Tanker Vetting and Inspection course

This five-day Tanker Vetting and Inspection course is aimed at developing an appreciation of the key practical issues for anyone involved with vetting and tanker inspections. During this course you will be encouraged to explore participate in technical exercises and real life scenarios and to enhance your learning experience. The course has been developed and will be delivered by a tanker vetting and inspection specialist. Some key learning points are :

Knowing the rules

• Overview of SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW and ISGOTT
• How the vetting decision is made?

The SIRE programme

• The operating principles of SIRE
• How reports are accessed by recipients
• What the delivered reports look like
• Using the Weprevetts for SIRE self-inspections
• Reporting defects and corrective actions – The defect management system

SIRE inspections – key issues

• Overall safety
• Conduct of the inspection
• The SIRE report editor – The inspector’s reporting tool
• Inspector observations
• Other comments, additional comments
• The new officer qualification matrix
• Getting ready and staying ready for inspection

An introduction to spot chartering and vetting

• Why do oil companies inspect tankers
• Background
• Vetting and risk management
• Assessment of vessel acceptability the vetting tools (commercial information, casualty reports, terminal feedback etc.)