Oil Companies

International Marine
Forum

& The Vetting Activity

Pierre KARSENTI
 OCIMF History

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 OCIMF Members (1)

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 OCIMF Members (2)

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 OCIMF Committee Structure

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 OCIMF Objectives – Promulgation – SIRE (1)

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 OCIMF Objectives – Promulgation – SIRE (2)

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 OCIMF Objectives – Promulgation – SIRE (3)

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 OCIMF Objectives – Promulgation – SIRE (4)

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 TOTAL’s Vetting Procedures
„ To control the Group’s Shipping exposure to
risk
? INSPECTION
Other Reports
„ To assess potential tanker candidates using Inspected TEAM
risk assessment methods Unclassed +
Unclassed – SIRE
„ The approval by Vetting of any maritime
Rejected
operation is requested when:
Î The cargo belongs to a Group entity
Inspection Report Casualties
Î The vessel is chartered by a Group entity
Î The loading (discharging) takes place in a Group
terminal Vetting
Î Any operation related to Heavy Fuel Oil on a Request Terminal
vessel over 5,000 DWT
TRADER
CHARTERER VETTING
„ More than 1,100 inspections / year by 16 Equasis
TERMINAL TEAM
inspectors around the world
OPERATOR
Risk
„ More than 15,000 assessments / year by Vetters Ind. Publications
Assessment

„ About 12 owner’s head office audits / year to Voyage Report

Shipowner Audit
determine the quality of the technical support
offered to the fleet
YES Websites
„ A few Vetting rules
Î No tanker over 25 years or
Î If DWT>30,000, no over 20 years SHIPOWNER
Î No tanker more than 15 years for T/C NO AUDITOR
Î No tanker aged more than 15 years for Heavy Fuel
Oil

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 THANK YOU

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