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Thome Group News

Shining a light on vetting

By Capt Atul Vatsa, Senior Manager Marine Standards & Vetting

Ensuring our managed vessels are maintained to the highest standards is a priority for our

teams at Thome Ship Management, which is why the work of our 15 strong team of vetting
inspectors is crucial to the day-to-day operation of our fleets.

To say we are busy is a bit of an layman’s terms meant that for the 74 good vetting results need preparation as

understatement as we inspect every vessel inspections we carried out, we found 70 well as active support.
in our managed fleet as least twice a year in observations. This result in December The main focus of our department has
all parts of the world and achievements improved our year to date performance to been to ensure the safe operation of our

speak volumes for the dedication our teams 4.07 observations per inspection.
vessels and to ensure the vessels are
put into ensuring our ships meet all industry Based on this performance, our KPI for maintained to the highest standards at all

standards as well.
2014 has been set at 3.75.
times. They are ready for an inspection at
2013 was a good year for us and I would any time.
The KEY TO SUCCESS for a good

like to thank all our teams for finishing the inspection is: professionalism; integrity; Oil Major/CDI inspection is one of the
year on a high note with the best ever result respect; attitude; ownership and main areas in which the Marine Team

for the Group. In December we achieved assertiveness. Without doubt, people make oversees. These inspections are the key to
2.92 observations per inspection which in
the difference in everything that we do and
success for all owners and they look to us to

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