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are conducted regularly to keep a continuous focus and
maintain a good cooperation. As part of the company’s
external audit program, the crewing agencies are also audited
on a regularly basis.
Siem Offshore supports freedom of association and
the right of collective bargaining. Some of our regions have
regular meetings, where representatives from the various
trade unions and representatives from the management team
attend. Main topics are safety issues and a general brief from
the various departments and unions. The climate between the
unions and the company has always been fruitful and is based
on mutual respect.
In terms of security, Siem Offshore has a stand-alone
security policy, stating the commitment to provide a secure
working environment for all personnel.
The company is
organized and certified in accordance with the International
Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS). All our ships are
issued with flag state approved security plans. When transiting
conditional- and high-risk areas, the vessels are prepared and
hardened in accordance with ‘Best Management Practice 5’
(BMP5) and ‘Best Management Practice West Africa’ (BMP
WA), in addition to measures recommended by insurance
companies and other stakeholders. Security measures related
to crew travels are laid down in the ‘Travel Journey
Management Plan’. All measures are based on up-to-date
information and assessments from reliable sources.
The covid-19 pandemic is still affecting the
company, and most of all, our seafarers. During 2021, the
company’s covid-19 task force continued their regular
meetings. The Covid Management Plan, first published 19
March 2020, is updated regularly, as new aspects are
discovered and dealt with. The attention is still high, to mitigate
the risk for our seafarers and maintain business operations.
Due to the pandemic, the planned Officer
Conference was cancelled in 2021. We hope to be able to
arrange the conference in 2022, as it is an important arena to
strengthen the cooperation between sea and shore. One of
the planned topics for next conference is mental health. Due to
the pandemic, the last two years have been challenging for our
personnel, and we need to pay attention to the longer-term
effects of this.
In line with our “Personnel and Crew Management
Policy” we continue our effort to give young people an
opportunity and recruit young seafarers to our fleet. Young
apprentices serve their sea time on board (mainly two years),
in order to receive their Certificate of Proficiency. Since 2010,
the company has given 79 young people a possibility to stay
on board as apprentices. In 2021, 9 apprentices served their
sea time on board our vessels.
Diversity
Gender equality is a focus area for the company. In 2021 we
completed a mapping of our employees, based on gender,
age, part time employment, salary and defined levels, both on-
and offshore. The data will be valuable input in the process to
define a strategy for gender equality and set short- and long-
term goals for work related to this.
GOVERNANCE
Business Ethics and ESG Governance
It is the policy of Siem Offshore to maintain the highest level of
ethical standard in the way we conduct our business. We fully
support the UN Global Compact Guiding Principles related to
human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The
company has taken several actions to work towards a
transparent, ethical and corruption free business.
Our Corporate Code of Business Conduct “The Siem
Way” was updated in 2021. It gives guidance on how to
behave when conducting our daily business activities related
to human rights, whistleblowing, fair and equal treatment,
conflict of interest, anti-bribery, anti-corruption, antitrust and
competition, trade restrictions, export controls, boycott
regulations and insider trading.
Introduction to the Code of Business Conduct and
other relevant polices is part of the corporate Introduction
Program for new employees and is also applicable to partners
and suppliers. “The Siem Way” is available on our website:
www.siemoffshore.com
To highlight the importance of the subjects, Siem
Offshore has stand-alone policies related to HSEQ, security,
information & communication technology, anti-bribery,
modern anti-slavery, anti-money laundering, conflicts of
interest, competition compliance, dealing and sanctions.
A separate whistleblowing policy is in place, which aim is to
provide an internal mechanism for reporting, investigating and
remedying any wrongdoing in Siem Offshore. In 2021, 0
reports were received.
Several procedures ensure that our suppliers and
major contractors fulfil our requirements described in our
Code of Business Conduct. To strengthen our supply chain
management, the company entered into an agreement with
the procurement organization Incentra in 2021. Incentra is
owned by Norwegian shipowners and ship managers. The
goal is to establish and manage long term framework
agreements with quality suppliers. Incentra performs
prequalification and audits of all suppliers, to secure that the
quality standards are met.
The company keeps high attention towards third
parties. To ensure that our business partners meet all our
expectations and operate within the law, a dedicated
compliance advisor conduct risk based due diligence before
new contracts are agreed. The online system Dun & Bradstreet
is used to access information about a company’s credit risk, as