| FOM-10.18 |
Fleet Operations Manual FOM Critical Equipment Matrix |
Doc No.: FOM 10.18
Revision: 01 Date: 15 Oct 2024 Issued by: DPA Approved by: MD |
The approach in FOM 10.18 should lead to a limited number of critical items and a much larger number of essential items.
Note:
The key issue is to consider hazardous situations as those affecting the safety of personnel and the environment (not financial or commercial issues) and to keep the risk level for all the critical and essential items acceptable and under control.
By applying this risk-based approach, it is clear that:
Items in the List of Critical Equipment:
- Are likely to be identical for identical sister ships.
- Are likely to be different for different ship types.
- Will not change greatly throughout the ship’s life (unless the ship is modified).
The Risk Levels and Reliability of the Critical Equipment:
- Can vary from one sister ship to another.
- Do change throughout the ship's life.
- Periodic review and update of the risk level of each item is necessary to reflect the current status on board.
Caution:
The list of Critical Equipment can be initiated by the Vessel Manager. The periodic updating of the corresponding risk levels and reliability is the responsibility of the Senior Management on- board (Master, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer and Second Engineer) in consultation with the Vessel Manager. The review and updating shall take place.
The list of critical systems will be cross-linked to the ship’s planned maintenance system, and a list of critical spares will be developed.
When the system reviews have been completed for all ships of a specific type, an average can be derived for that ship type as a reference.
An immediate management overview is obtained for each specific ship and can be compared to the fleet average by totaling the number of systems and the percentage of systems in Risk Category I and/or II.