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BP Shipping Fleet Operations

BP Shipping Requirements for Officer Experience on Vessels Proposed for BP Business.

1st January 2010

Global Vetting & Clearance Officer Experience Matrix

BP Shipping Fleet Operations

Background; This document is intended to set out the minimum experience requirements for officers serving on board vessels that are proposed for BP Group Business. Applicable; All Oil/Gas & Chemical Vessels. Requirements; The requirements laid out in the following table shall be applied against all BP SIRE Inspection Reports received for review by BP Vetting and Clearance Teams globally starting from 1st January 2010. This requirement shall also be applied to any 3rd Party SIRE Vessel Inspection Reports that may be used during the assessment process for approval for BP Group use.

Senior Officers*
Calendar Time with Company

Master

Chief Officer

Chief Engineer

2nd Engineer

Aggregate not less than 2 years

Aggregate not less than 2 years

Sea Time in Rank Sea Time on all type of Tankers Date of joining

Aggregate not less than 3 years Aggregate not less than 6 years Minimum 2 weeks between joining dates 2/0 3/O Aggregate not less than 1 year Aggregate not less than 1 year Yes Yes** Minimum 2 weeks between joining dates

Aggregate not less than 3 years Aggregate not less than 6 years Minimum 2 weeks between joining dates 3/E 4/E Aggregate not less than 1 year Aggregate not less than 1year Yes Yes** Minimum 2 weeks between joining dates

Junior Officers* Sea Time in Rank Sea Time on all type of Tankers DCE Date of joining

*Not applicable if joining as an extra officer ** This is a mandatory requirement, and officers should have STCW V Para 1 or Para 2 as appropriate to their responsibilities.

Global Vetting & Clearance Officer Experience Matrix

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