Improving your TMSA scores

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Tuesday May 2, 2006

Chaired by Dimitris Lyras, director, Lyras Shipping

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Companies registered so far to send delegates include Petronas, Chevron, BP, NYK, Stolt, Eurasia, World Tankers, Link Marine, Sturajaya Shipping, Thome, Tesma, Teekay Shipping Singapore, Torm Singapore, MMS Tokyo, Johan Shipping Malaysia, Norcomms Pte, Vadero Shipmanagement Manila, ShipNet Singapore, Unicom, Marine Transaction Services, ABS, DNV, Transas Marine Pacific, Transocean Shipmanagement, Ocean Tankers,Eurasia Singapore, V.Ships Asia, Aulac Joint Stock Company Vietnam, Global Tankers

AGENDA

Chairman: Dimitris Lyras, director, Lyras Shipping

Dimitris Lyras is director of Lyras Shipping. He is vice-chairman of the Intertanko public relations committee and senior advisor to the board of Ulysses Systems. He is leading some of the world efforts to improve the image of the shipping industry and encourage a culture of continuous improvement. He is a qualified ship's engineer.

9.15 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Captain Julian Brown, managing director, JCP Marine in Singapore
- An objective and commercially viable, rather than holistic and theoretical approach to TMSA

Captain Brown is an accredited OCIMF auditing inspector and has conducted vetting inspections for most of the oil majors. JCP Marine conducts oil major vetting and TMSA audits for major oil companies in Singapore. The company has offices in Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, and East Coast / Gulf Coast of the US. It has been involved in tanker vetting for oil companies since 1992.

9.35 Patrick Slesinger, chief information officer, Wallem Shipmanagement
- Using information technology as part of a TMSA implementation

Patrick Slesinger is chief information officer of the Wallem Group, which is headquartered in Hong Kong. Wallem is recognized as one of the leading shipping companies in its use of IT. Wallem Shipmanagement currently manages over 200 vessels, employing over 6,000 seafarers and shore based staff. Wallem's systems development division, DevCo, consists of over 60 IT professionals, specializing in Internet technologies and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) based systems that provide leading edge innovative solutions to the maritime industry. He is also the past chairman of the Intertanko IT Committee and a keen advocate of intra-industry information technology and software development collaboration.

9.55 Captain Paul Jones, general manager marine department, BW Shipping Managers
- Specific ideas introduced at BW Shipping to ensure the company gets full benefits from introduction of TMSA guidlines
- Looking at improving BW Shipping's system and procedures, rather than blind 'compliance' with the guidelines - How TMSA changes can be incorporated into ISO standards and ISM code, to give a total quality management (TQM) system

Captain Paul Jones is general manager marine department, BW Shipping Managers, the commercial and technical manager of BW Group's tanker fleet, including 23 VLCCs and 6 dry bulk vessels. The company employs 110 people at its head office Singapore. Captain Jones commenced his seagoing career as a cadet with Shell Tankers (UK) in 1974 and continued with Maersk (UK) and World-Wide Shipping, achieving command in 1992. After a further spell at sea as Master with Vela International Marine, he was offered a position ashore in 1996 and took up the role of fleet safety Officer with Vela in their new office in Dubai. In 2001 Mr Jones returned to World-Wide Shipping (now BW Shipping) as general manager of the marine department, with responsibility for all HSE matters, ISM / ISPS / ISO14001 certification, ship vetting, fleet training, marine equipment (evaluation and supply), emergency response issues in addition to general marine matters.



10.15 Capt Rajalingam, General Manager of Eagle Shipmanagement Pte Ltd

Capt Rajalingam is general manager, ship management of American Eagle Tankers. American Eagle Tankers currently own or operate a fleet of over 60, all of which are double-hulled and double-sided. There are no single-hulled tankers in its fleet. It is reputed to be the second largest owner operator of Afframax fleet in the world. Over the last three years, the fleet has grown from 31 to over 60 vessels, including 44 Aframax and 8 VLCCs. AET's newbuilding program includes Aframax and VLCC on order for delivery in the next 5 years.

10.35 BREAK - sponsored by

Unicom

11.05 Captain Ashok Sabnis, managing director, TESMA Singapore

Captain Ashok Sabnis is managing director of TESMA Singapore. TESMA has 83 vessels in technical management, and 35 of those are managed out of Singapore. The Singapore managed fleet includes 10 OBOs, 8 LPG carriers, 12 chemical tankers, 3 VLCCs, 1 bulk carrier, 1 tanker.

11.25 TMSA - Beyond Compliance. Capt Amarjit S Kauchhur, marine manager / marine safety quality and security, ITM

Capt Amarjit S Kauchhur is marine manager / marine safety quality and security, International Tanker Management Holding Ltd (ITM). ITM won the award for "Ship Manager of the year" at the inaugural Lloyd's list Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards ceremony held in Dubai on November 2005. On full management it has 9 Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC), 5 Suezmax tankers, 3 Aframax tankers, 9 Product /chemical carriers, 2 OBO's, 2 handy size bulk Carriers, 4 medium range product tankers . On post-fixture management it has 16 chemical tankers, 3 LPG and 5 Product tankers. For future takeover it has 12 chemical tankers and 4 LPG.

11.45 Panel discussion - which elements of TMSA are most critical (eg risk management, company knowledge management, transparency, benchmarking?) What misunderstandings have you come across with TMSA and how did you deal with them? How does TMSA compare with ISM / ISO schemes? What is your experience so far with oil company audits? With morning speakers

12.45 Lunch

1.30 Mr Karrah K Kumar, deputy general manager, NYK Shipmanagement How TMSA has been implemented at NYK, benefits NYK have seen

Mr Karrah K Kumar is senior fleet general manager, NYK Shipmanagement, based in Singapore, part of Japanese NYK Group, Japan's largest shipping company, which owns and operates 660 vessels, including container ships, semi container vessels, bulk carriers, wood chip carriers, car carriers, reefer carriers, tankers, gas carriers and cruise ships.

1.50 Capt R. Janardhanan, QHSE manager, Anglo Eastern Singapore Shipmanagers perspective on TMSA - how good it will eventually be - experiences on TMSA to date - the change it will bring about - issues that need reconsideration and a relook management of change and risk assessment.

Capt R. Janardhanan is QHSE manager, Anglo Eastern Singapore. Anglo Eastern GROUP performs full technical management on around 185 vessels, handling crew management for a further 77. The Singapore office manages the tanker and gas fleet. AESM scored top in 2003 out of all Asian shipping companies with the lowest per cent age of port state control inspectors recording deficiencies and continues to do so until today, AESM claims. www.aesm.com

2.10 Capt Mohd Azmi Ahmad, senior manager Health Safety Security Environment, Fleet Management Services, MISC Berhad Perspectives on TMSA

Capt Mohd Azmi Ahmad is senior manager Health Safety Security Environment, Fleet Management Services, Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad. MISC is the leading international shipping line of Malaysia, and a specialist in the carriage of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). With 18 LNG carriers, it is currently the world’s largest single owner/operator of LNG fleet. It is also a large carrier of vegetable oils from South East Asia, including palm oil from Malaysia. It has a fleet of 15 chemical and parcel tankers of between 8,000 – 32,000 dwt. MISC acquired American Eagle Tankers in July 2003.

2.30 Stephen Ainscough, fleet manager, ASP Tanker Management, Singapore Challenges of planned maintenance / experience of oil company audits

ASP Group is based in Australia and has fleet management offices based in UK, Norway, Finland, India, Singapore, Australia and Germany, each managing about 50 vessels. It recently formed a specialist tanker management division, ASP Tanker Management Ltd, with offices in Australia, Singapore and Finland.

2.50 Capt. Anuj Sahai, marine business manager, Lloyd's Register Asia Lloyd's Register Experiences with TMSA in shipping companies.

Capt. Anuj Sahai is marine business manager, Lloyd's Register Asia, one of the world's largest class societies. Lloyd's Register offers a wide range of services related to TMSA, including training courses geared around the specific sections of TMSA such as management, leadership and accountability; hull inspection; change management; incident investigation; risk management; incident investigation; environmental management systems; emergency response. Lloyd's Register has worked with many shipping companies to improve their TMSA performance.

3.10 Farzin Karma, managing director, Ulysses Systems Singapore
- Best approaches to software as part of a TMSA implementation

Farzin R. Karma is managing director of Ulysses Systems Asia Pacific, which is well known for its focus on software usability and optimising the flow of role-task specific information to seafarers. Mr Karma has over 17 years of experience as chief engineer, and in marine/HSE management. He is a qualified quality systems auditor and has authored and audited ISO 9000:2000, ISMA, ISM Code and ISO 14001 Quality Management System processes.www.ulysses-systems.com

3.30 Panel discussion - What are the biggest benefits and greatest concerns to tanker operators of TMSA? With afternoon speakers

4.00 Cocktail reception sponsored by Ulysses Systems

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