While the offshore lifting and rigging operations become more and more sensitive topic, IMCA announces the Crane and Winch Operations Workgroup (CWOW) as their core activities. The recent attention of the stakeholders of the wind farm market on the OAS (Offshore…
While the review of the IMO Circular 645 – Guidelines for vessels with Dynamic Positioning systems – is expected to be reviewed in 2017 bringing important key elements in the design and operation of DP vessel (see our article dated…
Da sempre Medea è molto sensibile sul tema “nuove norme”. Diamo qui qualche aggiornamento, ad oggi 25 Gennaio 2016, sullo status Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC). STATUS DELLA CONVENZIONE La convenzione entra in forza 12mesi dopo la verifica dei due…
Dopo la presentazione del 20 maggio 2015 presso l’Aula Grande dell’Università Parthenope di Napoli (leggi qui) sul tema generale delle Navi a Posizionamento Dinamico (Navi DP) e dando seguito alle varie richieste di condivisione dei relativi contenuti, abbiamo deciso di…
Medea is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Gennaro Russolillo, GM of Medea srl – Marine Design & Consultancy, as Non-Exclusive Surveyor of Flag of St. Vincent and The Grenadines. The appointment is signed by Commisioner for Maritime Affairs of SVG Maritime…
Medea has taken part in the Italian Committee of BUREAU VERITAS, gathered in Napoli at Museo Filangiaeri – expressly opened before schedule to the public- on November 25, 2015, coordinated by the Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore. The event was arranged…
How to carry out a DP Footprint Verification with Kongsberg DP software rel. 8? Medea srl, Naval Architects, Marine Engineers & DP Auditors Company, has recently found that the new version 8 of the Kongsberkg DP software does not allow DP…
IMCA and MTS are the most accredited bodies giving guidance for the offshore players operating DP units. Both of them have release, among the others, guidelines on the preparation of the DP Operation Manual. Medea has recently carried out a Gap Analysis of an IMCA-based DPOM…
The latest update to ISO 9001 is underway, the first since ISO 9001:2008. But it is really the first major revision since ISO 9001:2000, which essentially consolidated three previous standards including ISO 9001, ISO 9002 and ISO 9003. What is…
The IMO Circular 645 “Guidelines for vessels with DP systems” was issued on 1994. This tool is ruling over 20 years quite well. But the DP industry had gone through significant development and growth and a review of th 645 is…
We pass on our Customer and Subscrivers this important IMCA DP Safety Flash – no. 3/2015 with subject: DP Management – Collision with Rig, which can be found here: http://www.imca-int.com/media/210393/imca_dp_safety_flash_03-15.pdf Shortly, attention is drawn on human factor behind main cause ostensibly recorded as “enviromental”. The lesson…
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