CEFIC Ship Vetting Workshop European Barge Inspection Scheme EBIS 2011
Introduction How it began CEFIC/OCIMF : Responsible Care Charter Worldwide commitment of chemical and oil industry Health Safety Environment
Introduction Responsible Care Not only for industry itself Also partners are to be observed A chain is as strong as its weakest link
Introduction How to obtain our goal? –Inspections by individual companies Costly Inefficient Additional burden –ICE programme SQAS packages
Introduction SQAS Package Barge Cooperation between oil & chemical industry EBIS started 1 st July 1998 Initial: - Germany - Switzerland - The Netherlands - Belgium - Luxembourg 1999 : - France 2001: - Danube
Organisation Three committees –Management Committee –Accreditation Committee –Questionnaire Committee Members –Oil and Chemical Companies –Oil and Chemical Companies + Barge Owners
Areas of Cooperation Common Questionnaire Trained and accredited inspectors Central database
Areas of Cooperation Common Questionnaire ± 280 objective questions 7 different Questionnaires Available in four languages Not static, but adopted as necessary Aim to avoid different interpretations of the questions objectivity Carried out in relative short time period
Areas of Cooperation Trained and accredited inspectors Inspector = ambassador of the organisation Basic requirements: –Theoretical knowledge –Practical experience –Followed the training course and succeeded the test
EBIS-inspectors Today, October 12th., 2011: -53 Accreditated EBIS-inspectors. -48 EBIS-inspectors with ADN type-C Accreditation. -29 EBIS-inspectors with ADN type-G Accreditation. -16 EBIS-inspectors German language. - 6 EBIS-inspectors French language. -31 EBIS-inspectors Dutch language.
Areas of Cooperation Central database Only members can initiate an inspection Inspector is contacted by EBIS member 7 days time for owners to give comments Report stays valid for 12 months
Partners IVR –General support –Promotion PHAROX –IT management
Cost of EBIS Non-profit organisation Costs spread over members No charge for accessing a report
Juridical aspects NO “EBIS approved” vessels Inspector only states facts Member will judge the report No limit to any normal commercial practice
Goals of EBIS Reducing costs for members owners Improve efficiency Raise quality & safety level of barges
EBIS PRINCIPALS -ARKEMA -BASF -BAYER -BOREALIS POLYMERS -BP -CARGILL INTERNATIONAL -CHEVRON -CONOCO-PHILIPS
EBIS PRINCIPALS -DOW CHEMICALS -EVONIK - EXXON-MOBIL -HOLBORN -H&R CHEMPHARM -INEOS -INVISTA -KOCH SUPPLY & TRADING -LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND
EBIS PRINCIPALS -LUKOIL -LYONDELL-BASELL -MARQUARD & BAHLS -MOL -MORGAN STANLEY -MORGAN J.P. VENTURES ENERGY -NESTE OIL -OMV -PETROPLUS
EBIS PRINCIPALS -RHODIA -RWE -SABIC EUROPE -SHELL -STAMPORTS UK LTD -STATOIL-NAVION -STYRON -TOTAL
EBIS-inspections 2010 type-N. type-C. type-G. Total. Tankers (743) (475) (59) (1277) (808) (370) (57) (1235) Dumb-barges (73) (29) (9) (111) (79) (30) (10) (119) Push-boats Total (887) (504) (68) (1459) (958) (400) (67) (1425)