Screening and risk assessment service

STS Experts is a service of DYNAMARINe, addressed to Tanker Operators and Commercial Managers who perform clearances on nominated vessels for STS Operations in order to ensure vessel's SUITABILITY. The innovation of the service is attributed to the following factors:

• OSIS database is the only database world-wide hosting performance data of STS Stakeholders.
• STS best practices and STS Knowledge are shared amongst the clients (members).
• Service Providers are documentary audited from STS Experts on behalf of the users of their Services.
• It offers Bench-marking Performance Indicators among the members.
• Complicated logistics for statutory and industry compliance have been simplified.
• STS risk assessment is based on facts rather on experience!
• It offers a RISK estimation tools for underwriters!

The aim of this service is the risk management in STS Operations by utilizing risk assessment techniques and sensible exercise of due diligence in all safety aspects of the operation. This approach eventually leads to safer STS operations, improves ship owner’s reputation in the maritime industry and consequently increases his commercial competitiveness.

The proposed methodology takes into account the commercial aspects of STS as well as the contractual obligations of ship owners according to their charter parties. For this purpose our proposed methodology is structured in such a way that the clearance procedure of participating vessels is accelerated while the work load of shore personnel is reduced. It worth mentioning that the systematic approach towards increased safety, as proposed, does not necessarily lead in the rejection of less safe operations, on the contrary, introduces feasible ways and realistic measures towards achieving acceptable safety standards.

Our Screening and risk assessment service works in 4 simple tasks as described below:

DYNAMARINe has been developing STS Experts since 2009. Careful development, justified by statutory rules and regulations related to commercial and trading issues as well as providing an assurance to ship owner’s liability in STS operations were amongst our objectives.

The benefits of this service for Tanker Operators and ship owners are outlined within the following:

Statutory benefits

1. STS plan compliance
   • Compliance with IMO Manual on Oil Pollution section I, paragraph 6.2.1.2;
   • Compliance with latest OCIMF/ICS guidelines paragraph 2.5
2. Record keeping and assessment
   • Records are being maintained within the system and they are assessed as per ISM - TMSA Practices

Commercial benefits

1. STS Policies are being developed within the organization with consideration to:
   • Vessel screening
   • Safety preparedness
   • Commercial issues
   • Assessment of records
   • Reputation
2. Due diligence practices
   • The process of the service records all due diligence procedure and the owner can prove that he does so
3. Self assessment procedures
   • A self-assessment procedure on STS POLICIES describes the compliance of your organization

Performance & TMSA benefits

1. Benchmarking
   • STS Knowledge from all participating members at STS Experts spreads through the screening process.
2. KPI’s
   • Various KPI’s describing STS Performance is available within the system.
3. STS knowledge becomes a company asset
   • Through the assessment of records, STS Knowledge is being gathered into one system and is available to all shore operators and fleet vessels as circulars.
4. Work load of shore personnel
   • Workload of shore personnel is being reduced during the screening procedure.
   • Assessment of records are automatically being inserted into the system and reviewed by our operators
   • The service is available 24x7 for shore operators and their Masters..
5. 24x7 support
   • We provide support to your operators and Masters 24x7

The screening and risk assessment service applies for charterers/ cargo owners who wish to exercise their due diligence (on the basis of SAFE BERTH clause) with respect to both participating vessels. Our reporting scheme for charterers provide ship compatibility information and risk mitigation measures along with STS location statistics with respect to past reported incidents, vessel and STS Service Provider performance data.

STS Experts service offers functional assessment tools of all STS elements and participating parties (ships, STS service providers, POACs, etc) that are nominated by charterers to ship owners. Thus owners may exercise their due diligence to the best extend and conditionally or unconditionally accept the participating vessels for the STS Operations. Furthermore useful tools and consultancy services are offered towards the masters of the vessels and the shore operators throughout the STS Operation from the clearance process up to the final assessment and extract of KPI’s. Basic principal of the service is our rapid response time since in most cases, ship owners are provided with limited time to revert with their clearance.

Policy tuning is an essential "Decision Making" on the basis of each Ship Owners' Policies as those are being implemented in the Vessel Screening Procedure. Policy tuning is essential in order to identify the parameters associated with nominated vessels in STS Operations and define the implemented measures towards safety and encountered risk mitigation. DYNAMARINe team has the knowledge and available techniques to support you in your Policies. Our Bench-marking analysis and past STS Policy experience aims to enhance your reputation with low cost tools.

The STS Experts (former OnlineSTS) Information System includes a unique database with assessments of Stakeholders, STS locations and incident related information. The data presented allow to the members of STS Experts to exercise their due diligence to the best possible extent and develop Risk assessment analysis on the basis of facts, apart from experience only.

The core of the screening and assessment service, as presented, has carefully been developed in order to reflect all statutory regulations governing the STS Operations as well as the guidelines of international industry organisations and P&I Clubs. Those are reflected through IMO MEPC 186(59), IMO oil pollution manual section 1, prevention of Pollution, OCIMF/ICS latest guidelines,Ship to Ship Service Provider Management OCIMF latest edition and P&I club rules.

You are welcome to contact us in order to email you a sample of a screening report or even better to arrange a real screening report (on a trial basis) at an STS Operation with one of your vessels. The documents required for a screening report are both vessels Q88 or VPQ and preferably last class status and P&I entry certificate.