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SIRE Programme. Geoffrey Snow SIRE Programme Manager. The SIRE Programme. A Unique Tanker Risk Assessment Tool. Vessel Charterers Vessel Operators Port State Control Bulk Terminal Operators. Capturing Physical Inspection Data On Over 7000 Tankers. SIRE.
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SIRE Programme Geoffrey Snow SIRE Programme Manager
The SIRE Programme A Unique Tanker Risk Assessment Tool • Vessel Charterers • Vessel Operators • Port State Control • Bulk Terminal Operators Capturing Physical Inspection Data On Over 7000 Tankers
SIRE Launched in 1993 to Address Charterers Concerns regarding Sub-Standard Shipping • Data Base to share ship inspection reports • Each inspecting company using their own format and covering varied range of questions • System Revised in 1997 to Provide: • Uniform Inspection Procedure • Uniform Inspection Report • Uniform Vessel Particulars Report • Electronic Round the Clock Access
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
SIRE Statistics • 122 (113) report Recipient Companies • 29 (26) report Submitting Companies • 450 (400) regular VPQ submitting Companies • Over 7200 (6600) ships in current database
SIRE Recent Developments • Training for all inspectors in SIRE methodology 370 Fully accredited inspectors • Reaccredidation Courses • Harmonized VPQ with CDI • WebSERM • SIRE office ISO 9002 Accreditation • SIRE Software Enhancements • Cooperation with Equasis
WebSERM Recent Developments • Ease of use for Recipients - particularly those many miles from London • Big Improvement for retrieval times for reports, VPQ’s, comments. • Replication servers for security
Advantages • Runs on multitude of Windows Platforms. • Import/Export facility to CDI • Import of existing VPQ’s from v2.0.94 • Prelude to web enabled VPQ • Can be networked
Known problems • Export bug - fix in next edition - but there is a work around • Need to load Microsoft Data Components on some machines • Regional settings (United Kingdom - English) • Reading the instructions
Next Stages • Using the internet to transfer files to us instead of dialing in. • Total web version
SIRE email: Sire@ocimf.com Ship Owners Comments