This is to be done by developing best practices in the design, construction and safe operation of tankers, barges and offshore vessels and their interfaces with terminals and considering human factors in everything done.
[citation needed] OCIMF was incorporated in Bermuda in 1977 and a branch office was established in London primarily to maintain contact with the IMO.
A full-time Director, currently Rob Drysdale from ExxonMobil, is in charge of a small permanent Secretariat located in London.
Sub-Committees, Forums, work groups and task forces composed of members' representatives and assisted by the Secretariat.
[2][3][4][5] The OCIMF along with the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) developed the Jetty Maintenance and Inspection Guide (JMIG) to provide guidelines for effective maintenance on oil and liquified gas terminal jetty equipment.