OOW RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX
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Officers on Watch is an independent risk assessment bureau staffed by highly trained maritime specialists with extensive expertise in navigating the complexities of maritime safety. Recognized by IALA as superusers of the IALA Risk Management Toolbox, our team is dedicated to enhancing safety and efficiency in maritime operations. Operating globally, OOW specializes in organizing tailored risk assessments for a wide range of maritime environments, including new shipping routes, VTS, offshore infrastructure, and ports.
The OOW Risk Management Toolbox
SIRA
IWRAP
IWRAP
The Simplified IALA Risk Assessment (SIRA) method is a qualitative, structured approach to identify hazards and undesirable scenarios in waterways.
IWRAP
IWRAP
IWRAP
IWRAP is a quantitative risk assessment program which is aimed at the calculation of probabilities of ship collisions, allisions and groundings.
PAWSA
IWRAP
PAWSA
The Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) is used to identify waterway safety hazards, risk levels, and evaluate mitigation measures conducted over a two-day workshop.
FSA
IWRAP
PAWSA
The IMO Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) is a five-step methodology that is used as a tool to help in the evaluation of new regulations for maritime safety and marine environment.
Our Costumers
Offshore Infrastructure
Governmental & Maritime Agencies
Offshore Infrastructure
Comprehensive risk assessments before, during, and after the construction of offshore infrastructure to proactively identify and mitigate potential hazards, ensuring preparedness against incidents that could compromise safety and operational integrity.
Ports
Governmental & Maritime Agencies
Offshore Infrastructure
For Ports it is crucial to evaluate the performance of pilotage, anchorages, assess navigational approaches, enhance port services, and optimize vessel traffic monitoring, thereby ensuring safe and efficient maritime operations.
Governmental & Maritime Agencies
Governmental & Maritime Agencies
Governmental & Maritime Agencies
Governments require comprehensive risk assessments of shipping routes, anchorages, new infrastructure, and marine spatial planning to ensure informed decision-making that enhances safety, environmental protection, and the sustainable development of maritime activities.
MARITIME INSIGHTS THAT MATTER
Officers on Watch offers critical risk insights to aid decision-makers in planning effectively for future-proof and resilient. This includes careful consideration of the the effect of the applicable mitigation measures such as Aids to Navigation (ATONs), emergency support vessels (towing or other), Oil Response Plans, Vessel Traffic Monitoring (VTS), warning systems, routing, and sensors. This service equips our clients with the needed guidance to effectively execute their roles in spatial planning and protecting the maritime environment and economy.