Vetting Inspections for Bulk Carriers

Comprehensive 2-day training that will allow course participants to make properly informed decisions applicable to vessel vetting for bulk carriers

Objectives

To provide and empower ship managers, owners, terminal operators and all those involved in the vetting process with a deeper understanding and additional skill sets to make properly informed decisions applicable to vessel vetting.



Entry requirements

General knowledge about shipping industry and processes on board

Who should attend:
Shipping Companies: Technical Director, Superintendent, Fleet Manager, CSO, Quality Manager, Internal Auditor, Designated Person, and support staff
On Board Personnel: Nautical Officers, Engineers, Rating, SSO, Terminal Operators

Duration: 2 days


In less than two decades the vessel vetting process has completely changed the market. Almost all trading operators around the world have adopted vetting as a pre-selection process for vessels offered for chartering by measuring their compliance with Minimum Marine Safety Criteria. Moreover, the process is still developing: from onboard physical inspections only to comprehensive ship operators' Quality Management Systems, such as DryBMS

Understanding the various aspects of the vetting process is of paramount importance for all vessel operators to turn current constraints into business opportunities.

Following a description of the fundamental concepts and terms applicable im maritime risk management, the vetting process itself is presented under different perspectives for a full comprehension of its objectives and how to achieve them. The vessel screening, the inspections and the Dry Bulk Management System (DryBMS) are analysed to give the key players, both onboard and ashore, the tools to prepare and proactively respond to the various issues related to vetting controls. The course content includes the latest developments of the industry, such as the RightShip inspection questionnaire RISQ and DryBMS.


The course focuses on:

  • Background and business drivers for vetting
  • Vessel screening
  • Reducing risk in ship vetting
  • Third parties vetting systems (RightShip)
  • Arrangement and preparation for on-board inspection
  • The on-board inspection (based on RISQ)
  • Observations and findings
  • Operators' comments
  • Introducing DryBMS