vetting 8th ed introduction

2 INTERTANKO Guide to the Vetting Process8th Edition, October 2009

CONTENTS

Introduction: The Vetting Process 5

PORT STATE CONTROL AND REGIONAL MOUs

Members & Observers of Regional MOUs 8Port State Control Inspection in Australia 10Port State Control Inspection in the Caribbean 12Port State Control Inspection in India 15Port State Control Inspection in the Mediterranean 16Port State Control Inspection in Asia Pacific (Tokyo MOU) 24Port State Control Inspection in the United Kingdom 31Port State Control Inspection in the USA 34Generic Appeal Letter for USCG Interventions 40Guide to the Masters for USCG Visits 41

Indian Ocean Independent Detention Review Panel 42Mediterranean MOU Review Panel/Appeal Procedure 46Paris MOU Detention Appeals & Review Procedures 48Tokyo MOU Detention Review Panel Procedures 52

List of PSC Codes for Detention/ Deficiencies 54

GUIDE TO VETTING INSPECTIONS

A Guide to Vetting Inspections 57OCIMF 68Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE) 69Sire Documents 70Sire Technical Guidance 71Chemicals Distribution Institute 72

VETTING COMPANY REQUIREMENTS

ADNOC Ship Vetting Policy 76BHP Billiton Petroleum 80BP Shipping’s Third Party Vessel Approval 82CEPSA 88Chevron Shipping Company LLC 97CITGO 101ConocoPhillips 104Emirates National Oil Company Ltd (ENOC) 112ERG 122

3INTERTANKO Guide to the Vetting Process8th Edition, October 2009

ExxonMobil 135Hess 140Idemitsu Ship Vetting Service 141INEOS 144Koch Shipping Inc 148Kuwait Petroleum Corporation 150LUCKOIL 153Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA 156Neste Oil 158Oil Tanking Singapore Ltd 169Petrobras – Petroleo Brasileiro SA 171Petronas Maritime Services Sdn Bhd 172P.M.I. Trading Ltd 177Primorsk Oil Terminal 182Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company Limited (Tasweeq) Q.J.S.C. 185Repsol 187Rightship 201SGS Nederland BV Marine & Ship Vetting Services 203Shell International Trading & Shipping Company (STASCO) 204Shipvet 206Sunoco Logistics Partners 208Tesoro Vetting Process 209Total SA 214Vela International Marine Ltd 218

VETTING AND PORT STATE CONTROL INFORMATION

Multiplicity of Acceptability of Ship Inspections 222EQUASIS, INTERTANKO, Q88.COM (Access to CAS information) 224Q88.Com 225The Revised Questionnaire 88 (Version 3) 232Newbuilding Vetting 241Newbuilding Table 242TMSA2 & Benchmarking 245INTERTANKO Model Vetting Clause 2009 249ILO 180 MSC 2006 Guidance Book Hours of Work & Rest 250OCIMF-SIRE Inspection Request Form Requirement, Singapore 251Age, CAP & Officer Matrix Summary 255INTERTANKO Vetting & PSC Standard Inspection Feedback Questionnaires 280Terminal Vetting Database 283Tanker Officer Training Standards (TOTS) 288