Bourbon, International leader in marine services for modern offshore

Glossary

The following section contains a selection of definitions commonly used within the offshore business and used in the Bourbon Offshore QSMS.

Accident

An undesired incident or event that results in injury, fatality, damage to the vessel, cargo, environment, or a 3rd party

AHTS

Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel

Air Emissions

Waste gases, vapors and small particles that are released into the air

Audit

A systematic evaluation to determine whether or not the health, safety and environmental management system and its operation comply with planned arrangements and whether or not the system is implemented effectively, and is suitable to fulfill the Company’s health, safety and environmental policies and objectives

AUV

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

BBS

Behavioural Based Safety

BHP

Brake Horse Power

CA

Certifying authority

CALM

Catenary Anchored Leg Mooring

CB

Crew Boat

CBT

Computer Based Training

COLREGS

Collision Regulations

Competence

The ability to perform a particular job in compliance with accepted performance standards

COO

Chief Operating Officer

CoS

Chamber of Shipping

CoSHH

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

CoSWP

Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen (UK)

CSO

Company security officer

Danger

The risk of injury

Dangerous Occurrence

Readily identifiable event (see accident, hazard and near miss) with potential to cause an injury or illness to persons at work and the public or of significant actual or potential material damage

DCOO

Deputy Chief Operating Officer

DOS

Declaration of Security

Environment

The surroundings and conditions in which a Company or individual operates or which it may affect, including living systems (human and other) therein

Ergonomics

The science of studying people at work and designing tasks, jobs, tools, equipment, facilities and the working environment so that people can be safe, healthy, effective, efficient, productive and comfortable

EPIRB

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

ERRV

Emergency Rescue and Recovery Vehicle

ERP

Emergency Response Plan

FAC

First Aid Case

Fatality

Death due to work related injury or illness

First Aid

The skilled application of accepted principles of treatment on the occurrence of an accident or in the case of sudden illness, using facilities and materials available at the time

First Aid Case

Any single treatment and subsequent observation of minor scratches, cuts, burns, splinters etc. which does not ordinarily require medical care. Such treatment and observations are considered first aid whether provided by the onboard crew, by a physician or by registered professional medical personnel

FRC

Fast Rescue Craft

Hazcom

Hazard Communication - Information relating to potential hazards of a particular substance

Hazid

Hazard Identification

Hours Worked

The actual hours worked by an employee at the work location

House-Keeping

Maintaining the working environment in a tidy manner so that access and movement is not hindered and so as no hazards are introduced into the working environment

HRL

Hyperbaric Rescue Lifeboat

HSE

Health Safety and Environment

GMDSS

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

HOC

Hazard Observation Card

ICS

International Chamber of Shipping

Illness

Any abnormal condition or disorder, (other than one resulting from an injury) caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment

IMCA

International Marine Contractors Association

IMDG

International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

IMO

International Maritime Organization

INLS

International Noxious Liquid Substances

Incident

A general term for an unforeseen occurrence and has no direct classification. An event or chain of events which has caused or could have caused injury, illness and / or damage to assets, the environment or third parties

Injury

Any cut, fracture, sprain, amputation etc. which results from a work incident or exposure involving a single event in the work environment

IOPP

International Oil Pollution Prevention (Certificate)

ISM

International Safety Management (ISM Code)

ISO

International Standards Organization (ISO Standards)

ISPS

International Ship and Port facility Security (ISPS Code)

KPI

Key Performance Indicator (see Performance Indicator)

Lost Time Incident (LTI) / Lost Time Accident (LTA)

Any injury or occupational illness that prevents a person from performing their assigned duties on the day after the incident

LSA

Life saving appliance

LTIR

Lost Time Incident Rate

MARPOL

Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations

MCA

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Medivac

The evacuation for medical reasons from the work location to a hospital or similar medical facility

Medical Treatment Case (MTC)

Any injury or illness that involves treatment by a physician, registered professional personnel, or lay persons but does not include first aid treatment

MERSAR

Merchant Search and Rescue

MSC

Maritime Safety Committee (of the IMO)

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet - A sheet issued by a manufacturer of chemical substances that sets out the hazards likely to be encountered by those who come into contact with the substance. The sheet may also identify recovery procedures following adverse exposure

Near Miss

An undesired incident or event that could have led to an accident had the situation been allowed to develop, circumstances were slightly different or had some additional factor contributed to the event.

Non-conformance

A non-conformance is an unplanned occurrence or item which does not meet a specification or requirement. A non-conformance is a non-fulfillment of any requirement of the Safety Management System. A non-conformance is basically anything that does not conform to the documented Safety

Management System.

Occupational Illness

An abnormal health condition or disorder (physical or mental) that is caused or aggravated by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment, including chemical, physical, biological or ergonomic factors

Occupational Injury

Work related physical injury or illness which results in death, being unfit to work the day following the event, restriction of work or motion including temporary or permanent transfer to another job

Performance Indicator

A specific measure to describe management, operational process or performance

PTW

Permit To Work - A formal written system used to control certain types of work which are identified as hazardous. It also means a communication between site, vessel, plant and installation management, supervisors and operators and those who carry out the work

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

Preventative Maintenance

Maintenance carried out before the unit or system fails to ensure its continued reliability and safe Operation

PSO

Port Security Officer

QHSE

Quality, Health, Safety and Environment

QHSE Management System

The Company structure, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for implementing health, safety and environmental management

QHSE Plan

A description of the means of achieving quality, health, safety and environmental objectives

Restricted Work Case (RWC)

Any case where the Medical Treatment diagnosis provides for Restricted Work – Bourbon Offshore does not make any separate classifications regarding Restricted Work and therefore all Restricted Work cases are reportable as Medical Treatment, however for assessment purposes the incident report should indicate if Work Restriction was prescribed to assist with determining the accident severity

Risk

The chance that a specified undesirable event will occur

Risk Assessment

A careful consideration by competent persons of the hazards associated with a task. The potential effect of each hazard, how severe it might be and the likelihood of its occurring should be considered to determine the effort required to make the work site as safe as reasonably possible

Risk Management

A management system which eliminates or mitigates the threat from hazards

SAR

Search and Rescue

SART

Search and Rescue Transponder

SMPEP

Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan

SOLAS

International Convention for the Safety of Life At Sea

SOPEP

Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency response Plan

SSA

Ship Security Assessment

SSO

Ship Security Officer

SSP

Ship Security Plan

Standard

A document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results

STCW

Standards in Training, Certification and Watch-keeping

Stress

Any interference that disturbs a person’s healthy mental and physical well-being

SWL

Safe Working Load

Toxic

The characteristic of a chemical substance to produce injury once it reaches a susceptible site in or on the body. The effects may be acute or chronic, local or systemic

TRIR

Total Recordable Incidents Rate

Unsafe Act

Any act that deviates from a recognized safe way or specified method of doing a job and increases the potential for an accident