1 For the purposes of these Interim Recommendations, industrial personnel means all
persons who are transported or accommodated on board for the purpose of offshore
industrial activities performed on board other vessels and/or other offshore facilities
and meet the criteria set out below.
2 Such industrial personnel should not be considered or treated as passengers
under SOLAS regulation I/2(e).
3 Offshore industrial activities are the construction, maintenance,
operation or servicing of offshore facilities related, but not limited, to exploration,
the renewable or hydrocarbon energy sectors, aquaculture, ocean mining or similar
activities.
4 For the purpose of these Interim Recommendations, all industrial personnel
should: .
- 1 be not less than 16 years of age;
- .2 prior to boarding the ship, receive appropriate safety training,
meeting the standard in paragraph 2.1 of section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code.
Administrations may accept other industrial training standards such as those of
the Global Wind Organisation (GWO), Offshore Petroleum Industry Training
Organisation (OPITO), Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
(OPITO accredited), if they consider these appropriate alternatives;
- .3 receive on board ship specific safety familiarization that includes, but is
not limited to, the layout of the ship, and handling of the safety equipment, as
appropriate. The standard in paragraph 1 of section A-VI/1 of the STCW
Code, or equivalent, should be used as the standard;
- .4 be familiarized with specific procedures, e.g. transfer procedures on and off
the ship while at sea, as appropriate;
- .5.1 be accounted for in the ship's life-saving equipment; and
- .5.2 be equipped with personal protective clothing and equipment suitable for
the safety risks to be encountered both while on board the ship and being
transferred at sea; and
- .6 meet appropriate medical standards. The standard in section A-I/9 of the
STCW Code, applicable to engineers, or equivalent, may
be used as a standard.
5 IMO guidance (MSC-MEPC.7/Circ.10) or relevant industry standards should be taken into
account, to the extent possible, when transferring industrial personnel at sea.
6 Industrial personnel may be carried on board ships meeting the provisions
of the 2008
SPS Code or other standards, providing they meet an equivalent level of
safety acceptable to the Administration, taking into consideration the number of persons
on board.