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SIRE 2.0

SIRE 2.0 Inspections:

Minerva Officers Share Their Experiences

Minerva values the voices within its mar-
itime family, and asked its officers who
recently participated in a SIRE 2.0 Inspec-
tion to share their personal experiences
and thoughts on the process. At a time
when maritime safety and compliance are
paramount, these interviews provide a
glimpse into the new SIRE 2.0 inspection,
and serve as a guide to fellow officers
preparing for their own inspections.
SIRE 2.0 will involve each

crew member individually

individually. So that the outcome, whether “
Apart from providing certification and check-
ing in advance, via photo section, the proper
condition of the vessel's equipment, SIRE 2.0
In SIRE 2.0, it is not only
is additionally involving each crew member
positive or negative, is attributed to both the Officers that are asked and
vessel’s performance and crewmembers. It is evaluated, but also Ratings
An interview not only Officers that are asked and evaluat-
of Capt. Ioannis Soulis ed, but also Ratings of any Department. The of any Department

Master Mariner selection process occurs at the Inspector’s
LNG MINERVA CHIOS discretion and is not a Master’s choice, as was ”
the case up until now.
Can you please introduce yourself?
I graduated from the Merchant Marine Acade- The inspector places significant emphasis on System, we must take advantage of that
my of Aspropyrgos. In 2019, I reached the rank the company’s Safety Management System to enhance our knowledge and become
of Captain - Class A, and in 2021 I joined the and Procedures relevant to the specific work well aware of what the Company requires,
Minerva Family. Since then, I have been serving tasks to be carried out during the vessel’s since the Sire 2.0 inspection focuses on
as Master onboard the LNG/C Minerva Chios. day to day routine. The inspector focuses company’s SMS and whether procedures
only on specific questions that are generat- are followed by crew.
When was your latest SIRE 2.0 ed from the Sire 2.0 application on his tablet,
inspection? through randomly chosen questionnaires for What advice would you give to
My SIRE 2.0 Inspection was carried out at each vessel, which continuously go through officers that are about to participate
Cameron, USA, on December 20, 2023. The rotational topics and questions. in a SIRE 2.0 inspection soon?
vessel underwent trial inspection with Use the company’s provided training mate-
the aim of enhancing crew performance, What tips and best practices can rial, including the Minerva Gas observations
ensuring readiness for when the system you share with fellow officers of received during previous trials, Industry tri-
is officially implemented, and increasing Minerva? als observations, a detailed presentation on
onboard personnel’s awareness of how new All Officers and Ratings must be aware and SIRE 2.0, the new VIQ (VET-01)—pay special
SIRE 2.0 inspections will be carried out. know very well Company’s Procedures and attention to the “Ground for Negative Obser-
implement precisely Management’s In- vation” available for each VIQ question, the
Based on your recent experiences, structions and Standards for the daily work general SIRE 2.0 process guidelines (VET-04),
what were the major changes in rela- tasks on board. Since all of us have access as well as the online Training Material sup-
tion to the previous SIRE inspections? to the electronic Document Management plied by OCIMF. And as always, good luck!

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