Cefic Workshop Good Practices for Ship VettingBrussels 12 October 2011

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SOLVAY: Responsible Care® Global CharterA serie of challenges :

Overall eco-efficiency of productsKnowing our chemicals & Product

stewardshipRecycling initiativesPartnershipsProducts for a cleaner environmentHealth at work Occupational safety and technical

safety Plant management systemsEmission reductions & energy

efficiency

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SOLVAY: Safety of Transports

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SOLVAY: Management Tools - Indicators

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SOLVAY: Chartering & Vetting Ocean Going Vessels

Dry Bulk Abt 300 vessels fixed per year

Port State ControlCheck vessels on EquasisTwo detentions within last 3 years => No Fixing

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SOLVAY: Chartering & Vetting Ocean Going VesselsLiquid Bulk (Gas Bulk)

Abt 120 vessels fixed per yearChemical Distribution Institute

For Own Fixtures and FOB vessels Check and Download CDI active report Screening, Rating and DecisionFeed-Back to ShipownerKeep historyNo CDI => No Fixing

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SOLVAY: Safety And Quality Assessment ClauseOWNERS AGREE THAT ALL VESSELS PERFORMING UNDER THISCONTRACT SHALL HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY ACCREDITED INSPECTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTE (CDI) SHIP INSPECTION SYSTEM IN THE THIRTEEN (13) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE VESSEL BEING OFFERED TO CHARTERER, OR THAT ALL VESSELS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UNDER THE CDI SYSTEM UPON CHARTERER'S REQUEST.IN EITHER EVENT, OWNER WILL ENSURE THAT THE RESULTING INSPECTION REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE IN FULL TO CHARTERER UPON REQUEST. OWNER AGREES TO MODIFY OR CORRECT ANY SAFETY OR OPERATING ITEMS OR PROCEDURES FOUND BY CHARTERERS AS DEFICIENCIES.

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SOLVAY: ExperienceVetting needs to be centralizedIn house experts / ressourcesTraders / FOB Buyers

«Majors approved» / «CDI approved» Make sure CDI active report accessible to SOLVAY

Commercial «pressure» / Stock situationFleets improvement but....

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SOLVAY: CDI RATINGS A: CDI Inspection report is cleared. B: CDI inspection report is cleared but some items

needs to be followed up. C: Comments required from owners. D: CDI report contains items of serious concern. E: CDI report does not comply with the

acceptable standard. X: No CDI report available.

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SOLVAY: CDI Reports Rating 2009/2010456 Reports assessed in

2009/1084% directly acceptable –

(A & B rating) 16% posed a problem

C : 7 % required additional confirmation/info from Owners

D & E : 3 % Not acceptable standard

X : 6% No CDI report available - not possible to assess the risk

Rating X

Rating E1%Rating

D

Rating C7%

Rating A

Rating B49%

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