The TMSA has been acknowledged by the tanker sector as a successful tool for the shipping companies that wish to measure and improve their performance. Recently, TMSA has been revised and now TMSA2 has been launched since July 2008 with few amendments so as to include new regulations and feedback obtained through the years from the industry.
Since the TMSA has been launched, Enterprises has been working in accordance to TMSA guidelines as far as the tanker division is concerned and having evaluated the benefits deriving from it, our intention is to utilize the VMSA to the whole fleet.
By this effort, EST S.A. is aiming at:
- providing a tool to measure procedures through self-assessment,
- upgrading Bulkers’ Safety Management System,
- developing an improvement plan based on the results of the self-assessment
- being ahead of future developments that Charterers might request from shipping companies (managing other types of vessels apart from tankers) a common format for assessing their performance.
This scheme began its implementation on Sept. 2008 with a training course carried out at office premises.
For more info about EST S.A. VMSA contact A. Tzortzopoulos ism@estsa.gr