AHEAD Magazine #1/2015

ahead A MAGAZINE FROM HARDING — 1/2015

taking safety training further Having trained and certified own personnel and external customers since 2005, Harding’s global training department is now setting up a new global training team, and a new standard for the company’s course portfolio.

>> streamlining the value chain our service operators: >>

always ready to go

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ahead WELCOME TO THE HARDING MAGAZINE

dear friends, Welcome to 2015’s first edition of AHEAD magazine.

Zero injuries is our common goal. Everybody strives for perfection and we all work towards minimising risk.

Still, there are factors that we can’t control. This is where training comes into play, and we have dedicated a large portion of this magazine to telling you more about what Harding has to offer within safety training. Our Global Training Director, Sergio Meekel, is passionately committed to training. We look forward to introducing him to you.

With a declining oil price and many projects temporarily on hold, our industry is by all means in a different position than it was a year ago. In Harding, we have decided to meet these challenging times with an even stronger focus on innovation, product development, optimisation, improved efficiency, and cost reductions. In this issue, our CEO shares his thoughts regarding the ongoing process.

Our most recent addition to our product portfolio is the North Sea Class (NSC) range of products. Developed in Norway, with the North Sea in mind, the range is designed to meet the toughest of challenges the ocean has to offer. Please see the article about NSC to get an overview of the new range.

Also, please check our updated overview of exhibitions we are attending this year.

We look very much forward to seeing you soon!

Enjoy the read!

Best Regards,

Bjørn Sturle Hillestad Global Sales & Marketing Director

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Taking training further 8 9

New service station established in Dubai Streamlining across the board

Photo: Eni Norge/News On Request

Challenging times motivate Harding to seek optimisation, improved efficiency and cost reductions throughout the entire value chain.

10 Goliat – a milestone project heading for the Arctic 12 North Sea Class:

The product range for the toughest conditions 13 Exhibition overview 2015

Harding film awarded 14 The Harding global Sales Team

Always ready to go

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No matter where and when our customers need maintenance and repairs, our service operators are ready to go. Meet three of our dedicated travellers.

20 The voice of the LSA industry.

For 15 years Harding’s Harry Klaverstijn has championed the LSA industry’s views towards the IMO.

22 New in Harding 24 Cycling team takes Harding offroad

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SAFETY TRAINING

taking safety training further >>

Harding’s new global training team delivers important educational services to both customers and employees. “Proper training in the use and maintenance of Harding’s lifesaving systems increases both safety on board and the life span of the equipment”, Global Training Director Sergio Meekel emphasizes.

Having trained and certified own personnel and external customers since 2005, Harding’s global training department is now setting up a new global training team, and a new standard for the company’s course portfolio. The goal is to keep on strengthening Harding’s reputation as a provider of professional and high quality training courses on LSA equipment.

“The global training team offers training courses for the entire Harding product range. These courses can be conducted worldwide, both in-house and on-site. We develop and facilitate our training using Harding’s broad expertise and experience, in accordance with international regulations and requirements.

To meet specific customer demands, we also offer tailor-made courses, focused on the customers’ installed equipment and their need for familiarisation”, Global Training Director Sergio Meekel explains.

The Dutchman took the helm of the training department last December, having worked with training and competence development related to offshore systems for the past 15 years.

Global Training Director Sergio Meekel and Training Instructor Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth.

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Training course participants getting ready for a dive with Harding’s FF 1200 freefall lifeboat.

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SAFETY TRAINING

Creating awareness and understanding

Setting a new standard

So far, some 700 people have received training from Harding each year, but the company is planning a substantial increase in the number of external participants in the coming years. External customers vary from classification societies to ship-owners, super­intendents, and crew members. They are mainly trained in operation and maintenance of lifeboats, fast rescue crafts, and related equipment. A key element of these training sessions is creating awareness and understanding of the risks involved in improper use of life saving appliances.

“In order to increase the quality of our training even further, we are implementing DNV GL’s 3.201 standard for certification of learning programmes throughout our entire course port­ folio. We are also in the process of getting DNV GL’s statement of compliance according to this standard, something we hope to achieve this year”, says Sergio Meekel.

“By becoming more familiar with the equipment, operators reduce the risk of making mistakes in critical situations. At the same time, increased knowledge and confidence also lower the operators’ thresholds for conducting exercises and safety drills, which also increases safety at sea”, Sergio Meekel and training instructor Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth emphasise.

The new global training team consists of 10 people, of which ­seven are instructors. The team’s main priority this year is to develop and update courses according to the company’s new, global training standard.

2015 also brings another important milestone for Harding’s training department. During this summer, the team will re­ locate to a brand new Global Training Centre by the river “Nieuwe Maas” in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

“The new global training centre will be a state of the art ­f acility, fully equipped to provide the best practical and theoretical training. Normally, the centre will be used to train and ­c ertify Harding’s own personnel, but with our central location ­w ithin the largest port in Europe, the training centre is also a great ­o ption for many of our customers”, says Harding’s ­G lobal ­Training Director.

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“In order to increase the quality of our training even further, we are implementing DNV GL’s 3.201 standard for certification of learning programmes throughout our entire course portfolio. We are also in the process of getting DNV GL’s statement of compliance according to this standard, something we hope to achieve this year.”

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SAFETY TRAINING

Three reasons for choosing Harding (as your LSA training provider) We asked Sergio Meekel and Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth to single out the three main reasons for choosing Harding as your training provider.

Knowledge “First and foremost, because we are the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). This means that our certified training instructors have extensive experience, and the best and most updated knowledge about Harding’s products”, Meekel answers swiftly.

Global coverage “Another key benefit for the customer is the global coverage we offer. Having us instructors conduct courses at a client’s vessel or offshore installation anywhere in the world, and training up to 15 people at the same time with minimal interruption to on-board activities, is a very easy and cost effective solution for the client”, Moldenhauer Biseth elaborates.

Practical approach Both the instructor and the training director also emphasise the practical focus in Harding’s competence based training courses.

“In general, our courses have 60 percent practical instruction and 40 percent theory. This hands-on approach, often using the ­client’s own equipment, provides a safe and familiar LSA working environment for the participants attending. Each course ends with a practical and theoretical test, ensuring that the participants have reached the objectives of the course”, Meekel and Moldenhauer Biseth explain.

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News

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new service station established in dubai Harding has strengthened the world‘s biggest service network by opening a new service station at the heart of the maritime industry in Dubai.

After using a local partner to provide services for Harding’s customers in the Middle East since 2006, Harding has opened its own state-of-the-art service station in Dubai.

The station is located in Dubai Maritime City, the heart of the region’s maritime industry. Here, Harding can offer about 1,000 square metres of workshop premises with state-of-the-art ­f acilities for all types of service assignments on lifeboats and davits.

Close to the customers “Our goal is to further improve the quality of the services we provide for our customers in the Middle East. This investment shows that this is an important market for Harding, and that our commitment in the region is a long-term one”, says Tommy Hivand, Regional Director for Africa, the Middle East and India.

The new station puts Harding close to our customers in a very active region, due to its strategic location in relation to the many shipyards nearby, the region’s considerable oil and gas related shipping activity, as well as the many merchant ships travelling the trade routes between Asia, Africa and Europe.

Sales and service under one roof The new facility also allows for colocation of Harding’s sales and service activities in Dubai.

“The Middle East is an important market for the sale of new ­Harding equipment, and in just a few years we have managed to build a strong position as one of the region’s leading product ­suppliers. Co-locating our sales and service functions in Dubai will enable us to offer customers in this region a complete and comprehensive Harding office”, says Tommy Hivand.

Left picture: Our new workshop in Dubai Maritime City is equipped for all types of service assignments on lifeboats and davits.

Harding has strengthened both the service and sales divisions in Dubai. Today the office employs 15 people, including Harish Shastry (from left), Tommy Hivand, Alex Rijksen, Nimila, Razali Mohamad, Barrie Wightman (Harding UK), Sachin Thomas, Ghanesh Sankar and Chacko John.

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Photo: Shutterstock

NEWS

Styrk Bekkenes, Harding CEO.

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streamlining across the board A reduced oil price and increased focus on costs has led to heightened pressure on pricing for all suppliers to the oil and gas industry, including Harding. “These challenging times are giving us a kick in the rear with respect to seeing how we can improve and streamline our whole value chain.

We have made a start on this process, and the goal is to come out of this tough period even stronger”, says CEO Styrk Bekkenes.

A falling oil price and lack of willingness to invest on the Norwegian shelf has also affected Harding during the first half of 2015. As a result of reduced activity on the ­N or­wegian shelf, the company has, among other things, found it necessary to adapt production and staffing at the lifeboat yard in Ølve, Norway. Internationally, the price of oil has led to contracts being postponed, and there is a much greater focus on costs in the oil and gas industry.

“We have the ability and the will for restructuring and innovation” “All of us who supply this industry are experiencing the same ­challenge: There is a demand for us to be even more cost effective than before. As a result, we are getting an extra kick in the rear to demonstrate our willingness for restructuring and innovation. We must stop and thoroughly examine how we do things. We must ask ourselves what we can do differently, better, and more efficiently.

In Harding, we have already been working on this for some time”, Styrk Bekkenes emphasises.

He believes that companies that survive tough times are the ones who have the capability and will for innovation and reorganisation, and who, not least, have employees who demonstrate initiative and dynamism.

“We have plenty of all these things in Harding, and history shows that we have got over similar humps in the road previously. During the last economic crisis we c­ommitted to developing a whole new series of davits, where we focused ­ on ­ improving design, p ­roduction methods, installation and maintenance. That commitment was a success, and we came out of the crisis all the stronger, with new products that were in demand in the market. Our goal is to manage the same thing this time”, says Bekkenes.

Optimisation, improved efficiency and cost reductions.

Today the focus is on the whole value chain in Harding, from A to Z. “We are working on new and cost effective products, and we are looking at optimisation, increased efficiency, and reductions in costs in both our production and logistics segments. At the same time, we ask ourselves how we can help the customers with more efficient installation of the products they buy, and not least, how we can aid them with optimal and cost effective service and main­ tenance programmes, which enable maximum uptime for lifesaving equipment for the lowest possible price. It is precisely the ­service and maintenance segment that is especially important to us, as maritime lifesaving equipment must be well maintained and ready for use when it is really needed out at sea”, stresses ­Bekkenes.

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a milestone project heading for the arctic In 2011, Harding was awarded the contract for delivery of four FF1200 lifeboats with corresponding davit systems to Eni’s cylindrical FPSO, Goliat. It was, therefore, a proud moment for Harding too when the huge platform started its journey in February from Hyundai Heavy Industries in ­Korea, to Hammerfest, Norway – a journey that was planned to take 60 days.

“Harding has delivered 100 per cent according to schedule, and both Hyundai Heavy Industries as the customer, and Eni as the owner, are satisfied. Harding has also reached several internal milestones during this project, such as receiving Statement of Compliance from DNV-GL for the FF1200, and getting the FF1200 lifeboat and the LA1200RA davit winterised for the harsh ­conditions in the Barents Sea. Taking into account the engineering, documentation, and verifications implemented in this project, Harding will have the best reference and experience for the future”, says project manager Harald Røberg, applauding the project as a great joint team effort.

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NEWS The Goliat platform on board one of the world‘s largest heavy cargo vessels, Dockwise Vanguard, ready to start the long journey to Norway.

harding establishes a global spare parts standard To improve Harding Services even further, the ­company has centralised its global spares team in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

The team’s primary objective this year is to optimise ­Harding’s regional spare parts operations, forming a global standard – in line with the company’s ‘One Harding’ vision. This means creating an efficient and sustainable global network of ­people, partners, procedures and systems, which all empower Harding’s footprint as a worldwide spare parts supplier.

Harding’s global spares team consist of Ernst Nielsen (left), Hennie Brandenburg, Jerry Reeves, Jeroen Dijkstra, Wijnand Koningstein, Masnawi Bin Meon, Roger Gosling, and Arne Willumsen (not present at photo).

norway’s minister of trade visited harding hq An engaged and interested Monica Mæland, Norway’s Minister of Trade, was given a company presentation and a quick tour around Harding’s headquarters at Seimsfoss on 16 March. A closer look at three different lifeboats was one of the tour stops, as the minister was guided around the premises by Harding CEO Styrk Bekkenes.

Mæland views Harding as an example of a viable company.

“I am impressed and fascinated by the company’s stamina and their attitude towards evolving”, the minister stated to a local paper after the hour-long visit.

Facts: The Goliat field

The license is owned by Eni Norge AS (operator, 65%) and Statoil Petroleum AS (35%). The oilfield has r­ ecoverable reserves estimated at 174 million barrels.

The production is expected to start in 2015, and will continue for 10–15 years. The associated gas will be reinjected to increase oil recovery, or be transported to the gas processing plant at Melkøya.

Photo: Eni Norge/News On Request

The Goliat field is an offshore oil field in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, located 85 kilometres northwest of Hammerfest.

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HARDING’S NORTH SEA CL ASS

developed for the toughest conditions >>

The North Sea is famous among seafarers for its harsh conditions and the strict safety standards that apply to its offshore industry. Harding’s newly developed equipment range, the North Sea Class, complies with these regulations and is the absolute ultimate in lifesaving equipment.

“Working in the marine and offshore i­ndustry, we know all about the challenges the ocean can present. Every seafarer familiar with the North Sea knows it can sometimes throw some of the toughest conditions at you.

That’s exactly why we have named our newly ­developed series of lifesaving equipment North Sea Class”, says Bjørn Sturle Hillestad, Harding’s Global Sales & Marketing Director.

NCS PRODUCTS

The North Sea Class consists of conventional lowering lifeboats, free fall lifeboats, and corresponding davits, and comprises 14 products.

The entire range is designed with DNV E-406 and Norsok R-002 in mind; the strictest

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safety standards available for lifeboats and lifting appliances.

“Harding’s new range offers extraordinary ­safety, and compares with nothing else ­available at present”. Lifesaving equipment labelled North Sea Class is the absolute ultimate in lifesaving equipment, as we know it today”, Hillestad says.

E-406 standard. The FF 1200’s corresponding davit system has been approved according to Norsok R-002 standard. In addition, ­Harding’s innovative history also includes a series of totally enclosed davits providing excellent protection for the vital machinery, options for full winterisation, and compliance with the Norsok R-002 standard.

Harding has been at the forefront of the LSA industry for more than 70 years, developing innovative solutions for improving safety at sea. Recently, the FF 1200 freefall lifeboat was the first to be issued with a statement of compliance in accordance with the DNV

“Harding brings experience to the table, and we know that preparing for the worst is the only way to minimise risk. With our North Sea Class, we can offer ideal preparation for those of our clients who operate in the toughest ­waters around the world”, Hillestad says.

DNV – OS – E406

NORSOK R – 002

Freefall lifeboats FF 1200 FF 1050 FF 1100

Freefall davits LA 1200 SU LA 1200 SU FL LA 1200c LA 1200i

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SAFETY LEVEL NCS/SOLAS + Conventional davits NPDL 19500 NSC NPDT 19500 NSC NRD 19500 NSC

FRC davits NRDS 4000 NSC (single) NPDS 4000 NSC (single)

Conventional lifeboats LBT 1090 NSC Fast rescue boats Stinger 760

exhibitions 2015 April 21–23

Sea Asia, Singapore

May 04–07

OTC, Houston

June 02–05

Nor-Shipping, Oslo

September 01–02

Donsö Shipping Meet, Sweeden

September 08–11

Offshore Europe, Aberdeen

October 20–23

Kormarine, Busan

November 09–12

ADIPEC, ABU DHABI

December 01–04

Marintec China, Shanghai

List of exhibitions and conferences online: harding.no We look forward to seeing you soon!

a golden herring for the harding film

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“In a class of its own”, was the jury‘s verdict on “The Diver”

The cheers raised the roof and the odd tear of joy was shed when Harding’s advertising film “The Diver” was declared the winner in the category “Best advertising and information film”, during the annual Golden Herring (Gullsild) awards in Haugesund, this February. The Golden Herring is the “Oscar” of the advertising industry in the west Norwegian region where Harding has its head office.

“A great idea, beautifully dramatised, and which really nailed the product’s ‘unique selling proposition’. In a class of its own”, was the jury’s reasoning for the top award.

CEO Styrk Bekkenes and Global Sales & Marketing Director Bjørn Sturle Hillestad accepted the Golden Herring, along with represen­tatives from Harding’s advertising agency, Zpirit.

“We are extremely proud. Many great films were nominated, so for us, winning was really wonderful”, a delighted Hillestad said in his acceptance speech, in front of 300 guests from the advertising ­industry and their clients.

The Global Sales & Marketing Director is extremely pleased that the film has been developed and produced 100 percent locally. As well as the advertising agency, the actors and locations are also from the fjords around Harding.

“It is fantastic for us to have such resources available in the immediate vicinity. What’s more, we are located in beautiful ­ ­surroundings, and it’s fun to be able to use the landscape as a ­stunning backdrop in a film like this”, says Hillestad.

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HARDING SALES TEAM

what can we

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do for you ?

With our best regards, the Harding global Sales Team.

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SERVICES

Nina Tangstad (left), Renate Hjelmeland and Trine Myrvold are three of our travelling service operators.

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always ready to go!

Nina Tangstad, Trine Myrvold, Renate Hjelmeland and the other service operators at Harding pack their bags and go – regardless of where and when the customers need maintenance and repairs of their vital lifesaving equipment.

When new Harding equipment is put into operation, or existing installations require service, modifications, or repairs, it is Harding’s service engineers who step up. Nina Tangstad, Trine Myrvold, and Renate Hjelmeland are three of those dedicated service operators who are on hand to help.

“As service operators based in Norway, the job takes us to platforms, rigs, vessels, and yards. The journey we make most frequently is offshore in the North Sea, but we also have assignments around the world. Italy, Singapore, Britain, ­Korea, and Brazil are just a few examples”, the trio relates.

Safety first Most of our assignments are scheduled service jobs on lifeboats and davits, but suddenly an urgent repair assignment can pop up; then we just have to drop everything and go.

“The urgent jobs are the most challenging, because we often don’t exactly know what we will encounter on board, and we have to do the job there and then. As the customer can’t have a lifeboat out of service for very long, we have to find a solution

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pronto. If necessary, we have parts flown out to us by helicopter in the trickiest cases”, Myrvold, Tangstad, and Hjelmeland tell us, and add that jobs like this get their pulses racing.

The three Norwegian women explain that both urgent jobs and scheduled services are about doing a good, quick, and cost efficient job for the customer.

“Our main focus is always to do the job properly – so that the equipment works. After all, it is lifesaving equipment we are working with, and so the work quality has top priority. Safety first”, the service operators confirm.

Advisory role They often experience that the customer also has a number of questions concerning the lifesaving equipment that are not directly related to the assignment they are out there to resolve.

“Then we provide answers and advice as best we can. If there is something for which we ourselves don’t have the competency, we seek help from the onshore Harding expertise – or refer the

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“Our main focus is always to do the job properly.”

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Renate Hjelmeland performing maintenance work at the Heidrun platform in the Norwegian Sea.

Trine Myrvold getting ready for inspections on board the Hurtigruten vessel MV Nordlys.

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SERVICES

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“As service operators based in Norway, the job takes us to platforms, rigs, vessels, and yards.”

customer to this expertise. Thus, we provide the customer with good service on several levels, and we realise that by meeting the customer in this manner, we are contributing to increasing their confidence and trust in their lifesaving equipment”, Tangstad, Hjelmeland, and Myrvold highlight.

They all love their jobs.

“No two days are the same, and there are always new c­ hallenges to solve and new lessons to be learned for the future. Our ­customers are very pleasant and helpful too”, they smile.

Experience from lifeboat production This is a trio with extremely varied professional backgrounds who are meeting with Ahead. Both Tangstad and Myrvold had worked in an assortment of professions before starting in Harding’s lifeboat production in Ølve. They worked there for several years before, following thorough training and certifying, they became service engineers in 2011 and 2006 respectively.

“The years spent in lifeboat production mean that we know the Harding vessels inside-out. That is great ballast to have in our job as service operators”, Tangstad and Myrvold point out.

Hjelmeland is a trained industrial plumber and mechanic, and worked in a shipyard for ten years before coming to Harding in 2008 and getting to grips with the job of service engineer. When she gave birth to her firstborn three years later, she moved over to the position of service coordinator in the Harding office. There have been fewer assignments out in the field since then, but the experience she has from ships, rigs, and the yard does come in handy sitting at her desk too.

“I understand very quickly what challenges the service engineers are facing out in the field, and which components they are asking me to get hold of”, she explains.

“I remember once I was at work in Rio and sent home a photo of the pool on the cruise ship, which inspired a great deal of envy at home. It never became more than a picture though, because I never had time to try the pool. I saw the famous Jesus statue, but only from a distance from the cruise ship, where I was working from seven in the morning until seven in the evening,” Hjelmeland chuckles.

Are met with surprise Women working as service engineers are not quite as ­common in other countries. The three Harding ladies notice this ­cultural ­difference in various ways; for example Tangstad once ­e xperienced that a ship’s crewmember took the tools out of her hands and did the job himself, while the service engineer was assigned the task of drinking coffee.

“Luckily we experience very little negative focus on the fact that we are women. It is much more common to be met with surprise and a great deal of curiosity when the person pulling out the ­angle grinder is a lady”, the service operators smile.

Hjelmeland points out that being a woman can also have its own special benefits.

“I have been invited to dinner at the captain’s table twice when servicing cruise ships. This annoys my father intensely, as he has travelled around as a service engineer for 30 years and has ­never eaten with any of the cruise boat captains”, the 33 year old laughs – before she and the two others have to get back to work.

The customers are waiting.

Trine Myhrvold working at Viking Neptun.

Will happily travel far Even though the service operators rarely get time for sightseeing, Hjelmeland, Myrvold and Tangstad all agree that the assignments involving travel to far flung lands are the most fun.

“On trips like these we see very little of the tourist areas and attractions, but get a much better impression of real life and conditions in the places we travel to - in both good and bad ways.

We experience something very different as opposed to being a tourist, and you get to see a lot of the genuine culture”, say Myrvold og Tangstad.

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ILAMA

15 YEARS AS THE VOICE OF THE LSA INDUSTRY

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Harding’s Harry Klaverstijn has been chairman of the technical committee in ILAMA since 2000, and has championed the LSA industry’s views towards the IMO. “I am proud of ILAMA’s contributions in improving the international safety regulations at sea”, the Dutchman says.

Ever since 1956, the International Life-saving Appliance Manufacturers’ Association (­ILAMA) has played a significant role in the inter­ national maritime and offshore oil and gas safety scene.

“ILAMA consists of 44 members, all manu­ facturers of lifesaving appliances. We are recognised as the LSA experts, and ILAMA ­ therefore has observer and advisory status in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

By sharing our members’ views, ­experience, and technical papers, ILAMA ensures that ­regulatory bodies and the IMO are aware of our collective concerns”, Harry Klaverstijn, t­ echnical manager in Harding Netherlands, explains.

Principal spokesperson He’s been chairman of ILAMA’s technical committee, the heart of the organisation, ­ for the last 15 years. Here, members discuss

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c­ollective challenges and forthcoming IMO legislation, and they prepare the LSA i­ ndustry’s own suggestions for new regulations.

“As chairman, I prepare and conduct the Technical Committee meetings. I also re­ ­ present ILAMA at relevant IMO m ­ eetings.

At IMO I’m the organisation’s ­ p rincipal spokes­ p erson, but I am usually well s uppor­­ ­ ted by several colleagues from our member c­ ompanies”, Klaverstijn ­e laborates. Following consistent and un­ animous re-­e lection, the 58 year old is now in his last term as ­c ommittee chairman.

“It’s been exciting, challenging, and fun to represent our industry for all these years, but now it’s time for someone else to step in and bring ILAMA to the next level”, Klaverstijn says, who is ready for an active role as ­committee member.

“Regulations provide the basis for our business” He is proud of ILAMA’s contributions in im­ proving the international safety regulations at sea during his “reign”. Looking back, he ­considers the organisation’s contribution to establishing new guidelines for lifeboat r­ elease and retrieval systems (MSC.1/Circ.1392), and for servicing lifeboats (MSC.1/Circ.1206), as the major milestones.

“Our input has meant that ILAMA has played a very important role in the design of these two regulations. Both have made huge contributions to safety at sea, and both have impacted Harding. After all, safety regulations provide the basis for our business”, Klaverstijn emphasises – and also thanks Ian Machin in Harding UK for his active and industrious teamwork through many years of meetings.

NEWS

The first winner of the Harding Attitude Award

Harry Klaverstijn (left) attending one of his many IMO-meetings.

Facts: ILAMA >>

Consists of 44 members

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Represents its members at IMO and other international bodies (ISO and EU)

The Harding brand is built on decades of experience, ­pioneering innovation, hard work, and a strong focus on serving the clients. That same spirit and those exact ­values live on in Harding’s new “Code of Conduct”; the Harding Attitude. In order to develop and ensure a con­ tinuing focus on our attitude towards great service and care for both customers and colleagues, Harding launched a global Harding Attitude Award this year – honouring ­employees possessing the right mind-set.

In “competition” with 11 other nominees from China, the ­Netherlands, Poland, Norway, Spain, and Denmark, Harding CEO Styrk Bekkenes could happily announce that the very first winner of the award was subcontractor inspector Magnar ­Heimvik. The honour was presented to the surprised Norwegian winner during a short ceremony in a crowded canteen at ­Harding’s headquarters this February.

“Magnar is very dedicated and helpful. He has a profound level of technical understanding and he is an excellent troubleshooter and ambassador for the company”, says the jury of the winner.

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Provides a forum for member discussion and advice

on topics of interest to the life-saving appliance industry

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Keeps its members abreast of forthcoming changes in legislation and standards

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Lobbies for action by appropriate authorities

A surprised and happy Magnar Heimvik receives the award plaque from CEO Styrk Bekkenes.

On a personal level, the Dutchman is most proud of his contribution to making ILAMA a highly respected organisation.

“Trying to find consensus among 44 fierce competitors can be quite a challenge, but ­ I feel that I have been the glue needed for our m ­ embers to keep together and agree on c­ ollective viewpoints. This unity has con­ tributed to ILAMA being one of the most respected organisations in IMO and our ­ ­business. Without being arrogant, I believe my work for ILAMA has earned me a status within our industry”, Klaverstijn ends.

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NEWCOMERS

Tio Devaney, Regional Sales Director Tio Devaney began his work as Regional Sales Director for North America early in April. The naval architect and licensed engineer has an extensive background from the LSA Industry, and came to Harding from a position as Country Manager for Survival Craft Inspectorate – with responsibility for the Americas.

Tio also has experience as Marine Surveyour for Lloyd’s ­Register, where he was heavily involved in the approval of lifeboat hook systems. Over the years, he has worked closely with many classifi­ cation societies, flag states and cruise ship owners.

new in harding >>

The Harding team continues to grow.

Here you can meet some of our new faces.

Arne Dyrøy, Janitor

Juzaidy Bin Charidi, Service Engineer

Arne Dyrøy started as Janitor for Harding in November 2014.

Arne’s professional career stretches back to the early 1980’s, and include a range of businesses. Arne has experience as motorman, mechanic, and machinist on several Norwegian vessels. He has also worked in sales and service of office ­machines, sales and installation of van racks for commercial vehicles, as well as sales and service of medical equipment – combined with janitor duties.

Juzaidy Bin Charidi joined us as a Service Engineer in ­February.

He graduated with a NITEC in Precision Engineering from ITE, and came to Harding as a qualified mechanical engineer with four years of electrical and mechanical work experience. He is also certified in competency for Vanguard Engineering.

In order to join Harding, the father to five left the city of Bergen behind and moved to beautiful Kvinnherad – the home municipality of Harding’s headquarters.

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Juzaidy is diligent, innovative, and has a positive working attitude. He is a good team player who gets the job done and is always willing to acquire new skills. During his free time, he likes to play sports such as soccer, with his fellow colleagues.

Peter Marshall, Managing Director Peter Marshall began as Managing Director for Harding Safety UK on 9 March. Peter came to Harding from a position as Business Development Director for a company moving into the oil and gas market in Aberdeen, Scotland.

His extensive commercial experience and know-how in business development extends across the oil and gas and marine and subsea industries, with many years of overseeing ­operational aspects as well.

Nicola Bongiorni, Managing Director Nicola Bongiorni will start as ­Managing Director of Harding Safety Italy on 1 June. Nicola graduated in Mechanical ­E ngineering at the University of Genoa, and also holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Milan. He has had a career within sales and business development, and has held several managerial positions within the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri.

He is currently sales director for Fincantieri Power & Marine Systems in Genoa.

Nicola lives with his wife and daughter in Sestri Levante, between Livorno and Genoa.

Hans Tancil, Service Administrator Hans Tancil joined the Harding team as a Service Administrator in December 2014. Born and raised in Indonesia, he came to Harding with an extensive nautical background, having worked as ­Information Service Officer and HR officer for Holland America Line ships from 1996 to 2008.

After moving to the Netherlands in 2010, Hans says the position as Service Administrator in Harding represents the best of both worlds for him – as he is back to working with ships, yet able to stay at home with his wife and son. In his spare time, Hans plays the guitar with his rock ‘n’ roll band.

With his know-how, extensive network in the Italian marine market, and great sales track record, we are sure that Nicola will contribute to the further growth of Harding Safety Italy. Welcome aboard!

Abdul Munir, Service Abdul Munir joined Harding as a Service Engineer in January. He comes onboard with 6 years of mechanical experience, having gained his NITEC in Mechanical Engineering from ITE. He has handled various projects throughout his career – both locally as well as overseas.

Abdul is a dedicated and diligent person who believes in teamwork and professionalism.

He always strives to be at his best, and has the ability to motivate his fellow colleagues. In addition, he is always willing to learn and to acquire new skills and knowledge. During his free time, he likes to play sports especially a game of soccer with his friends.

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Zairee, Faisal, Johari, Arfan, Masnawi and Danial are ready to race.

Team Harding riders Masnawi (no. 62) and Zairee (number four in the group) in action.

taking harding off the beaten track 17 cyclists have made Harding a name to be reckoned with, but in this case, in the mountain biking trails of South East Asia.

“When any of our racers win a place on the podium, we all feel like winners”, says Masnawi Meon, captain of Team Harding.

In order to support local mountain biking enthusiasts in Singapore, and promote life­ ­ saving equipment outside the usual arenas, Harding-predecessor Noreq established and became the main sponsor for a new cycling team in 2009. Since then, Team Harding has grown and excelled at racing.

National champions “The team currently consists of 17 riders aged seven to 46. We train together two days a week and compete in races at all levels – with riders in youth, junior, elite and senior classes. We participate in most local competitions, but also attend races in other Asian countries – mainly Malaysia.

In addition to mountain biking, we sometimes also do triathlons, as well as duathlons, marathon runs, cross country runs, adventure races, and road races”, Masnawi Bin Meon, captain and trainer of Team Harding, tells Ahead.

He says Team Harding is best known for its super-fast juniors.

“Our juniors are the most feared team in S ­ ingapore as they have been defending ­National Champions for two years in a row, in both youth and junior classes”, Masnawi ­elaborates.

“We want to help these youths to excel in their sport”

“Harding sponsors the team because we ­believe our contribution means a lot to the riders, e­ specially the young ones. We want to help these youths to excel in their sport and to one day become future champions”, says Ahmad Khan, Harding’s Regional Director in South East Asia.

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Preparing for a training ride.

As main sponsor, Harding supports the S ­ inga­porean team with clothing, all race fees, as well as food and beverages on race and training days. “Harding’s ­support is very important to all the riders. It unifies the team every time we go for a group ride, or attend races. And when any of our racers win a place on the podium, we all feel like winners”, says Masnawi. As Regional Spares Manager for Harding in Singapore, he is the only team member who is also a Harding employee.

Ali Imran (in the middle) won the title of 2014 Youth National Champion of Singapore.

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