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SIRE?Program
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SIRE
What?is?SIRE?
Oil Companies International Marine Forum
Ship Inspection Report (SIRE) Programme
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Vetting Vetting and and Inspection Inspection Processes Processes
SIRE?program ? In 1993, OCIMF (The Oil Companies International Marine Forum) established vessel inspection report (SIRE / Ship Inspection?Report)?program ? An automated central computer system (“SIRE System”) was set up in OCIMF’s London offices to receive, store and distribute the Reports and any Operator Comments within?interested?parties,?mainly?charterers.
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Vetting
What?is?“Vetting”?
Vetting is the process by which a charterer determines whether a ship is suitable to be chartered, based on the information available to it.
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Vetting
Considerations?by?Vetting?Department
Fleet?Profile
Operator
Voyage?Risk Assessment
CLASS
AGE
TMSA
Flag?State
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Vetting
Vetting?Selection?Flowchart?‐ 1
Maybe
Oil?Major
Input?ship?for Vetting Clear?for Chartering?
Yes No
Another?ship available?
Yes
No
Vetting?& Assurance Dept.
Contd….
Fix?Voyage
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Vetting
Vetting?Selection?Flowchart?‐ 2
Operator?requests inspection
Vetting?& Assuranc e?Dept.
Initiate?SIRE inspection
Carry?out SIRE inspection
Evaluate Risk
Operator?uploads comments
Re‐ evaluate Risk
Low Risk
Yes
No
Reject?Ship
Eligible?for Charter
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SIRE
What?is?SIRE?
The SIRE Programme is a unique tanker risk assessment tool of value to charterers, ship operators, terminal operators and government bodies?concerned?with?ship?safety.
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SIRE
SIRE?uses?the?following?two?documents
Vessel?Inspection?Questionnaire Vessel?Particulars?Questionnaire
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VIQ
VIQ?Chapters
Chapte r 1 General?Information
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Title
Certification?and?Documentation Crew?Management Navigation Safety?Management Pollution?Prevention Structural?Condition Cargo?and?Ballast?Systems?– Oil,?Chemical,?LPG,?LNG Mooring Communications Engine?and?Steering?Compartments General?appearance?and?condition Ice?Operations

VIQ
Who?has?access?to?SIRE?‐ VIQ
OCIMF members
PSC
Terminal Operators
Charterers
Port Authorities
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VIQ
VIQ?Question Observation
Other?Comments 4?Choices?for the?inspector to?choose from
Operator’s?1st Comments
Operator’s?2nd Comments
Attachments
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Vetting
Consequence?of?Failure?of?Vetting
Case?1: Vessel?underwent?a?SIRE inspection and received 14 observations. As a result, the vessel was rejected by the Charterer for business. This resulted in a financial loss to the Company because of loss of Charter and payments of fuel costs to the amount of $3.5Mil. The Company also?lost?its?reputation?with?the?Charterer.
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Vetting
Consequence?of?Failure?of?Vetting
Case?2: Vessel?underwent?a?SIRE inspection and received 5 observations. As a result, the vessel was given a technical hold for 6 months. Technical hold prevents the vessel from being chartered, entering a terminal operated or carrying cargo of an Oil Major. The above case had a potential loss?to?the?company?of?$13.0Mil.
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Vetting
Vetting?System?(SHELL)
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