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*

Master

Chief Officer

Chief
Engineer

2nd Engineer

Calendar Time
with Company

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

Aggregate not less than 3 years

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

2/0
3/O
Aggregate not less than 1 year

3/E
4/E
Aggregate not less than 1 year

Aggregate not less than 1 year

Aggregate not less than 1year

Yes
Yes**
Minimum 2 weeks between
joining dates

Aggregate not less than 6 years

Minimum 2 weeks between
joining dates

Yes
Yes**
Minimum 2 weeks between
joining dates

*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