CEFIC Workshop Good Practices for Ship Vetting Brussels 12 October 2011 New CEFIC Guidance on Good Practices for Ship Vetting Luc Cassan BASF Vetting Department

2 CEFIC workshop on vetting - Brussels 12/10/ /08/2011 CEFIC Ship Vetting Guidance Background Starting point: Responsible Care idea Vetting of ships = voluntary = individual standards implementation CEFIC Ship Vetting Guidance = information only

3 CEFIC workshop on vetting - Brussels 12/10/ /08/2011 CEFIC Ship Vetting Guidance Background Why is vetting needed? Substandard ships continue to trade In case of accident focus also on cargo owner

4 CEFIC workshop on vetting - Brussels 12/10/ /08/2011 CEFIC Ship Vetting Guidance Information Sources Correct information is the basis for a correct risk assesment Where to get this information? Specialised databases (CDI, SIRE, EBIS) Jetty reports Databases of the authorities (equasis) Press, internet

5 CEFIC workshop on vetting - Brussels 12/10/ /08/2011 CEFIC Ship Vetting Guidance Implementation How to use the available information? Interpretation by marine professionals in-house third party Support from the top management Based on Company Vetting Policy

6 CEFIC workshop on vetting - Brussels 12/10/ /08/2011 CEFIC Ship Vetting Guidance Conclusion To avoid as much as possible the risk of accidents/ incidents during maritime transportation of chemicals on board ships, it is important to assess the ship and its crew For assessment of the ship and its crew, all available information should be collected and considered To have a succesful vetting scheme, a clear policy and support of the top management is needed