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BOS-PRD-
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603.900301
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SS
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)
Personnel on new assignment require greater care and attention due to the potential increased risk
exposure.
Personnel in the following categories
shall
be considered on new assignment:
x
Crew member new to the Company;
x
Crew member new to the vessel/vessel type;
x
Crewmember newly promoted to the position.
Personnel on new assignment may additionally be considered as a
Sho
rt
S
erv
i
c
e W
o
r
k
er
.
In order to mitigate the associated risk with personnel on new assignment and SSW’s, this procedure
shall
be consulted together with the procedure for
Management of Change
(in Section 7).
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Schedule of crew changes
shall
not relieve simultaneously (ie in less than 48 hours difference) the following
positions:
a
)
Ca
p
ta
i
n an
d
C
hi
e
f
Mate
b
)
Ca
p
ta
i
n an
d
C
hi
e
f
En
gi
neer
c)
C
hi
e
f
En
gi
neer an
d
S
e
c
o
n
d
En
gi
neer
The
Cre
wi
n
g
De
p
art
m
ent
shall
comply with this rule in any case and notify
ve
ss
el’
s
Ma
s
ter
accordingly.
When a seafarer is given a new assignment there
shall
be a period of overlap for the new assignee.
The defined period of overlap assume that the crew member is new to the Company, or first time sailing in
that Rank, and are for guidance only. Period can be varied according to particular circumstances, e.g.
x
If the crew member is a BOURBON employee changing ship;
x
Length of time previously served in that Rank;
x
Length of time in lower rank of the same Department served on same vessel/type.
In addition particular working or operational conditions of the vessel (dry dock, scope of work, contractual
specifities)
shall
be taken into consideration by Crewing Department when assessing overlap time required).
When receiving the crew change schedule, the
Ca
p
ta
i
n
shall
verify the rule’s compliance.
If any breach is identified, Captain
shall
notify the Crewing Department accordingly for immediate correction
by proposing new dates.
If the overlap period is being significantly reduced, the decision
shall
be consulted together with the
procedure for
Management of Change
(MoC) of Personnel with a specific Risk Assessment to be completed
for each crew member significantly varying from the overlap matrix.
MoC/Risk Assessment
shall
be ratified by
Op
erat
io
n
s
Mana
g
er
or
relevant
S
en
io
r Mana
g
e
m
ent
prior to
crewmember joining vessel. When vessel is offshore, the Master
shall
authorize the offsigner to leave the
site only after ensuring that onsigner is on site or confirmation that onsigner is actually transiting to site.
Here is BOS matrix for a minimum overlap time, reflecting relevant legislation, geographic specificities,
operational factors, fleet composition, etc.
Version CR(BOS-PRD-
2
603.900301). Original date: 31/1
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014. Version date:. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Procedure prepared by: BOS Crewing and HR Manager . Approved by: BOS Crewing and HR Department. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative..
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