Our Commitment to
Quality and Safety
Equatorial has been consistently ranked amongst the top 20 bunker suppliers in
Singapore
for past 20 years, reflecting the high level of confidence and trust that our clients have in us.
As a premium company in the bunker industry with top-class service as our focus, we constantly review
and update
our strict internal policies based on the latest guidelines from key organisations such as the
International Standards Organisation (ISO), International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Oil
Companies
International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and Enterprise Singapore (ESG). Such a practice ensures
that our
services are consistently at their optimum.
In accordance with our strict enforcement of safety and internal quality management controls, Equatorial
is an ISO
and ISM Certified company. All our vessels regularly undergo audits, surveys and vetting inspections to
ensure they
are always performing at the highest standards.
Our Internal Policy
- To provide for safe working practices in ship operation and a safe working environment
- To assess all identified risks to its ships, personnel and the environment and establish
appropriate safeguards - To improve continuously safety management skills of personnel ashore and aboard ships,
including preparing for emergencies related both to safety and environmental protection - To improve continuously the health standards of all personnel both ashore and aboard ships
- To achieve zero-spill and zero incident through an unflinching commitment towards
environmental protection by striving for reduction of all kinds of pollutants by undertaking
identification of all such activities of the company that are detrimental to the marine
environment
- To provide security procedures and practices for ship operations and to protect the port of
call and its community. - To establish safeguards to reduce the security risk to shipboard and ports personnel onboard
company’s ship. - To improve the security skills and awareness of Company’s personnel ashore and onboard ship.
- To prepare contingency measure for emergencies relating to possible security incident.
- To provide for and implement procedures to safeguard the Information Technology (IT) and
Operational Technology (OT) systems used by the Company’s offices and ships - To support safe and secure shipping which is operationally resilient to Cyber Risks through
Maritime Cyber Risk - To continually improve the Cyber Hygiene of Company’s shore and sea staff, through continual
education and training in Cyber Security Awareness and preparing for Cyber
It is the policy of the Company that no seafarer whatever rank, will navigate the vessel or
operate its equipment while impaired by drugs or alcohol or where there is any risk of such
impairment.
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The Drug and Alcohol objectives are:
- To operate drugs-free vessels.
- To operate alcohol-free vessels.
- To employ non-drug and alcohol dependent personnel.
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The above objectives shall be achieved by:
- Pre-employment medical examination and certification.
- Weekly inspection of all accommodation spaces for drugs and alcohol.
- Monthly random analysing of alcohol content in breath of all crew on board the
vessels by means of breath analyzer (intoxication refers to ≥ 0.04% or 40mg/100ml). - Annual unannounced testing of drugs and alcohol, to be initiated by head office and
shall ensure that all officers screened at least once per year (to screen randomly
for marijuana, cocaine, opiates and PCP). - Post-incident testing: drug and alcohol testing shall be conducted onboard in the
event of a marine incident (collision, grounding, fire, explosion, injury, etc.).
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Documentation
- All employees have to sign the company’s documentation confirming their agreement to
the company’s policy and tests. - Drug and alcohol testing reports to be filed onboard.
- Non-conformance to be documented on non-conformity report forms.
- All employees have to sign the company’s documentation confirming their agreement to
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Penalty
- Personnel testing positive for drug and alcohol will be subjected to dismissal and
termination of employment. - Personnel are reminded that drug use may result in prosecution and severe penalties
in certain countries.
- Personnel testing positive for drug and alcohol will be subjected to dismissal and
Our Accreditations
In the pursuit of quality assurance and service excellence, we operate
according to the highest industry standards to earn the following accreditations:
- MPA Accredited Bunker Supplier
- MPA Licensed Bunker Craft Operator
- MPA-certified Bunker Tankers equipped with Mass-Flow Meters.
- SGS-certified ISO 9001: 2015 Bunkering Services Provider in Singapore
- SGS-certified SS524: 2014 Quality Management System for Bunker Supply Chain (QMBS) in Singapore
- Certified by Lloyd’s Register for our fleet’s Safety Management System.
- Periodical inspections and audits for our tankers with OCIMF Ship Inspection Report Programme
(SIRE) and Tanker Management Self-Assessment version 3 (TMSA)
As a world-class operator, Equatorial observes
strict compliance with the laws and regulations, and adheres to the guidelines
of various international and local organisations.
