OUR SERVICES
“Our unique experience allows us to provide services far richer than a simple tick box exercise.”
Accident Investigation
When an accident happens we take the positives and manage the negatives. We have internationally-acclaimed experience in major accident and incident investigation, to IMO Casualty Investigation Code standards, across the entire maritime spectrum. We can conduct investigations for you, or, provide advice on the intricacies of investigations that you are involved in. Our proven analysis methodology reveals the root causes of accidents with speed and precision – identifying the lessons to be learned and actions to take for preventing similar occurrences in the future. We have developed our training from the best you will find globally. We cover the entire investigation process from cradle to grave, not just the bit in the middle.
What we can provide for you:
On-call access to expert independent investigation services
Advice on international investigation protocols
Managing the response to regulators
Investigation training that goes way further than investigation by numbers
Expertise in maritime operations and access to other subject matter experts
Risk Management
We can assist you to develop a systematic risk management culture. Risk management support can be provided at the macro level, (Formal Safety Assessment or Safety Case), through to the micro level, (ensuring your staff have the skills to identify hazards and assess the appropriate controls). We can write your risk standards for you or help facilitate the process.
Benefits:
Build on internationally recognised risk management standards and practices
Focus on effective risk management not risk assessment
Risk management becomes a planning tool
Successfully achieve safety case approval
Expert Witness
Together our team has over 75 years of extensive practical experience, academic achievement and awareness of contemporary maritime and offshore practices, making us objectively experts in our fields. Expert witness experience in cases ranging from simple rule of the road through to multiple fatalities.
Benefits
Deep maritime management and ISM Code experience
Experience in a range of court cases
Efficient preparation of expert reports
Understanding of contemporary maritime practices
Compliance
Compliance with regulations, standards, codes and guidelines is a challenge to any business but especially those operating internationally. Not only are international maritime regulations constantly changing but national interpretations are often at odds with each other. Compliance gap analysis is a useful tool for assessing your company’s level of compliance.
Benefits:
Provides advice on how to achieve compliance
Identifying gaps in compliance and prioritising remediation actions
Interaction with regulators
Assessing level of compliance
Projects
Please call us with your problem. Where expert knowledge and independence is required, we will put together a skilled team with the knowledge, experience and capacity to deliver a bespoke solution ideally suited to your needs.
Benefits:
Proven experience in creating solutions to complex problems
Strong academic & practical experience
Ability to remove complexity from problems and create clarity
Disciplined project management
Health & Safety
Integrated and improved management
Health and safety is an important management discipline. As with all other management specialisations, it requires a distinct set of knowledge, skills and experience to ensure that health and safety contributes to the success of your business. We can help you develop your health and safety systems beyond simple compliance. We have experience in facilitating clients’ developing a just culture, improving risk-awareness, developing effective communications and integrating Health and Safety At Work Act objectives into day-to-day operations.
Benefits:
Beyond compliance culture
Obtain the objectives of health and safety throughout your organisation
Facilitate workforce involvement and build trust
Understand the gap between where you are and where you need to be
Management Systems
Turning compliances to your advantage
Our unique experience allows us to provide services far richer than a simple tick box exercise. We work with you to develop your management system according to the objectives of the code or standard, rather than simply rewriting the document. Our open approach will build trust with your personnel to make your new or improved system real to those who need to work with it. We can help you to build trust with your regulator and develop a just culture throughout your organisation.
Benefits:
Real management system that is continuously improved by your staff
Avoids compliance culture of going through the motions
Build trust inside the company to improve productivity
Build trust with regulators to allow you to spend more time improving your business and less time reporting
Interim Management
Finding experienced managers can be a challenge – especially at short notice. Experience is essential when managing a period of transition, crisis or change, within a business. SOUTH MS can help with provision of short or medium term interim management. We can also help with nuturing the experience of an internal appointment while building your maritime or HSE expertise.
Navigation Assessments
It's difficult to judge how well your bridge teams are performing through simple navigation audits. We are trained to conduct full navigation assessments. We can join your teams on short coastal voyages, gain an in-depth understanding of their culture and competency, mentor them as we go and report back on our findings and achievements.