Steering Committee for Regulatory Watch

Revision of 10 August 2022

Purpose

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The purpose of the Steering Committee for Regulatory Watch (CRW) is to ensure that the external regulatory documents issued by IMO, IACS and inland navigation regulators (such as CCNR, CESNI and UNECE) are monitored and considered in view of their implementation in Recognised Organisation (RO) Classification Rules, procedures & instructions and software.

Regulatory Watch Process

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The CRW process is composed of the following tasks:

  • To identify periodically the regulatory documents issued by regulation bodies (IMO, IACS, CCNR, CESNI and UNECE)

  • To maintain a list of documents identified

  • To review the list of documents/requirements periodically and to decide for their implementation or not

  • To maintain records of decisions for implementation

  • To maintain records of implementation status.

Roles & Organization

Roles

CRW is chaired by the head of rules coordination in DT_DV department.

CRW Chairman responsibilities are:

  • To organize the CRW periodical meetings

  • To chair the CRW meetings

  • To maintain the list of documents and implementation status

  • To organize working groups when deemed necessary.

DT_DV Dept. is also secretary of the Committee.

Members

CRW Permanent members

Permanent members of CRW are persons representing the following departments:

  • DT_DV for IACS common Rules (URs, UIs, Recs) and software

  • C&R_IAD for IMO rules & regulations

  • C&R_SCD for class rules/procedures/instructions for ships in service and statutory procedures/instructions, for seagoing ships and inland vessels

  • C&R_CPL for quality matters

  • DT_DA for design rules & regulations

  • DO_NC for class rules/procedures for new buildings.

CRW Occasional members

Other persons may be invited to attend the CRW meeting as occasional member when deemed necessary according to the agenda (In particular DO_FM may be invited for subjects related to Fleet Management).

Organisation

As chairman of the CRW, DT_DV is managing:

  • the agenda

  • the invitation to the meetings

  • MoMs, including recording and ensuring traceability of decisions and actions taken

  • the follow-up of actions.

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CRW meets twice a year. CRW meetings may be requested by any permanent member for ex traordinary sessions; request is to be sent to CRW chairman and has to be documented.

CRW reports to the Marine Technical director with regards to actions for implementation in Rules.

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Inputs for CRW meeting are provided by permanent members whose departments are in charge of monitoring the regulating bodies activities IMO Working Groups, IACS Working Groups).

During the CRW meetings, the team - and the identified person - which will act as project leader to implement requirements in Recognised Organisation (RO) Classification Rules are agreed and recorded.