WORKSHOP ON “VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PLAN AND RESILIENCE”

In our pursuit of excellence, Synergy is constantly striving to be a leader in all aspects of ship management.

Protection of the environment has been our prevalent endeavour, in line with which we underwent a voluntary Shipping MRV carbon emissions verification, conducted by Verifavia (a worldwide independent accredited environmental verification and auditing body). This further emphasised our commitment to reduce the environmental impact of our vessels.

VECP workshops have also been conducted regularly in Chennai, Manila and Delhi. A workshop themed 'Voluntary Environmental Compliance Plan and Resilience' was held in New Delhi recently to benefit our seafarers from the National Capital Region. The resoundingly successful two-day workshop was facilitated by Mr Brijesh Bassi and Capt. Sudarshan.

The workshop started with an Introduction to Company's VECP. Synergy's policy of 'Zero Tolerance' towards deliberate MARPOL violations was reiterated.

The interactive session on 'Overview of MARPOL' covered various discharge criteria under all the Annexes of MARPOL. The participants were so involved that they could be seen discussing different aspects of VECP even during the breaks. Capt. Sudarsan elaborated on the Vessel General Permit, OPA 90, APHIS regulation. Mr Bassi discussed various case studies on MARPOL Violation and he emphasised in no uncertain words the importance of record keeping and maintenance of ORB and GRB. The attendees too put forth the practical challenges faced by seafarers, which were then discussed in detail.

Day 2 was dedicated entirely to 'Resilience', Mr Bassi discussed various ways of coping with pressure and stress during adverse circumstances onboard.