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Compliance Consulting
Contractor Selection and Contracting
Assistance
At GMS, we assist our clients in developing
the most cost-effective solutions to OPA-90
compliance issues by advising clients on:
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Firefighting services and contractor
selection
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Emergency lightering services and
contractor selection
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Salvage services and contractor
selection
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Compliance requirements
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Oil Spill Removal Organization
selection.
Regulatory Compliance Support
Our quarterly newsletter, The GMS Clipper,
and periodic client circulars provide
reference information on all new and
proposed regulations that will affect vessel
owners and operators. We assist in specific
regulatory compliance in the following
areas:
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Scheduling Tank Vessel Examination and
Letter of Compliance Examination, and
submitting the required fee to the USCG.
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Providing port entry assistance at the
Federal and State levels, including
rapid reaction.
We fully understand the nature and demands
of vessel operations and routinely assist
client vessels with port entry problems on
short notice - with minimal delay or
incurrence of off-hire charges. We also
provide the Authorized Individual (AI) and
other spill response requirements to meet
Canadian law.
Additional Services
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Support for International Safety
Management (ISM) Code implementation,
documentation development, internal
auditing, training and maintenance.
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IMO-required Garbage Disposal Plans.
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IMO/USCG required Cargo Securing Manuals
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Advice to clients on OPA-90 and U.S.,
state issues for charter parties.
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Conducting research, making
recommendations, and assisting clients
with issues specific to their
operations.
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Evaluation, audit and advice to clients
on the efficacy of oil pollution claims.
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