Quarterly March 2012 - Odfjell

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BRiEFiNgS odfjell quarterly magazine
MAiNTENANCE MANAgEMENT
iMPROVEMENT PROJECT
By Robert Øksnes
To achieve the set goals in the maintenance
strategy a centralised administration of the
maintenance system is required. To establish
an effective continuous improvement
process in a fleet wide perspective, we need
to increase the level of standardisation.
This process is a key factor for developing
Odfjell Ship Management to a learning
organisation within maintenance and this
has led to some structural changes within
maintenance management.
The method we are using is well-known and
recognised within leading companies in the
offshore industry. We have made necessary
adjustments due to some differences between
shipping and offshore businesses.
A systematic approach
Briefly, the method can be explained as follows;
all systems and functions on board are
criticality assessed and classified by type of
equipment. This means that we treat similar
equipment equally, independent of maker.
We establish generic maintenance concepts,
where we state the different activities that
should be done. Normally only the requirement
of what to do, and not how to, will be
stated. This setup will enable us to measure
both the quality of different makers and
the quality of the maintenance plan. We
will then be able to gain experience from
Odfjell’s Corporate Social Responsibility
Council’s mandate is to ensure that we comply
with our CSR policy and facilitate a gradual
implementation of United Nations’ ten principles
within the areas of Human Rights,
Labour, Environment and Anti-corruption.
The CSR Council had its first meeting on 21st
December 2011. Working groups were established
for each area and it was agreed that the
primarily aim for each group would be to
assess where we stand today. In addition, it was
decided that the groups would propose goals
and initiatives for improvements.
each other faster and in a more systematic
approach.
In 2011 we implemented this new maintenance
plan for Bow Summer, Bow Elm and
Bow Lind. Flumar Maceió is under implementation.
Our results show that the method is
working, but we are vulnerable to divergences
in the technical account structure stated in
the vessels planned maintenance system.
Chief engineers from the involved vessels
have therefore participated in workshops to
identify these divergences.
corporate Social responsibility
council established
In 2011 we implemented this new maintenance plan for Bow Summer, Bow Elm and Bow Lind
By the end of March 2012, we will submit our
first official ‘Communication on Progress’
report to our stakeholders. A ‘Communication
On Progress’ is a requirement for participation
in UN’s Global Compact and is otherwise
an annual submission that will describe our
efforts in implementing the ten principles. Our
CSR Council has participants from the Senior
Management Group. BjørnYdse is the Council’s
secretary.
For more information about UN Global
Compact and the ten principles, please see
www.unglobalcompact.org
implementation from day one
Newbuildings and second hand vessels
entering the Odfjell fleet in 2012 will get
this setup from day one. Implementation
on board existing vessels will be done when
fleet Planned Maintenance Systems (PMS)
surveyors are available. We expect the initial
implementation period on board the vessel
to be 3-4 weeks, in this period two PMS
surveyors will be sailing with the vessel. B588
and Kvaerner vessels will be taken first due to
their age and similarity.