About Marine Terminal Information System (MTIS)
OCIMF’s Terminal Policy Steering Group and its Working Groups aim to fill the gaps that exist in international
standards for terminals and to complement the similar work already being done by OCIMF and its members to improve ship safety and
environmental protection.
Specifically, the consolidated system embraces:
- Terminal particulars
- Terminal management and self-assessment
- Terminal operator training
- Terminal assessor training and accreditation
Marine Terminal Particulars Questionnaire (MTPQ)
The ultimate aim is to compile a comprehensive database of relevant information for all the world’s 10,000+ terminals – from the
hardware available, to berth measurements and transfer rates. The Marine Terminal Particulars Questionnaire (MTPQ) was developed to
collect this information in a common format using consistent units of measurement. By comparing the information generated by the
MTPQ with SIRE vessel data, vessel programmers, schedulers and operators will be better able to assess the compatibility of ships
and terminals and ensure safe operation and environmental protection.
MTIS MTPQ was launched October 2011.
Marine Terminal Management and Self Assessment (MTMSA)
OCIMF members have found the Tanker Management and Self Assessment (TMSA) guide a very practical and valuable tool for driving up
safety standards – some 90% of tanker operators use it, including all the oil majors. As a result, OCIMF is revising, updating and
improving its existing Marine Terminal Baseline Criteria publication to make it consistent with the TMSA format. When published it
will be renamed Marine Terminal Management and Self Assessment (MTMSA).
MTMSA will provide the best practice and key performance indicators against which terminal operators can assess the effectiveness
of their management systems for berth operations and the ship to shore interface. With a self-assessment culture at the heart of
OCIMF’s approach, members can use the MTMSA guide to develop their own internal review methodology. They can then use the internal
review results to continuously improve their safety and environmental performance and to identify and share best practice around their
terminal network.
Members can also submit their assessment report to OCIMF’s terminal database and choose how widely the information should be shared.
The MTMSA is due to be launched in the second quarter of 2012.
Marine Terminal Operator Competencies and Training (MTOCT)
The Marine Terminal Operator Competencies and Training (MTOCT) aims to identify key competences and knowledge requirements, together with
appropriate verification processes, to help members develop or commission their own terminal operator training programmes to ensure
that personnel working on the ship/shore interface have the required skills and competence. Having started the project in the fourth
quarter of 2010, this working group is currently reviewing and updating the existing OCIMF Marine Terminal Training and Competence
Assessment Guidelines and the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) Suggested Competence Standards. OCIMF
is not a training organisation, but this is a good example of how it can bring together and share best practice from its members and
elsewhere to provide guidance on personnel training, which can in turn improve safety and environmental protection standards worldwide.
Marine Terminal Assessor and Accreditation Programme (MTAAP)
The purpose of the Marine Terminal Assessor and Accreditation Programme (MTAAP) is to give members confidence that the staff they
use to conduct their MTMSAs are suitably assessed and accredited. The accreditation programme and process will be developed once the
fine detail of the MTMSA programme itself has been finalised.
To ensure user-friendliness, the new databases and other software being developed as part of OCIMF’s Marine Terminal System will
have the same look, feel and features as existing tools like TMSA and SIRE. Members can also be confident that security is, as ever,
at the heart of software development and their information will only be shared in the ways they have specified.
Benefits of MTIS
OCIMF’s trusted, neutral and fully independent status within the global industry is essential to capturing and sharing information
and best practice aimed at raising standards of safety and environmental protection. Members’ commitment to transparency and willingness
to exchange technical knowledge and practical experience will drive a number of benefits from the OCIMF Marine Terminal Information
System, which include:
- Higher safety standards, which will lead to fewer incidents – which in turn will feed back over time into lower insurance costs
- Improved operational efficiency through better matching of terminals and ships
- Improved effectiveness and efficiency, with better dissemination of terminal Information
- A rigorous, self-assessment and review based approach to the continuous improvement of safety management
- Better trained and motivated staff
- A secure process that is owned and managed by the terminal operators who retain full control over their data.