Operations are at the fore front of any marine organisation, and along with the employees, are a crucial element to ensuring safety and efficiency. Operations that are scoped to meet the organisations requirements and implemented to meet the resources available will allow the expected outcome. UKMC can assist organisations in the management of all marine operations using previous experience and the following external sources:
UKMC can provide the below services to enable your organisation to run safely, effectively and efficiently:
Risk Management
Risk Management should be classed as one of the most important priorities of any marine organisation and seen as a mechanism to implement and promote a safe working environment.
Vessel Management
Service vessels are the work horses of any port / harbour / facility and without proper management can very quickly become a significant risk to operations.
Mooring Management
Moorings can be an essential part of any port / harbour / facility and also be a key income generator. Therefore, the importance of scoping and maintaining your moorings correctly and efficiently is crucial to ensuring they remain serviceable.
Financial Management
Budgetary control over harbour operations is essential to any port / harbour / facility. Harbour operations can have complex requirements which all need financially accounting for and without robust budgets can quickly escalate out of hand.
Risk Management
In order to achieve this, an organisation needs to assign the correct quantity and quality of resources to its Risk Management. UKMC has experience in a wide range of Risk Management including implementation and review of existing and proposed systems at Deck and Board level. UKMC can assist you with the resource or additional resource not available in the organisation to ensure you manage your risk profiles efficiently.
UKMC can :
- Review current Marine Risk Management System
- Provide a Performance Report based on current legislation
- Assist in amending or update Risk Management System
- Provide additional labour resource for the Risk Management System
Vessel Management
UKMC has 20 years experience in vessel management and can assist you in ensuring your operation has:
- the correct number and type of vessels
- robust Training & Operational system to operate vessels
- an adequate Planned Maintenance System
- a sustainable approach to current and future operations
Where it is identified that further resources may be needed, UKMC can aid you with construction of a Business Case to explore the viability of obtaining the additional resources. All this will ensure the organisation reaches a best practice standard fleet that operates safely, efficiently and ultimately achieves your requirements.
Mooring Management
Moorings are an essential part of any port / harbour / facility and also be a key income generator. Therefore, the importance of scoping and maintaining your moorings correctly and efficiently is crucial to ensuring they remain serviceable. UKMC has extensive experience in scoping, procuring, laying and maintaining different types of mooring systems within small to medium sized ports / harbours / facilities. These range from large pontoon structures designed for commercial vessels down to single riser moorings used by yacht tenders and everything else in between. UKMC uses it’s three stage process to understand, design and produce your mooring system with consolation with you throughout the process. The final system may be single mooring method or multiple methods depending on the requirements, location and environmental conditions.
UKMC can provide:
- Mooring inspection services
- Mooring system design and installation
- Maintenance and Repair advice including Planned Maintenance Systems
Financial Management
UKMC has 10 years experience in constructing and executing budgets for vessels and harbours, specifically Trust Ports. This knowledge allows UKMC to provide your organisation with assistance on budgeting for new single or multiple operations where you may not necessarily have the experience internally.
UKMC can provide:
- Financial advice on streamlining operations
- Assistance in budgeting for new operations
- Assistance in budgeting process for large capital / repair projects