May 2020 newsletter
The Marine Surveying Academy has published its May 2020 newsletter, aimed at accredited vessel inspectors and the wider eCMID community.
IMCA actively participating in eCMID online festival of knowledge
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will be actively participating in an eCMID online festival of knowledge aimed at sharing the latest updates with Accredited Vessel Inspectors (AVIs). The IMCA eCMID system provides the marine and offshore industry with standardised formats for vessel inspection and offers a safety management system (SMS) ‘health check’. Using eCMID … Continue reading “IMCA actively participating in eCMID online festival of knowledge”
New eCMID inspection app enters public testing
A new eCMID inspection app is now available for testing, with an invitation issued to all registered accredited vessel inspectors (AVIs). Built as a progressive web app (PWA), this will make the system truly cross-platform as it uses a web browser to run. This means that inspection reports will be able to be completed on … Continue reading “New eCMID inspection app enters public testing”
Minor version updates – eCMID and eMISW
New revisions of the eCMID (IMCA M 149 issue 11.1) and eMISW (IMCA M 189 issue 4.1) have been launched, together with related updates to the eCMID website and inspection application. The changes are minor in nature – generally updating NA/NS and image upload options on a small number of questions – and do not … Continue reading “Minor version updates – eCMID and eMISW”
Report validity – IMCA advice during ongoing COVID-19 situation
IMCA has issued information note IMCA M 01/20 – Marine and DP assurance – IMCA advice during ongoing COVID-19 situation. It contains the following advice regarding eCMID and eMISW inspections: For audits expiring between now (March) and July 2020, IMCA recommends that the validity be extended for four months. The database website is being temporarily … Continue reading “Report validity – IMCA advice during ongoing COVID-19 situation”
August 2019 newsletter
The Marine Surveying Academy has published its August 2019 newsletter, aimed at accredited vessel inspectors and the wider eCMID community.
New eCMID feature – Other document types
We are pleased to advise of a new feature in the IMCA eCMID database website, which allows vessel operators to upload additional documents that may be of interest to their clients, as part of a broader vessel assurance system. This non-mandatory features includes the following categories: Annual DP trial reports Failure modes and effects analyses … Continue reading “New eCMID feature – Other document types”
IMCA warns against offline use of eCMID system
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has issued a notice setting out the benefits of eCMID, its online vessel inspection system, and warning users that offline use is no longer permitted. Since 1 January 2018, IMCA has only recognised formal inspection reports conducted using its eCMID application and uploaded into the database website (www.imcaecmid.com). Any … Continue reading “IMCA warns against offline use of eCMID system”
IMCA to unveil eCMID updates at AVI London-based seminar
There are over 450 Accredited Vessel Inspectors (AVIs) for the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) eCMID vessel inspection scheme around the world. This week sees the AVIs’ One Day Seminar being held in London (Regent’s University, 19 June). Three key members of the IMCA secretariat will be among the speakers at the seminar. Mark Ford, … Continue reading “IMCA to unveil eCMID updates at AVI London-based seminar”
April 2019 newsletter
The Marine Surveying Academy has published its April 2019 newsletter, aimed at accredited vessel inspectors and the wider eCMID community. http://www.ecmidvesselinspectors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/eCMID-AVI-Newsletter-April-2019-2.pdf