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 CareNot 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 BargeCooperation between oil & chemical industry

EBIS started 1st July 1998

Initial: - Germany - Switzerland

- The Netherlands- Belgium

- Luxembourg1999 : - France2001: - Danube

Organisation

Three committees

– Management Committee

– Accreditation Committee

– Questionnaire Committee

Members

– Oil and Chemical Companies

– Oil and Chemical Companies + Barge Owners

– 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 810 609 67 1486 (743) (475) (59) (1277) (808) (370) (57) (1235)Dumb-barges 69 28 10 107 (73) (29) (9) (111) (79) (30) (10) (119)Push-boats 82 -- -- 82

Total 961 637 77 1675

(887) (504) (68) (1459) (958) (400) (67) (1425)