January 2009
Regulations and data products
Gibraltar product finished and launched. This product contains the Gibraltar laws, regulations and Information Notices and Guidance Notices, packaged with IMO material such as SOLAS, MARPOL and STCW. It has been granted recognition as a digital equivalent by the Gibraltar Maritime Administration.
Work is continuing with other Flag-based products including Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA and Antigua and Barbuda which will all be submitted for Flag Recognition within the next 2 months.
Ship Consultancy
Quoting for Turn-Key project to establish an offshore supply-vessel operation based in Africa and thereafter provide on-going technical and ISM support. This will include a customised safety management system and training and mentoring of sea and shore staff.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Owners’ representation for new build in Holland.
Change of registration from private yacht to commercial yacht.
Developing mini-ISM for yacht under 500GT.
Training
Delivery of courses at Warsash Maritime Academy including the 5-day Lead Auditor course, the 3-day Ship Security Officer and the 5-day Yacht Masters Business and Law.
Developing new DPA course and ISO 14001 addition to Lead Auditor training courses in conjunction with Warsash Maritime Academy.
Ports
Assistance and enforcement support to a Harbour Master for PWC speeding offences on inland waters.
Advice and support to a Local Authority for planning appeal issues relating to a marina development in their jurisdiction.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
December 2008
Regulations and data products
The roll-out for AML (APL Maritime Ltd) onto their ships continues. This Company-regs system consists of Singapore and USA regulations integrated with AML documentation and the Safety Management System.
Our IT and Sharepoint experts Jim Milne and Charles Kerr attend APL (Singapore) offices and ships in Singapore for pre-rollout tests. Again this is a Company-regs system consisting of flag regulations integrated with company documentation and the Safety Management System.
The IACS auditing system is in final live roll-out. This internet based system, using MS Sharepoint, manages the audit records submitted by the IACS worldwide team of auditors and included scripting a common Windows interface to allow for the different applications on auditors laptops. The system allows audit report templates to be easily accessed, completed and processed including access by external stakeholders such as Class.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Surveying 2 yachts in Taiwan, for different Flags, but conveniently alongside each other undergoing build.
Surveying 3 yachts in Palma and one in France for various certificates.
Change of registration from private yacht to commercial yacht.
Owners representation for new build in Holland.
Developing mini-ISM for yacht under 500GT.
Training
Delivery of courses at Warsash Maritime Academy including the 3 day Ship Security Officer.
Developing new DPA course and ISO14001 addition to Lead Auditor training courses in conjunction with Warsash Maritime Academy.
Ports
Completion of PMSC Health Checks for several ports in November, plus 1 more scheduled for December.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
November 2008
We warmly welcome Tom Westwood as our new Deputy Technical Editor.
Tom has recently joined us from the MCA where he worked with the SOSREP. He has over 11 years of experience within the maritime world including both the shipping and ports sectors.
Regulations and data products
David Wright and his team have commenced the project to obtain Flag consent, acquire data and build new Flag websites covering USA, Singapore, Panama, Malta, Antigua and Barbuda, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Bermuda, Norway, NIS, Denmark, DIS, and Germany and a hybrid product for tankers.
The Company-regs system for AML (APL Maritime Ltd) is being rolled out onto their ships. End users are now using the data consisting of Singapore and USA regulations integrated with AML documentation and Safety Management System.
The Company-regs system for APL (Singapore) is in the final stages of development and we are about to deploy a test server in Singapore representing a live ship.
The IACS auditing system is under field test using live audits with audit reports accessed by stakeholders such as Class. This internet based system, using MS Sharepoint, manages the audit records submitted by the IACS worldwide team of auditors and included scripting a common Windows interface to allow for the different applications on auditors laptops.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Deniki - annual internal audit.
Phoebe – ongoing new build consultancy and owners representative.
Queen of Andaman - attend vessel in Phuket, Thailand to carry out annual MI survey and endorse certificate.
Galileo G - to be registered as a Private yacht with 84 days chartering privilege under the MI Administration.
Training
Delivery of courses at Warsash Maritime Academy including the 2 day Internal ISM Auditor, the 5 day ISM & ISO Lead Auditor, the 4 day Company Security Officer and the 3 day Ship Security Officer.
Discussions about possible new courses including DPA training.
Ports
Expert report to a local authority for two planning applications for marinas on the River Brent.
PMSC audits for 3 large ports.
Assistance and advice regarding the introduction of new ferries.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
October 2008
We warmly welcome David Wright as our new Head of Business Development. David was until recently the Registrar General at the MCA and has many years experience at the MCA from Surveyor through to Director. David's high-level Flag State experience and expertise will greatly assist the Company to develop new data products and consultancy services and accelerate business growth.
Congratulations as well to Director Mark Capon who has just cycled the Alp D'Huez as well as a few other hills in the Alps.
Regulations and data products
We supply digital MARPOL (and SOLAS) to IMO and have built a customer demo for potential MARPOL customers.
The Company-regs work on the APL system is nearing finality and now commencing for NOL.
The IACS auditing system is almost finished and being presented to IACS members in Hamburg during October. This internet based system, using MS Sharepoint, manages the audit records submitted by the IACS worldwide team of auditors and included scripting a common interface to allow for the different applications on auditors laptops.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Atao – MI Annual Inspection.
Phoebe – Ongoing new build consultancy and owners representative.
007 – Inspection for Charter Yacht Code Compliance so yacht can change from private to 84 day charter under the Marshall Island Flag.
Large Yacht manager - Initial SMC for a Marshall Islands yacht in Honolulu (keenly fought job!).
Owners rep for a significant new build in Australasia.
Internal Audit on a 60m yacht in the USA prior to Flag State Audit.
Small Code survey in Monaco to assist sale of 23m yacht.
ISM
Discussions continue for a full safety management system for a 36 passenger vessel and the operating company.
Training
Delivery of courses at Warsash Maritime Academy including the 5 day Yachtmaster Business and Law and the 3 day Ship Security Officer.
Discussions and meetings with Warsash and MCA about possible new courses including DPA training.
Ports
PMSC "Health checks" for a large Northern Ireland port and a large UK south coast port.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
September 2008
Regulations and data products
Continued development of several large scale Company-regs systems. These combine safety management system documentation with regulations and other essential operational information, for fleet wide access and integration with company offices.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Victory V – MI Annual Inspection in San Remo.
Phoebe – New Build consultancy and owners representative.
007 – Examination for Charter Yacht Code Compliance.
YCO - DoC Marshall Islands External Audit - Monaco.
Time4US - Internal Audit – Croatia.
Blind Date – South of France - Audit.
ISM
ISM in a Box - sold to Australian company for customisation to set up their ISM system and obtain a DoC.
Training
Delivery of several courses at Warsash maritime Academy including the 2 day ISM Internal Auditor course, the 5 day lead Auditor (ISM and ISO) course and Ship Security Officer as well as the 4 day Company Security Officer.
Ports
Complete set of Risk Assessments for large UK south coast port.
PMSC Full Audit for Orkney Islands Council.
Assistance with 2 prosecutions which came to court in September with very successful outcomes for 2 UK harbour authorities.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
August 2008
We used to have quiet summers – but not any more!
Regulations and data products
We have commenced legal proceedings against a company for breach of terms and conditions and infringement of copyright.
Continuation of integration work so that our Regulations and updates can be delivered through the ChartCo broadcast system.
Visits and demonstrations planned to Singapore and West Coast USA for customised CompanyRegs systems comprising safety management documentation plus regulations and technical information.
Development of a CompanyRegs functional demonstration with SMS and regulations content for a major tanker operator.
Internal systems development to manage our 17 servers and other systems.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Registering SY Joseph Conrad – A Top Gaff Schooner built in 1916 - with the MI Flag for 84 days chartering.
Assisting the Marshall Islands Yacht Advisory Consultative Committee with the latest version of the MI Commercial Yacht Code.
Undertaking External audits and certification for Marshall Islands DOC and SMC’s for yachts in Mediterranean.
Internal audit on Cayman yacht in Brisbane (it’s a long way from Southampton!).
Attending Moonen new build 195 on behalf of owner.
We have received our first request for an internal audit in Honolulu.
ISM
Creation of customised Mini-ISM systems for 2 yachts.
Amendments to our fleet of yachts' SMS.
Training
Delivery of 2-day internal auditor and 5-day Lead Auditor course at Warsash.
Agreement with Warsash to take over all Ship Security Officer and Company Security Officer courses commencing September.
Ports
PMSC "Health Check" at 2 UK ports.
Full suite of Risk assessments for a south England port with diverse recreational and commercial operations.
Continuing support to PLA and River Hamble Harbour Authority for navigation incidents on Rivers Thames and Hamble.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
July 2008
Regulations and data products
Significant SOLAS amendments for 1 July implementation.
Already receiving enquiries from large Liberian operators, following our Recognition from the Liberian Administration.
Demonstration to NOL for a customised CompanyRegs system comprising their safety management system plus regulations and technical information.
Installation on APL ships of our CompanyRegs system.
Integration work commenced so that our Regulations and updates can be delivered through the ChartCo broadcast system.
Development of a CompanyRegs for a major tanker operator.
Large Yacht Consultancy
LY2 consultancy for 50m sailing vessel for owner.
LY2 consultancy for world famous designer for a 36 passenger full- SOLAS yacht.
Consultancy and survey of unregistered private yacht which has secured a 4 year exploration charter. This task will include initial registration and survey and report on Code compliance.
Successful private registration of Carpe Diem III, a 33m Turkish "Gullet", in Bodrum.
Annual survey of 24m sailing yacht in Antibes.
Survey and Initial inspection report of German old sailing vessel "Joseph Conrad" in San Remo.
ISM
Enquiry for the technical management of 2 chemical tankers.
Customisation and delivery of 2 mini-ISM systems to charter yachts under 500gt.
Development of mini-ISM to suit Marshall Islands Code.
Training
Delivery of 2-day internal auditor and 5-day Lead Auditor course at Warsash.
Ports
Support to PLA and River Hamble Harbour Authority for navigation incidents on Rivers Thames and Hamble.
PMSC annual internal audits at 2 UK ports.
Implementation of a fully MCA accredited Oil spill response plan for Beaulieu River.
QEMS
Audit by DNV for the continuance of our ISO 9001/14001 accreditation.
Staff
A very warm welcome to Dr. Jim Milne Ph.D. and Dr. Charles Kerr Ph.D.; both of whom will add significant software and system expertise to our IT team for major internal and external customer projects. Jim and Charles will greatly enhance our abilities to design and deliver innovative solutions to our shipping and yachting customers.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
June 2008
Regulations and data products
Recognition from Liberian Administration for our Liberian regulations database.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Annual Flag inspection on yacht in France.
Survey yacht in the Maldives for change of use from private to commercial.
Survey yacht in Turkey for change of use from private to commercial.
ISM
Internal ISM Audit on superyacht in UK and 2 in Turkey.
Training
Delivery of 5-day Lead Auditor course in Hong Kong to Liberian Administration Nautical Inspectors.
Ports
Support to PLA and River Hamble Harbour Authority for incidents on Rivers Thames and Hamble.
PMSC "health check" at UK East Coast port.
PMSC annual internal audits at 3 UK ports.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
May 2008
Regulations and data products
Successful demonstration and staff familiarisation to APL and NOL in California of this major CompanyRegs project which is now being deployed. See April below for details.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Survey and issue statutory certification for three Marshall Island registered yachts in San Remo, France and Turkey. An important element of these jobs was to assist owners and lawyers with registration processes and documentation on their behalf.
Survey for Conditions of Assignment for Loadline Certificate for yacht in Italy.
Continuation of new build project management in Holland and Turkey.
Annual Inspections on behalf of Flag State on 2 commercial yachts in Turkey.
Meetings in USA as technical delegate to Marshall Islands Large Yacht Committee and with large training provider about distance learning training.
ISM
Appointment as DPA for a 55m super-yacht.
Training
Delivery of 2-Day Internal Auditor and 5-day Lead Auditor course to 25 professional students at Warsash Maritime Academy.
Ports
Investigation and advice to Port of London Authority for incident on River Thames.
Meeting with Hampshire County Council acting in capacity of the Designated Person for the River Hamble Harbour Authority.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
April 2008
Regulations and data products
IACS - The embryonic Sharepoint Document Management system for the International Association of Classification Society (IACS) Auditors was demonstrated to the IACS members with very positive feedback. The system is to be fully developed and populated with IACS documents. See March below for more details on the system and its benefits.
APL - This project involves a complete rework of ISM documentation for this major international container ship operator. The ISM documentation is packaged with a customised database containing Singapore and USA regulations. The system involves ship/shore data exchange and synchronisation and the servers have been deployed, configured and are being populated with data. The benefits to the customer are a simplified ISM system, reduced non-conformities and incidents and reduced communications costs.
Cyprus - Visits and demonstrations to ship management customers in Cyprus.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Issue statutory certification and assist owner and lawyers with registration processes and documentation for two Marshall Island registered yachts (motor and sailing) changing from private to commercial.
Issue of statutory certificates for Marshall Island registered yacht after survey in Turkey.
Continuation of project management for UK based owner for new build in Holland with visit to yard in conjunction with owner to ensure early build work to spec.
Analysis and recommendation for new anchors to a 600gt yacht with anchor dragging problems in force 6 winds.
Guidance to: yacht manager with ISPS auditing query; yacht engineer who was dismissed; visa and crew agreements issues on UK yacht and various manning and certification questions.
ISM
Internal audit on a commercial yacht operating in Mediterranean.
Continued sub-contract supply of experienced surveyor to act as temporary DPA and CSO to company in Florida.
Supply of mini-ISM system to a below-500gt yacht, plus subscriptions to regs4yachts for operators and yachts.
Training
Delivery of 5-day Lead Auditor course to Irish Department of Transport Surveyors in Dublin.
Delivery of 3-day customised ISM, Auditing and Port State Control training to shore and sea staff for Sealion Shipping.
Development of large yacht code technical information to be included in RINA seminars to be delivered across Europe.
Ports
Assistance to stakeholder group with issues in a UK port.
Renewal of retainer with Port of London Authority for regs4ships to provide next day incident support.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
March 2008
Regulations and data products
We are in the final stages of completing a Sharepoint Document Management system for the International Association of Classification Society (IACS) Auditors containing IACS guidance, requirements and records of audits. The records will be available to the various IACS members using secure passwords to access their own part of the site only. The benefits include control and management of documentation, and ease of access to a worldwide group of auditors.
Complete first draft of completely reworked ISM system for large international container ship operator. This is packaged with a customised regulations database and ship/shore data exchange and synchronisation application. The benefits to the customer are a simplified system, reduced non-conformities and incidents and reduced communications costs.
Shell have specified Regs4ships Premium products in their Tender for carriage requirements.
ISM
Internal audits for commercial yacht operating in Mediterranean.
Continued sub-contract supply of experienced surveyor to act as temporary DPA and CSO to company in Florida.
Large Yacht Consultancy
Project management for UK based owner for new build in Holland - 2-day visit to yard in conjunction with owner to ensure early build work to spec.
Carry out survey in Turkey for Marshall Island Registered Commercial Yacht. Issue statutory certification and assist owner and lawyers with registration processes and documentation.
Attend large yacht for initial DOC survey in St. Maarten. Undertake change of registration from Private to Commercial.
Survey under 24m yacht in San Remo for conversion from private to commercial.
Attend new build in New Zealand on behalf Owner to coordinate flag/yard/class to ensure total owner satisfaction.
Attend yacht in Rhode Island USA and survey for compliance with the Marshall Island Large Yacht Code for a Commercial Yacht.
Ports
Support and advice to large UK port regarding navigational incident.
Deliver incident and response training for front-line staff for Port of London Authority.
Training
Delivery of 2-day ISM Internal Auditor course and 5-day Lead Auditor Course to students at Warsash Maritime College; UK.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
February 2008
Large Yacht Consultancy
Creation of full ISM Safety Management System for a new Management Company, which will be managing a prestigious new build. This system has been submitted to the Flag State for Approval and will be unique in that it allows both Captains on a back-to-back rotation to act as DPA when ashore. This system is supported by a Regs4yachts Portal document management system used by the yacht(s) and three DPAs and Deputy DPA; and independent audit by surveyors from Regs4yachts.
Supply of SOPEPs for 2 yachts.
Supply of SOLAS training manual for 1 yacht.
Survey and Issue of Statutory certification for 2 yachts.
Response to queries on Rescue Boat certification, Epirb Registration and manning qualifications.
Ship Consultancy
Survey and report on Class 1 Passenger Ship for prospective owner covering all certification, documentation, construction, stability and compliance with relevant SOLAS and MARPOL requirements.
Response to queries on Breathing Apparatus requirements.
Supply of experienced Regs4ships surveyor to provide temporary cover for Company needing DPA and CSP expertise for 2 months.
Investigations
Accident investigation and report to the Marshall Islands Register into fatality on board a ship in the Bay of Biscay. This initially involved coordination and cooperation with the attending 8 police officers, 15 customs officers, 2 insurers representatives and 2 Port State Inspectors.
Investigation and interviews relating to alleged incident on River Thames for the Port of London Authority.
Ports
2-day "Health check" at UK East Coast port to provide assurance of Port Marine Safety Code compliance.
Training
Delivery of 5-day Yachtmaster Business and Law course at Warsash.
Delivery of 5-day Lead Auditor Course to 40 Auditors for the Liberian Shipping Register in the USA.
Contact us to enquire about any of the above activities or telephone + 44 (0) 870 444 1240 to speak to Mick Caulkin, Commercial Director.
