The Marine Surveying Academy has published its November 2020 newsletter, aimed at accredited vessel inspectors and the wider eCMID community. This edition is full of relevant and interesting information for the whole of the eCMID AVI Community and for those considering applying to the eCMID AVI Scheme. Highlights include: AVI 5-year revalidation eCMID AVI Festival […]
In July 2020, IMCA launched the new, cross-platform eCMID Inspection App, available via any modern browser at imcacmid.com/inspect. The app has been very well received, with feedback welcoming the simplified navigation and ease of use, as well as the ability to use Mac, iOS and Android devices for the first time. Our thanks to those […]
The International Marine Contractors Association’s eCMID Accredited Vessel Inspector scheme, managed by the Marine Surveying Academy (MSA), has recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. Consequently, the reassessment of those early adopters has begun and the first dozen inspectors originally recognised by the scheme are currently going through the process of revalidation. The accreditation scheme, now fully […]
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) announces the launch of its Progressive Web App (PWA) for its Common Marine Inspection Document system. IMCA’s eCMID system provides the marine and offshore industry with standardised formats for vessel inspection. It offers a safety management system (SMS) ‘health check’ and can help improve the quality and consistency of […]
Further to information note IMCA M 01/20 – Marine and DP assurance – IMCA advice during ongoing COVID-19 situation, the temporary validity extension of eCMID/eMISW inspections ends in July. IMCA has closely monitored the vessel inspection levels over the past few months and can see that they have returned to pre-COVID-19 lockdown levels. The table […]
IMCA has analysed over 2,100 vessel inspection reports uploaded into the eCMID database over the period October 2018-April 2020 and produced a summary of key findings. The eCMID system enables vessel operators to review and address these findings and to add commentary on corrective actions and other feedback. This is then provided for clients and […]
The Marine Surveying Academy has published its May 2020 newsletter, aimed at accredited vessel inspectors and the wider eCMID community.
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will be actively participating in an eCMID online festival of knowledge aimed at sharing the latest updates with Accredited Vessel Inspectors (AVIs). The IMCA eCMID system provides the marine and offshore industry with standardised formats for vessel inspection and offers a safety management system (SMS) ‘health check’. Using eCMID […]
A new eCMID inspection app is now available for testing, with an invitation issued to all registered accredited vessel inspectors (AVIs). Built as a progressive web app (PWA), this will make the system truly cross-platform as it uses a web browser to run. This means that inspection reports will be able to be completed on […]
New revisions of the eCMID (IMCA M 149 issue 11.1) and eMISW (IMCA M 189 issue 4.1) have been launched, together with related updates to the eCMID website and inspection application. The changes are minor in nature – generally updating NA/NS and image upload options on a small number of questions – and do not […]
This post has been superseded. For the latest advice, please see eCMID/eMISW temporary validity extension ending IMCA has issued information note IMCA M 01/20 – Marine and DP assurance – IMCA advice during ongoing COVID-19 situation. It contains the following advice regarding eCMID and eMISW inspections: For audits expiring between now (March) and July 2020, […]