The “Tanker Management and Self Assessment” (TMSA) Guidelines were launched in 2004 as a guide of best practices for the tanker sector. It was built on the foundation of the ISM CODE but moved even further to an accountable and transparent safety culture measurement tool on board the vessels and at the shipping companies.
The TMSA is being used by shipping companies managing tanker vessels not only as a tool to assess their performance against listed key performance indicators on various elements within their organization-such as management, safety, environmental, human element etc.-but also as a guideline to improve their functioning by utilizing and adopting action plans and best practices aiming at moving towards to the next level of the TMSA.
The results from the Shipping companies’ self-assessment as well as the results of vetting inspectors’ perspective can be viewed by Charterers (Oil Majors) at SIRE website who will decide whether a vessel will be accepted by them (the Oil Majors) to carry oil/oil products.
For more info about EST S.A. TMSA contact Capt. V. Ladonikolas operations@goldenenergy.gr