Overview
The Offshore Vessel Management and Self Assessment (OVMSA) programme is a tool to help companies operating offshore vessels to assess, measure and improve their management systems.
These systems, outlined in this new and updated publication, encompasses all company activities, including technical, operational, personnel and Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE), both on board and ashore.
By aligning their own policies and procedures with the best practice detailed in this programme, companies can improve their performance and attain high standards of safety and pollution prevention.
This second edition has been updated to reflect current legislation, expectations and emerging issues, and reflects feedback from companies, industry bodies and users of OVMSA.
The 2019 edition contains thirteen elements:
Leadership and the Safety Management System
Recruitment and management of shore-based personnel
Recruitment, management and wellbeing of vessel personnel
Vessel reliability and maintenance, including critical equipment
Navigational safety
Offshore operations and the management of contractors
Management of change
Incident reporting, investigation and analysis
Safety management
Environmental and energy management
Emergency preparedness and contingency planning
Measurement, analysis and improvement
Maritime security
Content
Contents
Purpose and scope iii
Contents v
Glossary vii
Abbreviations xi
Section one
The Offshore Vessel Management and Assessment programme 1
1.1 Introduction 2
1.2 Continual improvement 2
1.3 Key performance indicators 3
1.4 Self assessment process 4
1.5 Verification process 5
1.6 Submitting reports 5
Section two
The 13 elements of the OVMSA guidelines 6
Element one
Leadership and the Safety Management System 9
1 Management, leadership and accountability 11
1A Developing and maintaining a Safety Management System 14
Element two
Recruitment and management of shore-based personnel 17
Element three
Recruitment, management and wellbeing of vessel personnel 21
3 Recruitment and management of vessel personnel 23
3A Wellbeing of vessel personnel 28
Element four
Vessel reliability and maintenance, including critical equipment 31
4 Vessel reliability and maintenance 33
4A Vessel reliability and maintenance (critical equipment) 40
Element five
Navigational safety 43
Element six
Offshore operations and the management of contractors 49
6A Offshore operations – Mooring 51
6B Offshore operations – Safe access 52
6C Offshore operations – Cargo, bunkering, ballasting and stability 53
6D Offshore operations – Lifting and hoisting 56
6E Offshore operations – Management of contractors 57
6F Specialist activities – Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations 60
6G Specialist activities – Anchor Handling and Towing (AHT) 62
6H Specialist activities – Geophysical and geotechnical 64
6I Specialist activities – Heavy lift 66
Offshore Vessel Management and Self Assessment (OVMSA)
Element seven
Management of change 69
Element eight
Incident reporting, investigation and analysis 75
Element nine
Safety management 81
9 Safety management: shore-based monitoring 83
9A Safety management: fleet monitoring 85
Element ten
Environmental and energy management 87
Element eleven
Emergency preparedness and contingency planning 93
Element twelve
Measurement, analysis and improvement 99
12 Measurement, analysis and improvement (inspections) 101
12A Measurement, analysis and improvement (audits) 103
Element thirteen
Maritime security
Details
Title: Offshore Vessel Management and Self Assessment, (OVMSA). Second Edition 2019
Subtitle: A Best Practice Guide.
Number of Volumes: 1
Product Code: WS1727K
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-846-5 (9781856098465), ISBN 10: 1-85609-846-X (185609846X)
Published Date: December 2019
Binding Format: Hardback
Weight: 1.00 kg
Author: Oil Companies International Marine Forum