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When is a port deemed to be safe?
Average reading time 8 minutes For the two different types of charter parties – both time and voyage, the safe port warranty is a fundamental component that is required for both charter parties. This is because it protects owners from being directed to an unsafe port during a charter, and it enables owners to refuse…
Read MoreLoading Master: Safety precautions for pre-berth exchange during COVID-19
Average reading time is 7 minutes As loading masters, one of the many tasks that they are often required to oversee include the pre-berthing exchange of information. However, considering the recent pandemic, COVID-19, many operational tasks that follow the loading master job has been tweaked to ensure safety. Therefore, we’ll cover the few precautions to…
Read MoreHow to measure the effectiveness of internal corporate communication?
Average reading time is 4 minutes Imagine this. An important corporate event is just around the corner. As an internal communicator at work, you and your team have been working hard on perfecting your internal communication plan for this event. You are convinced that your strategy would gather a huge turnout for this important corporate…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Fault Tree Analysis and how it works
Average reading time is 7 minutes Investigating a worksite incident – a fatality, injury, illness, or close call – provides employers and workers the opportunity to identify hazards in their operations and shortcomings in their safety and health programs. Most importantly, it enables employers and workers to identify and implement the corrective actions necessary to…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Bill of Lading
Average Reading time is 8 minutes A marine storage terminal and refinery is a complex living system and interaction with all stakeholders is a huge challenge. Complying to an ever-growing number of rules, regulations and guidelines, most processes need a control system which is manageable. This is because there are countless documents involved in these…
Read MoreThe 5 Key Principles of Maintenance Planning
Average reading time 8 minutes Planning and scheduling are the anchors for any asset-intensive organization. Maintenance scheduling for Oil and Gas companies will be like other asset-intensive organizations but should be tweaked to align with the industry. Scheduling can make or break a maintenance organization. Good scheduling increases asset reliability and uptime. Poor scheduling increases…
Read MoreUnderstanding the aims and objectives of performance management systems
Average reading time is 8 minutes Performance management is defined as the process of continuous communication and feedback between a manager and employee towards the achievement of certain objectives. With the advent of technology, companies are evolving and tweaking their performance management systems from its traditional forward-looking solution based entirely on hindsight, to a system…
Read MoreHAZOP Studies: Advantages and Disadvantages of its Use
Average Reading time 7 minutes HAZOP, which stands for a Hazard and Operability Study, is a systematic way to identify possible hazards in a work process. With the use of this study, processes are broken down into steps, and variations in work parameters is scrutinised closely to see what could go wrong at each step…
Read More8 steps to take when developing a Lift Planning
Average reading time 9 minutes Lifting operations are often hazardous processes, due to the involvement of many large machinery and heavy loads. Thus, with lives at stake during such high-risk operations, it is of paramount importance that Lifting Supervisors is confident enough to take charge of the lifting plan, while the lifting team is clear…
Read MoreThe Need for Strategic Communication Skills
Average reading time is 7 minutes The value of strategic communication has garnered traction over the years. It is attracting more and more attention in society and corporations. Many organisations have grown to understand the vital importance of strategic communication for the survival and success of organizations. Yet, communication professionals and communication departments around the…
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