What is SIRE?
The Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE) is a tanker risk assessment tool – a large database of up-to-date information about tankers and barges. It is an industry-wide system established 20 years ago and is used by OCIMF members and programme recipients. Inspections of barges and small vessels were included in late 2004.
The database currently contains 19,709 reports on 7,590 vessels from inspections that have been conducted in the last 12 months. On average registered users access more than 10,000 reports from the SIRE database each month.
To comply with anti-trust and competition laws access to SIRE is restricted. Reports are available for a nominal fee and can be accessed by registered companies who charter tankers or operate terminals. Free access to all SIRE reports is provided to Government agencies engaged in port state control activities.
But how does it work?
OCIMF member companies commission vessel inspections and appoint an accredited SIRE inspector.