The Risk Profile of Ship to Ship Service Providers

Dear Tanker Operator,

To what degree may the quality of services rendered by the STS Service Provider affect the risk of the operation, and what could the consequences be?

The level of the risk profile of the STS SP results from the quality of its Safety Management System (SMS), level of accreditation, transparency and the interaction with the user during the actual operation. The existence of an SMS denotes that the STS SP has adopted procedures in line with OCIMF and MARPOL to develop, perform, and monitor the safety of STS operations. The absence of an SMS goes against industry recommendations and is a sign of a high-risk STS SP.

DYNAMARINe, having served as an STS Assurance Organization and STS Subject Matter Expert (SME) on behalf of the users since 2010, identifies four key risk elements for STS Service Providers based on following categories:

• Quality of SMS,
• Quality of the service rendered to the user,
• Level of developed KPI's with monitoring techniques and
• Safety records