International Maritime Risk Rating Agency

 

Sample Ship Risk Assessment Report

 

Vessel Risk Questionnaire for Oil & Gas Tankers, Chemical Tankers,
Combination Carriers LNG and Shuttle Tankers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Edition Revision One

 

3 October 2016


Index:

 

 

Section

Title

Page

One

Statistical Risk Factors

3

Two

Vessel’s Dynamic Risk Information

4

Three

Verified Risk Factors

10

Four

Example IMRRA Information Sources

11

 

 

 


Section One: Statistical Risk Factors

 

Definition: Vessel criteria that does not significantly vary over time, and are associated with long-term vessel risks.

 

 

VESSEL’S GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Vessel name:

 

IMO number:

 

Date of delivery:

 

Flag:

 

Port of registry:

 

 

 

KEY CRITERIA FOR RISK CALCULATION

 

1. VESSEL TYPE

 

1.1   Type

 

 

2. FLAG

 

2.1   Country

 

2.2   Is it the flag of convenience?

 

2.3   Flag color MOU list (white, gray, black)

 

 

3. SIZE

 

3.1   DWT

 

3.2   Length Overall

 

3.3   Breadth Extreme

 

 

4.  SHIPBUILDER

 

4.1   Shipbuilder name

 

4.2   Shipbuilder (profile)

 

4.3   Building period

 

 

 

5. REGION OF OPERATION

 

5.1   Area of operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY

 

6.1   Classification society (name)

 

6.2   IACS members or not

 

6.3  Class condition

 

6.4  Class notation

 

6.5  Class recommendation/memoranda

 

6.6   Dual class

 

6.7   Ice class

 

6.8   History of Class changes

 

 

 

7.  VESSEL LIFE TIME

 

7.1   New build

 

7.2   Age > 15 Years

 

7.3   Laid up vessel

 

7.4   History of technical management

 

7.5   Last Annual Survey

 

7.6   Last Intermediate survey

 

7.7   Last special survey

 

7.8   Unscheduled repairs

 

7.9  Condition Assessment Program (for the vessel age>15 and DWT more than 20000 tons)

 

7.10 Last Dry Dock

 

7.11 Thickness measurement report

 

7.12 Ballast tank coating condition

 

 

 

 

8. CHARTERING

 

8.1   Charterer name

 

8.2   Type of contract

 

 

 

 

9. THE TECHNICAL OPERATOR OF THE VESSEL (profile)

 

9.1   Vessel Technical Operator

 

9.2   Number of years under current management

 

9.3   Number pollution incidents under current management

 

9.4   Number of groundings under current management

 

9.5   Number of collisions under current management

 

9.6   Feedback on the management fleet

 

9.7   Feedbacks concerning current management

 

9.8   The operator’s fleet incident/ accident history within last three years

 

9.9   Seafarers social network information

 

 

 

10. THE BENEFICIAL OWNER (Profile)

 

10.1   The Beneficial Owner (name)

 

10.2   Number of years this ship has been operated by this Operator

 

10.3  Feedbacks on the management fleet

 

10.4  Feedback reports concerning current management

 

10.5   Operators social network data

 

 

 

11. COMMERCIAL MANAGER (Profile)

 

11.1   Commercial Manager (name)

 

11.2   Number of years this ship has been under current management

 

11.3  Feedback on the management fleet

 

11.4  Feedback concerning the current management

 

11.5  Operators social network data

 

 

 

 

12. HULL

 

12.1   Type of hull

 

12.2   Major hull changes

 


Section Two: Vessel’s Dynamic Risk Information

 

Definition: From changes in the frequency or severity of data collected: E.g. PSC and USCG, Safety Inspections, Terminal feedback and Inspection reports.

 

1. PORT STATE CONTROL (result of inspection) 

 

1.1     U.S. Coast Guard

 

1.2     Tokyo MoU

 

1.3     Paris MoU

 

1.4     Black Sea MoU

 

1.5     IOMOU on PSC

 

1.6     Indian Ocean MoU

 

1.7     Med MoU

 

1.8     Caribbean MOU

 

1.9     Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)

 

1.10   Australian Maritime Safety Authority

 

1.11   Transport Canada, Port State Control

 

1.12   Panama Canal Authority

 

1.13   Latin American Agreement on Port State Control

 

1.14   Abuja MoU

 

1.15   Riyadh MoU

 

1.16   Detentions (if any)

 

 

 

2. FLAG STATE CONTROL

 

2.1   The vessel inspection result

 

2.2   Detentions if any

 

2.3   Noted deficiencies if any

 

 

 

3. THE VESSEL’S INTELLIGENCE 

 

3.1    Pollution incidents within the last 24 months.

 

3.2   Grounding incidents within the last 24 months.

 

3.3   Collision incidents within the last 24 month.

 

3.4  Incidents related to violation of drug and alcohol policy within the last 24 month.

 

3.5   Incident/ accident history within the last 3 years

 

3.6 Feedback from seafarers

 

3.7 Feedback from industry participants

 

3.8 Port/Terminal feedbacks on the vessel performance

 

3.9  The seafarers social network

 

 

4. HULL

 

4.1   Damage or excessive wastage of ship’s side shell plates

 

4.2   Damage or excessive wastage of ship’s bulwarks and handrails

 

4.3   Damage or excessive wastage of ship’s  weather decks

 

4.4   Damage or excessive wastage of ship’s cargo tanks/holds structure

 

4.5   Damage or excessive wastage of ship’s ballast tanks

 

4.6   Condition of hatch cover arrangements including gaskets (if applicable)

 

4.7   General condition of service pipework

 

4.8  Condition of weather tight doors and small access hatches

 

4.9  Fire dampers, quick-closing devices and means of control free of corrosion, marked, ease of operation

 

4.10  Violation of cargo and ballast tanks inspection period

 

4.11  Visibility of draft marks, Plimsoll marks, load line

 

 

 

5. MACHINERY

 

5.1   Number of main engines

 

5.2   General condition of Electric cable arrangements

 

5.3   General condition of light covers

 

5.4   General appearance of the Engine room

 

5.5   Significant content of oil, rubbish and sediment in bilges

 

5.6   Main propulsion system operability

 

5.7   Auxiliary engines operability

 

5.8   Emergency generator arrangement operability

 

5.9   Steering gear operability

 

5.10  Condition of insulation of exhaust and vapor pipes

 

5.11  Engine alarm arrangements

 

5.12  Leakage in the engines or piping systems

 

5.13  Sulphur Emission Control Area /  Emission Control Area legislation compliance

 

5.14  General condition of other machinery equipment

 

 

 

6.  NAVIGATION AND BRIDGE

 

6.1   Nautical publications availability and updating

 

6.2   Nautical charts availability and updating

 

6.3   Violation of international regulations

 

6.4   Navigational equipment and instruments  operability

 

6.5   Lights and sound signals operability

 

6.6   Communication systems operability

 

6.7   GMDSS operability

 

6.8   Antenna systems condition

 

6.9   EPIRB operability

 

6.10 Radio publications and manuals availability and updating

 

6.11 Alarms of fire detection in working order

 

 

 

7. OIL TANKER CARGO SYSTEM

 

7.1   Operation of lading computer and program (if applicable)

 

7.2   Stability problems

 

7.3   Cargo/ballast tanks sloshing or restrictions

 

7.4   Operation of cargo, ballast and stripping pumps

 

7.5   Cargo/ vapor/ inert gas lines condition

 

7.6   Cargo monitoring equipment

 

7.7   Ballast monitoring equipment

 

7.8   Cargo venting system

 

7.9   Inert gas system working (if available)

 

7.10 Crude Oil Washing working (if available)

 

7.11 General condition of other cargo equipment

 

 

 

8. LIFESAVING APPLIANCE

 

8.1   Condition of lifeboats

 

8.2   Lifeboat inventory

 

8.3   Condition of rescue boats

 

8.4   Lifeboat/rescue boat engines operability

 

8.5   Life rafts and launching arrangements operability

 

8.6   Launching arrangements for rescue boats and life rafts

 

8.7   Condition of lifebuoys

 

8.8   Condition of lifejackets

 

8.9   Condition of immersion suits

 

8.10  Pyrotechnics

 

8.11  General condition of other lifesaving equipment

 

 

 

 

 

9. FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCE

 

9.1   Condition of Fire main piping and hydrants

 

9.2   Fire pumps operability

 

9.3   Portable fire extinguishers operability

 

9.4   Breathing apparatuses operability

 

9.5   Fixed firefighting systems operability

 

9.6   Quick closing devices for tank shut-off and emergency stop of pumps and fans operability

 

9.7   Firemen outfits and breathing apparatus operability

 

9.8   Emergency Escape Breathing Devices operability

 

9.9   General condition of other firefighting equipment

 

 

 

10. POLLUTION PREVENTION

 

10.1   Oil Record Book maintenance

 

10.2   Condition of scupper plugs and boundary coaming (if available)

 

10.3   Operability of equipment for dealing with oil spills

 

10.4   Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment operability

 

10.5   Oily Water Separator operability

 

10.6   Oily Water Separator 15ppm (ppm - parts per million) Bilge Alarm Monitors

 

10.7   Garbage collection

 

10.8   Crew familiarization with the sewage system and the treatment plan

 

10.9   General condition of other pollution prevention equipment

 

 

 

11. MOORING EQUIPMENT

 

11.1   Anchoring equipment operability

 

11.2   Mooring winches operability

 

11.3   General condition of mooring wires, ropes and tails

 

11.4   General condition of other mooring equipment

 

 

 

12. GENERAL SAFETY

 

12.1   SOLAS training manuals onboard

 

12.2   Crew familiarization with the steering gear switchover procedures and with the use of emergency steering device

 

12.3   Crew familiarization with emergency power arrangements

 

12.4   Crew familiarization with starting emergency fire pump

 

12.5   Crew familiarization with company’s safety and environmental protection policy

 

 

 

13.1 Crew Qualifications & Officer’s Crew Details

 

13.11 Officer's Crew Details

 

13.12 Vessels in Service

 

13.13 Rank:

 

13.14 Nationality:

 

13.15 Certificate compliance

 

13.16 Issuing Country

 

13.17 Tanker certificate

 

13.18 Specialized Tanker Training

 

13.19 Radio qualification

 

13.111 How many years  operator works with crewmember

 

13.112 Vessels in service

 

13.113 Tanker type

 

13.114 All Vessels

 

13.115 How long crew member been on board?

 

13.116 English proficiency

 

13.117 Years on Watch

 

 

 

13.2  Engineer's Crew Details

 

13.21 Crew Details:

 

13.22 Vessels in Service

 

13.23 Rank:

 

13.24 Nationality:

 

13.25 Certificate compliance

 

13.26 Issuing Country

 

13.27 Tanker certificate

 

13.28 Specialized Tanker Training

 

13.29 Radio qualification

 

13.30 How many years operator works with crewmember

 

13.311 Vessels in service

 

13.312 Tanker type

 

13.313 All Vessels

 

13.314 How long crew member been on board?

 

13.315 English proficiency

 

13.316 Years on Watch

 

 

 

14. CREW

 

24.1   Crew on board is in line with the minimum Safe Manning Certificate

 

24.2   Crew Certificates of competence availability

 

24.3   Medical examination Certificate availability

 

24.4   Crew members familiarization with their duties, responsibilities and the safety equipment

 

24.5   Crew hours of rest in line with MLC/STCW requirements

 

24.6   Master experience in rank

 

24.7   Master experience on the vessel type

 

24.8   Master month tour

 

24.9   Chief mate experience in rank

 

24.10 Chief mate experience on the vessel type

 

24.11 Chief mate month tour

 

24.12 Chief Engineer experience in rank

 

24.13 Chief Engineer experience on the vessel type

 

24.14 Chief Engineer month tour

 

24.15 Chief 2nd Engineer experience in rank

 

24.16 2nd Engineer experience on the vessel type

 

24.17 2nd Engineer duration on board

 

 

 

 


 

Section Three: Verified Risk Factors

 

Definition: Verified Information is collected during a physical vessel inspection, and is available for Owners/Managers only - not available for third parties.

 

This section includes non–compliance / non-conformities with items from parts one and two (if any) and other inspector's comments noted in the process of the verification inspection.

 

1 NEGATIVE OBSERVATIONS

 

Questions: which have been answered “NO” and the comments made by the inspector to supplement the negative answers.

Number

Observations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 NOT APPLICABLE ANSWERS

 

Definition: Questions marked “N/A” and comments made by the inspector to supplement the answers.

Number

Questions answered “N/A”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 NOT SEEN ANSWERS

 

Definition: Questions marked “Not Seen” and comments made by the inspector to supplement the answers.

Number

Questions answered “N/S”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section Four: Example IMRRA Information Sources

 

***Excludes IMRRA's Commercial Intelligence Network***

 

Number

Company Name

Website

1

China Classification Society

http://www.ccs.org.cn/

2

American Bureau of Shipping

http://www.eagle.org/

3

Equasis

www.equasis.com

4

Fleetmon

https://www.fleetmon.com

5

IACs

http://www.iacs.org.uk

6

Hungarian Register of Ships

http://report.crs.hr/hrbwebreports/

7

IHS

www.ihs.com

8

Korean Register

http://www.krs.co.kr/

9

Marinerating database

www.marinerating.com

10

Marinetraffic.com

www.marinetraffic.com

11

MoU’s

Varies

12

Q88

www.q88.com

13

DNV GL

http://vesselregister.dnvgl.com/vesselregister/vesselregister.html

14

VeriSTAR Info

http://www.veristar.com/

15

Vessel Tracker

www.vesseltracker.com

 

 

END OF SAMPLE VESSEL RISK ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT

 

For more vessel assessment information contact:

 

Wayne Hurley

Head of Business Development

15 Stratton Street

London, W1J 8QL

United Kingdom

Phone+44(0) 20 7900 2841

Emailwayne.hurley@marinerating.com

 

Title:

IMRRA Sample Vessel Risk Assessment Report

Author:

Wayne Hurley

Version:

1.0

Revision Date:

October 2016

 

*Data contained herein is subject to change without notification.