Safety application of such proxies should not be discussions at IMO Directive at the European Union Offshore extended to DP ships. Put simply, the offshore The IMO fuel oil consumption data collection Oil and Gas Authorities Group meeting. industry will appear to look very inefficient system became effective on 1 March 2018. The Commission is preparing a roadmap in transport mode at the second stage of data It requires owners and operators of ships of to assess the Directive’s effectiveness and analysis, because it is not a transportation 5,000 gross tonnage and above to collect and areas of potential amendments. market it is a marine construction market. report data to an IMO database from 2019. The IMCA joined with the International mandatory system is intended to be the start of “IMO 70: Our Heritage – Better Association of Drilling Contractors and a three-step process to analyse data collected Shipping for a Better Future” the European Community Shipowners’ using transport work proxies to feed in to a This year IMO celebrates 70 years since the Associations to submit an industry letter on policy debate by the IMO Marine Environment Convention establishing the organisation was the Directive’s review. Committee (MEPC). This will lead to a final adopted. For this reason, the World Maritime IMCA aims to underline the fact that agreement on targets and measures, including an Day theme for 2018 is ‘IMO 70: Our Heritage in recent years many operators refrained implementation plan in 2023. – Better Shipping for a Better Future’. The from their full responsibility by allocating In February 2018, IMCA and the theme prompts the shipping community to liabilities for pollution and consequential International Association of Oil & Gas reflect on the past, but also to look ahead to losses to marine contractors. Nevertheless, Producers (IOGP) submitted a paper to MEPC address current and future challenges for the the licensee/oil companies are the only on the difficulties of defining appropriate industry. IMCA’s Policy & Regulatory Affairs parties which have the privilege and energy efficiency metrics for Dynamically Advisor, Eleni Antoniadou, attended the 70th responsibility for the exploitation of Positioned (DP) ships to be used at the second anniversary ceremony on 6 March 2018 at the hydrocarbon reserves - not their supply stage of data analysis. IMCA collected data IMO Headquarters in London. chain contractors – and should remain fully from a sample of 66 DP ships. This was used to liable. make recommendations on the applicability of transport work proxies or other metrics. The research highlighted that the DP ship market was a very small niche with different ways of working to shipping transportation markets. As a result, energy efficiency metrics

Freelancers demonstrating their competencies Contractors are increasingly reliant on satisfaction that they are able to carry out and FAQs, a customisable Excel spreadsheet, and freelance personnel. At present, the main perform required tasks to a given standard. four additional Word documents which can be tool used to assess their competence is a With this in mind, an IMCA workgroup, used for Observation Records, Questioning curriculum vitae (CV, or résumé). This is initially formed of members of the Offshore Records, Witness Testimonies, and Candidate not always satisfactory and the requirement Survey Division Management Committee, was Testimonies. for freelancers to demonstrate their skills convened to develop an easy, cost-effective The portfolio is intended to be a dynamic and experiences is becoming increasingly and measurable way to assess and verify the document used to record tasks showing common. competence of freelance personnel agency the freelancer’s different competencies Clients, the oil and gas companies, are workers and sub-contractors. The work has and therefore suitability for a role. The driving a change. They want to move away been developed with the oversight of IMCA’s Competence Portfolio, to be rolled out initially from CVs to the use of competence portfolios. Competence & Training Core Committee in the offshore survey division, before being Some contractors also require this as part of and is intended to be applicable to personnel made available more widely, will provide their quality assurance systems. involved in all technical disciplines in which assurance to the freelancer, the agency, the In general, people want to know that those the Association’s members operate. contractor and their client. who work alongside them are competent in The electronic Personnel Competence their work. A competence portfolio would Portfolio created, based on IMCA’s existing allow individuals to demonstrate to everyone’s competence framework, consists of an Download the new materials at explanatory introduction with examples, imca-int.com/competence

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What should a DP vessel look like following a period of layup? Delegates at the IMCA Marine Technical Seminar held in Amsterdam in 2017 were asked before and after the event: What should a DP vessel look like following a period of layup? The result was a little unexpected. Prior to the event 12% answered that the vessel should be in a better condition than when it entered layup. However, when asked after the event, the percentage rose to 31%. This was an encouraging outlook and led IMCA Marine Division Management Committee to produce a concise reference to the IMCA Marine Division Management note to assist reactivation of a DP vessel following a period of layup Committee agreeing to produce a concise note with relevant information to reactivate a DP A workgroup has been formed and is due vessel following a period of layup. This would to complete its work in May 2018 and the consist of evidence gathered from the two information note published for members in June marine seminars held in 2017 and guidance 2018. currently available to the industry.

Accreditation for DP station keeping event reporting DP Practitioners rises An IMCA workgroup was formed in January by Reporting of DP station keeping events by IMCA will continue to promote the the Marine Division Management Committee IMCA members increased by 25% during reporting scheme, hence providing the to devise a scheme to accredit DP practitioners. 2017. This is hugely encouraging with reports industry with useful feedback to maintain safe The aim is to improve the consistency and received from 75 separate vessels. Certificate and efficient DP operations. conduct of DP trials and to set a minimum level of participation and industry leadership were of knowledge for DP subject matter experts. Definitions issued to 34 IMCA members. There are two proposed categorise of • DP Incident: A major system failure, The following were reported in the year: accreditation: environmental or human factor which has • 17 DP incidents 1. A company DP authority: A person who resulted in loss of DP capability • 56 DP undesired events provides advice on DP assurance processes • DP Undesired Event: A system failure, • 25 DP observations. and who is typically employed by a DP environmental or human factor which This equates to 17.3% of reports being DP vessel operator or a DP vessel chartering has caused a loss of redundancy and/or incidents and therefore resulting in the loss of company (i.e. the client) compromised DP capability DP capability. 2. A DP trials and assurance practitioner: A • DP Observation: An event that has Over the past three years the trend is person actively involved in performing DP not resulted in a loss of redundancy or positive: in 2015 the percentage was 25% and FMEAs, FMEA proving trials and DP annual compromised DP operational capability but in 2016 23.1%. trials. is still deemed worthy of sharing. The scheme is likely to have three key elements: 1. An initial desk top assessment of the applicant’s certification, qualifications, experience and knowledge New Marine Renewable Energy 2. A method to confirm suitability for accreditation Committee sets its objectives 3. Ongoing knowledge retention and IMCA’s newly formed Marine Renewable and gangway landing areas development via a structured Continuous Energy Committee met for the first time in 3. Produce three safety alert/bulletins, the first Professional Development programme. January 2018 chaired by Alan MacLeay of could cover unexploded ordinance The first meeting of the workgroup was held Subsea 7. The committee set the following five 4. Provide appropriate guidance on the use of in January 2018. Detailed proposals of the objectives for 2018: immersion suits proposed scheme are to be presented to the 1. Produce three relevant toolbox talk 5. Plan for an IMCA technical seminar in Marine Division Management Committee at guidelines for marine operations in the 2019 to highlight the work of the committee their meeting in November 2018. offshore renewable energy sector during 2018. 2. Develop an IMCA presentation covering the Further details are available in the minutes of requirements for standardised boat landings meetings available on the IMCA website.

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Seabed 2030: Fugro urges IMCA’s Offshore Survey members to become involved

Much less than 20 percent of the world’s oceans on and in the world’s oceans on a daily basis and reducing the resolution of the datasets and/ are mapped using modern survey techniques; supporting Seabed 2030 was an easy decision or delaying their release until sensitives are by 2030 the aim is to have a definitive, high to make.” removed. resolution bathymetric map of the entire world’s Crowd sourced bathymetry is one of the Urging others to get similarly ocean floor main ways Fugro is participating in the project. involved Fugro is leading the marine survey industry In 2017, the company devised a methodology As an International Contractor (ICo) member in support of the NF-GEBCO Seabed 2030 to collect high resolution bathymetry datasets of IMCA, Fugro is demonstrating its global Project, a global initiative to produce a while its survey vessels transit between projects. presence, and commitment and involvement definitive, high resolution bathymetric map Thanks to innovations in its technology with IMCA, by urging others with offshore of the entire world’s ocean floor by the year platform, these ships are able to collect data survey expertise to get similarly involved – there 2030. The initiative is facilitated by the General without dedicated staff on board. Around are some 175 members of the IMCA Offshore Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) 65,000km² of data has been collected to date, Survey Division. “We are proud to lead industry project in partnership with The Nippon and Fugro has just doubled the number of participation in this way,” says David Millar. Foundation (NF) as a means to inform global vessels working on the project to four. The “Seabed 2030 provides a perfect opportunity for policy, improve sustainable use and advance company plans eventually to roll out the us to contribute to global society and practice scientific research. approach to its entire deepwater global survey good ocean stewardship.” Any IMCA member Currently much less than 20 percent of the fleet. whose vessels are equipped with echosounder world’s oceans are mapped using modern survey Fugro is also working with its clients to systems—whether for survey or navigation—are techniques. David Millar, Fugro’s government investigate how proprietary data might be shared in a position to contribute. accounts director in the Americas explains, with the scientific community for the benefit of As he said at the recent NF-GEBCO Seabed “Fugro is in a position to help close this data humankind. It is recognised that some datasets 2030 Project press conference in Tokyo, “It is gap, and we are committed to doing our part contain sensitive information. In such cases, the our sincere hope that our actions will inspire through the Seabed 2030 project. Fugro operates integrity of client-owned data can be protected and motivate other socially responsible ocean by and maritime corporations to take similar steps. Maybe we can convince our submarine telecommunication customers to donate bathymetry data from their cable route surveys ..... Maybe we can convince our oil and gas customers to donate bathymetry data from exploration seep surveys .... Maybe other survey companies will make similar commitments to discuss the donation of privately-held data with

: The Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Image : their customers and donate bathymetry data from their vessel transits.” Along with its data contribution and data brokering efforts, Fugro is helping to establish a workflow for integrating third party datasets in David Millar, Fugro Government Accounts Director, Americas, the overall Seabed 2030 database. This process speaking on the importance of sharing data to create a culture of will address such things as data formats and international cooperation

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metadata stands, with the goal of simplifying and accelerating the rate of crowd sourced

contributions and data sharing arrangements. In 2017 Fugro deliveredImage : ? approx 65,000 km² of bathymetry data to the Seabed So far 28 international organisations are 2030 project, collected from two of its survey vessels, including Fugro Equator participating in and supporting Seabed 2030, whose networks now extend across almost Sustainable Development Goal #14 ‘to conserve 50 countries. But, as Seabed 2030’s Project and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine Director Satinder Bindra explains, “We need resources for sustainable development’.” to exponentially scale up this international Fugro’s own Seabed 2030 involvement dates cooperation. Working seamlessly and back more than 18 months to the programme’s constructively with policy makers, research and initial stages, starting with participation in the academic institutions, civil society and marine ‘Mapping the Ocean Floor’ panel at the Forum industries is mission critical. Companies that for Future Ocean Floor Mapping, and followed share data with Seabed 2030 will be issued a by industry input to the Seabed 2030 Road special commendation, be invited to our key Map and membership on the Seabed 2030 forums and will become key stakeholders in Establishment Team. the project. Their contribution will ensure we can collectively support the United Nations’

Topically the GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team, heard early in March that

Image : Fugro they had progressed to the final round of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. Their concept involves a Kongsberg Hugin AUV supported by the SEA-KIT™ unmanned surface vessel, USV Maxlimer, which allows high-resolution bathymetry and imagery data to be collected remotely. The announcement came just two weeks after the NF-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project became officially operational on 20 February.

Fugro collects multibeam echosounder data from specialist equipment

housed in a gondola platform mounted beneath the hull of survey vessel Image : ? Fugro Equator

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IMCA members get involved in IMO discussions The beginning of 2018 marked an important milestone for IMCA’s work at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Two members, the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Marine Policy and Regulatory Committee, attended and participated in IMO meetings. Peter McCombie of TechnipFMC offered insightful technical comments during the industrial personnel discussions at the Ship Design and Construction (SDC) Sub-Committee. Kyle Pemberton, of McDermott International, contributed to IMCA’s engagement with the Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) Sub-Committee. Kyle is a vessel manager at McDermott International, responsible for the marine, technical and budgetary management of two vessels. Below, he gives us his insight to some of the issues the IMO is deliberating and what they might mean to IMCA members.

IMCA’s Policy & Regulatory Advisor Eleni Antoniadou with McDermott International’s Kyle Pemberton at the IMO

The IMO PPR’s fifth session In this scenario the market will not be able recently recommended a ban to keep up with industry demand and shortages on ships carrying non-compliant may be created in the Supply Chain. At this marine fuels, to simplify the point, owners are left with the dilemma of enforcement of the 0.5% global seeking a limited supply of compliant fuel. marine sulphur cap in 2020. What In this the case, owners and operators may be exposed to penalties for not having compliant could be the implications of such fuel. To date, there is no guide for owners/ a ban for the offshore industry? operators, and Flag/ Port states in how to handle Kyle: Most of the offshore fleet already use such a situation. The offshore industry shares the Low-Sulphur Marine Gas Oil (LSMGO) burden of this risk, as there is no legal certainty and shall continue to comply with the new regarding protection to cover scenarios where regulations. However, non-offshore, i.e. compliant fuels are not available on the market. conventional shipping, vessels, which enjoy the use of heavy fuel oil for international voyages As the implementation deadline may have compatibility issues using LSMGO. draws closer, but the availability It is likely that the implementation will be laced of compliant fuels remains with some trial and error for these ship owners, uncertain, do you think that as they strive to meet the sulphur cap regulation. IMO’s guidelines for consistent Modifications may be required to be made to implementation of the 2020 their equipment with the engagement of engine sulphur cap offer sufficient manufacturers to meet the deadline. support and guidance to the For the offshore fleet, the concerns are industry? different; it’s more about supply chain Kyle: The IMO adopted the regulation in disruption. The sudden massive demand for 2008. In October 2016, it was decided that compliant fuel from the maritime industry will the implementation date should apply from 1 give fuel suppliers the problem of meeting January 2020. The PPR Sub-Committee believes greater demand.

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that inconsistencies in the implementation PPR 5 discussed also the need to combustion, position in relation to the service of compliant fuels can cause disruptions to seek uniformity and clarity in fuel tank and the equipment. The proximity to the the supply chain of marine fuels. The Sub- oil sample testing and verification. equipment however, shall account for the flow Committee met in February and proposed a Do you believe that the draft rate, temperature, type of oil and the pre- scope of work for a transitional plan with a amendments to MARPOL Annex pressure. Moreover, IMO addresses the safety roadmap to becoming sulphur compliant. VI on testing and verification aspect by including guidance on the position It is understood that the roadmap includes of the point in relation to heated surfaces and procedure of in-use fuel samples requirements for the cleaning of tanks and fuel electrical equipment, as well as the proper was a step forward on behalf of systems by certain periods. While this is the drainage of holding facilities. IMO? right approach moving forward, some vessels Many Port States are already sampling in- may face an inevitable task of modifying their Kyle: The testing and verification of in-use use fuel for vessels. Hence, it is prudent that a systems to comply. One can only envisage that fuel sample points received wide support from standard or industry practice is ascertained. It is this will impact on an organisation’s capital various delegations within the PPR Sub- a good move for IMO to set up the infrastructure expenditure. Committee. MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 14, to handle fuel oil sampling for in-use fuels as it It is therefore prudent that such concerns is the first level of control from non-compliance guarantees a uniform and consistent approach are brought to light and that there is sensitivity to ensure that bunkered fuel is compliant. Once to discerning the in-use fuel. This initiative to the impact on budgets. Moreover, PPR onboard, it is the responsibility of the owner/ also eliminates the ambiguity and the possible guidelines will be required to introduce controls operator to ensure that the loading of the fuel incorrect analysis of in-use fuels. for Port State bodies to adopt approaches to deal does not get contaminated with high sulphur The mandatory ban on non-compliant fuels, with non-compliance and with in-use fuel oil fuels. The IMO’s MEPC.1/Circ. 864 guidelines will spur interest of more organisations in the samples. The concern here is whether (or not) for onboard sampling for the verification of the way of the in-use fuel oils and their sulphur the shortage of fuel is a causal factor leading to sulphur content of fuel oil provides the position content. non-compliance is documented. of the sampling point; taking into consideration its ease of access, various fuel oil grades for

The Amazon. Kyle Pemberton is a vessel manager at McDermott International : McDermott International Image : McDermott

MAKING WAVES 86 • APRIL 2018 I 11 VIEWPOINT Is training being delivered effectively? Darren Brunton, Managing Director of KBA Training, considers the value of training and how it is delivered

Career development must be about more For a lifelong commitment to learning, than simply attending an occasional training individuals and organisations need to look course and being issued with a certificate. For beyond the bare upfront cost of training. An individuals, it should be about continuous appropriate approach to the management of personal and professional development. It is training should be adopted. Such an approach important for companies to continuously invest should address the following questions. in the training and development of their staff What are the training needs/priorities of the in order to promote organisational growth organisation/individual? What should be gained and achieve high-quality outputs. Workers from the proposed training? What training themselves must be ready to embrace training methods should be chosen for the best outcome? opportunities and reap the rewards that a Will training be delivered in a suitable mode? commitment to lifelong learning can bring. Is the course interactive, with practical or Those with the right mindset – those who are simulated scenarios and not just ‘chalk and willing to embark on a lifelong journey of skills talk’? Are the training providers and their upgrading – are the ones who will rise within trainers experienced and competent educators their organisations and prosper in their careers. able to offer the right learning environment? Training methods in the offshore diving Finally, what will be the return on investment and ROV industry have long been staid and – how will you check that the training has old-fashioned. Classroom based “chalk and worked? talk”, and more recently PowerPoint slides, A modern approach to training have been the mainstay of training courses. The offshore industry can modernise its There has been a lack of novel and informed approach to training. IMCA courses, as an educational thinking. The attitude of offshore example, involve considerable classroom industry educators has most often been “this is attendance requirements, yet in today’s learning how we have always done training, so what’s world much of this classroom content could be wrong?”. In truth, our industry has been slow to delivered using an online Learning Management look at ways of establishing more effective and System (LMS) with technical, interactive modes interactive training methods capable of meeting of training and learning. Training can be made the needs of the offshore industry now and in available 24/7, with the mindset of lifelong the future. learning being “anytime and anywhere”. Using Traditionally, many marine contracting such training and learning techniques will companies have looked at training and enhance the competence of the workforce and certification as a cost, without appreciating better engage learners. the wider benefits that well-selected high- Certain training methods have built-in means quality training can bring to them and to their of testing learners during the course of their employees e.g. a more competent and a safer training to ensure that they have completed and workforce, access to better career opportunities, understood the course content. In some cases, increased remuneration, and access to alternative it is possible to document and demonstrate that career paths. learners have implemented what they have Preparing for the pick-up learned correctly by recording their actions on During the recent downturn, many clients the worksite. This completes a 360° circle of and contractors have frozen or reduced training learning, implementation and validation. budgets. However, when the industry picks- IMCA’s recognised and approved courses are up, and for some that is now, the expectation essential to ‘life support’ and critical to ensuring will be that they have a trained and competent a safe working environment. For example, a workforce. While a handful of organisations and trained Diver Medic is expected to be able to individuals have had the foresight to continue treat an injured person and perhaps save that investing in training and development during the person’s life. Therefore, it is not advocated that downturn, many have not. A minority will be the requirement for classroom attendance should ready for when the upturn comes. be totally removed from IMCA courses. Face-

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to-face interaction remains an important element One question we are often asked is, “if of training, but having a system of online prior we study online and only have to attend the learning that can be completed before attending classroom for three days instead of five days, a course could well reduce the length of the will the course fee be reduced?”. In fact the attendance period and allow trainers to focus saving is in the attendance time. Travel time, more on the practical elements of the training time away from home or work, accommodation during the attendance phase itself. and general expenses – all of these are costly. The overall result should be a better The training providers still provide the training learning experience for the student and a more venue, enhanced simulators and/or practical competent individual at the end of the training. training. They will also have invested in an Another major advantage of utilising an online LMS capable of providing lifelong learning LMS is that, following their initial training, it support. The return on investment for such should also be possible for learners to revisit modes of training will continue to grow as the online LMS to refresh their knowledge the industry recovers and the requirement for and stay updated with current information and appropriately trained, certified and competent techniques. personnel increases.

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MAKING WAVES 86 • APRIL 2018 I 13 MARINE • DIVING

IMCA recognition of ADCI surface supplied diving Image : SolstadFarstad qualifications with International Endorsement IMCA now recognises the new Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) qualifications marked with the International Endorsement with immediate effect. The newly recognised qualifications can be found in the recently issued IMCA D 01/18 Diver and Diving Supervisor Certification and are: • ADCI Entry Level Diver/Tender – SolstadFarstad’s Normand Maximus International Endorsement • ADCI Surface-Supplied Air Diver – eCMID’s popularity grows International Endorsement Over 2,300 vessels listed on the eCMID database • ADCI Surface-Supplied Mixed Gas Diver (HEO2)– International Endorsement. There has been a marked increase in the SolstadFarstad has decided to include its No other ADCI surface-supplied or mixed gas use of IMCA’s eCMID inspection scheme whole fleet in IMCA`s eCMID database. qualifications are recognised by IMCA. for offshore vessels that benefit from an Tor Johan Tveit, Operations Director IMCA is pleased to have worked with ADCI independent International Safety Management AHTS/PSV Strategic Regions, for over the past year to resolve differences in the health check. SolstadFarstad said: surface supplied training standards between Over 2,300 vessels from more than 1,000 “One of the main reasons for taking ADCI and IMCA members’ requirements. owners and operators are now listed on the this decision is to have a common Divers holding the new ADCI internationally eCMID database, which is consulted by platform where we can administer endorsed certificates can now embark directly more than 3,800 users each year. Inspections the data of our vessels and to verify onto the IMCA Supervisor scheme. are undertaken by almost 400 Accredited accuracy. We see the benefit of The new qualifications will benefit IMCA’s Vessel Inspectors (AVIs) – and this number controlling the input, which again US members, and also the Association’s world- is rapidly expanding under the AVI eCMID makes it easier for the Accredited Vessel wide membership. This initiative has opened the scheme run by the International Institute of Inspector (AVI) when going onboard door to further potential collaboration in other Marine Surveying. to perform the inspection. This allows areas of mutual interest with ADCI in the future. To manage the increase in use and enable more time for the AVI to focus on the enhancements to the eCMID website and inspection and less time searching for software, IMCA is to introduce a nominal vessel specifications. New lifting charge for each eCMID report uploaded by “SolstadFarstad believes that the an AVI from 18 June 2018. This will also quality of the inspection will be of a guidelines enable IMCA to respond to feedback from higher standard due to this simplification stakeholders on, for example, the use of The Diving Division is pleased to advise of the inspection regime. A high focus non-Windows platforms, further website and members that a revised version of IMCA’s throughout the Company going through software developments, and to expand the core lifting and rigging guidance document such an extensive merger is to search user helpdesk. - Guidelines for lifting operations – (IMCA for ways to standardise, simplify and The additional features to the eCMID LR 006) has now been published. The look for good working platforms. We scheme will enable IMCA to develop better revised document contains a considerable have concluded that eCMID gives us performance and safety outcomes for vessel amount of new guidance aimed specifically this. We also believe that this can reduce operators and owners. at lifting operations involving divers, the number of inspections, which is eCMID has served the offshore oil and gas including advice on: welcome both for the personnel offshore and renewable energy industries well since • the safe positioning of divers during and the onshore organisation. Lastly, 1999. It provides shipowners with a practical subsea lifting operations; an overview of inspections carried out overview of how effectively their safety • the use of planned stop points when throughout the fleet gives us a good management system is being applied on their lowering/lifting objects to/from the working platform in order to easily vessels, with the understanding it has been seabed; extract the needed report or to analyse carried out by an AVI. • the appropriate use of certain selectable data.” crane and winch modes during lifting operations involving divers; • diver handling of lifted objects The eCMID database is at imcaecmid.com and further information on the underwater. AVI scheme is at emidvesselinspectors.com

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A basic understanding for a complex future JG Duncan, Remote Intervention In the medium term, all three. However, What then is the role of IMCA’s ROV Service Manager at TechnipFMC and knowing about data still requires something far Division Management Committee? Chairman of IMCA’s ROV Committee, more basic - understanding. It’s still necessary to The Committee is there to ensure that the looks at the future of Remote have the knowledge to understand what the facts offshore intervention industry still has the best Intervention are, how the 0s and 1s can be interpreted, how possible sounding board available. We should In the world of Remote Intervention, technology data can be best used. understand that change is inevitable, and ensure will change all of our working lives, offshore As ROV operators, to fully know and that our guidance documents continue to reflect and onshore. understand our operations, we need to remember that change. At a recent ROV seminar a colleague a huge array of facts. Data alone is not enough: Keeping up with technology and continuing quipped “in a few years there will be no ROV facts and information are not the same thing. to interface with regional educational pilots, surveyors, mariners or engineers; only We must have an understanding of what the establishments and schools, helps to bring clever digitally enhanced bespoke artificial data means. The next generation of remote a focus to the help we can offer future intelligence”. A sobering thought? For me, no – intervention pilots and engineers will still need generations. Local engagement is key. All just a realisation that technological advance is an underpinning of basic intelligence gathering major industry operators sponsor schools, and continuous and never-ending. skills – reading, writing, maths and science – in spend time and effort to actively engage with Digitisation is the new normal: for the order to be able to make the correct technology the next generation of operators and engineers generations to come, it will be an industry of judgements and decisions for the future. in local schools, colleges and universities. It’s baffling and wonderful complexity based on Yes, technology may change rapidly, but important that IMCA supports and encourages 0s and 1s. There will be automated vessels, an understanding of the facts underlying our this process. ROVs, AUVs gathering data seamlessly, operations will still be very important. Over many years, IMCA has developed a quietly, remotely, and in an unobtrusive and The role of IMCA’s ROV division stable foundation for industry alignment, setting environmentally acceptable manner. Competitive market economics continues baselines in competence and training, in safety, The skills and competencies of the coming to encourage a drive for more efficiency. and working towards building and sharing generation, growing up as they have in the This happens through standardisation, industry knowledge and good practice. It is our on-line world, will be very different from ours. through collaboration between educational collective responsibility to continue to learn and A large digital library of facts to assist them is establishments and industry, and through the to continue to build knowledge for our future. very useful. Which will prevail: human, remote development of smarter technologies. or artificial intelligence intervention?

Re-tuning the IMO Diving Instruments IMCA and the International Association of international offshore diving system safety agenda for the next two years. IMCA’s Senior Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) have jointly issues at the time. However, the Code has not Diving Technical Adviser Bryan McGlincy put forward a proposal to the International been revised since 1995, and the Guidelines and IOGP Diving Operations Subcommittee Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the revision have not been revised since 1991. This has led Chairman Rick Taylor, also presented the case of its two diving instruments: resolution to omissions and obsolescence in the current for revision to a plenary session of the IMO A.831(19) the Code of Safety for Diving documents in comparison with contemporary Ship Systems and Equipment Subcommittee Systems and resolution A.692(17) Guidelines industry guidance. in March. and specifications for hyperbaric evacuation IMCA and IOGP have jointly submitted A decision from IMO is expected by systems. two papers to IMO outlining why industry the end of May. If the work goes ahead, the When the IMO instruments were first believes the work of revising the two diving earliest possible date for completion will be developed, they successfully helped to address resolutions should be placed on the IMO 2020.

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