Global Marine Consultants and Surveyors

Dynamic Positioning Systems and Inspection Services for Offshore Environments

Helenslea,
Wellgreen,
St Cyrus,
Montrose DD10 0BL United Kingdom

Global Marine Consultants and Surveyors (GMCS) supplies independent, professional dynamic positioning (DP) and marine assurance consultancy services. These are suitable for the offshore oil and gas and renewable energy support vessels.

Offshore inspection and auditing services

GMCS works internationally through a dedicated team of expert marine / electrical engineers and master mariners, providing independent surveys, inspections, audits and consultancy with a focus on dynamic positioning systems onboard offshore vessels.

The company offers and performs a wide range of international services, including:

Ballast system analyses
Onsite company dynamic positioning audits
Comprehensive DP operations manuals
Condition surveys
Container inspection and survey
Crane inspections and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
Dive system FMEA
Dynamic positioning assurance and verification audits
DP FMEA addendums, analyses, annual trials, proving trials and gap analyses (Marine Technology Society (MTS) gap analysis tool)
Dynamic positioning incident investigations
Dry dock superintendence
IMCA CMID and small boat inspections
ISM auditing at company offices and onboard company vessels
Lay spread inspections
OCIMF offshore vessel inspection database (OVID) inspections
Onshore / offshore hire surveys
Provision of personnel, offshore reps, tow masters, rig move personnel, marine warranty surveyors (MWS) and senior dynamic positioning officers (SDPOs) to client vessels
Quantity surveys (bulk cargo)
Remote-operated vehicle (ROV) inspections
Ship management / operations: technical, commercial and operations
Vessel assurance and suitability surveys

Certain practices are undertaken according to the requirements and/or request of the client.

Global Marine Consultants and Surveyors

Problem-solving services on offshore platforms

GMCS recognises potential problems of client assets and provide solutions.

The company offers every client a quality, professional, independent service that adds value and optimises the profitability of its assets, as well as identifies strategic partnerships and work on a horizontal integration of the company.

GMCS’ values comprise its commitment to sustainability and acting in an environmentally friendly way. The company’s corporate conduct is reflected by each employee’s performance of their job functions. Every employee is responsible for adhering to business practices that reflect the highest standards of corporate and individual behaviour.

The company aims to achieve positive customer satisfaction and to build up the business to provide a stable work environment for its employees.

About Global Marine Consultants

GMCS’ team of mariners, and marine and electrical engineers are highly experienced and are localised. The company’s response time is quick, with resources ready and waiting to deal with any eventuality.

The organisation is committed to working in a professional manner as a reliable and honest vendor to its clients. It assesses problems from the client’s perspective and offers solutions that meet applicable international standards of excellence.

The company’s business model is a home-based and office-bound combination, which ensures optimum time management with reduction in operating costs in terms of time and travel.

GMCS’ clients include:

Tidewater Support Services, Aberdeen
Babcock International, Aberdeen
Braemar Engineering, UK
DP Marine and Assurance A/S, Norway
Seamec International, India
Hydrodive, Nigeria
ABS Industrial Verification, India