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The Albwardy Marine Engineering and Damen Shipyards Sharjah joint venture has recently received two important quality management certifications. The first involves the new ISO 9001:2015 Management System Certificate awarded by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). The second is the American Petroleum Institute’s API Specification Q1.
At a recent presentation at Albwardy Damen’s facilities in the Sharjah Hamriyah Free Zone of the UAE, representatives from LRQA awarded the yard the ISO 9001:2015 certificate. The presentation was the outcome of an intensive audit conducted by experienced LRQA representatives.
The accreditation represents an upgrade from the existing 9001:2008 Standard to the new ISO 9001:2015 Standard. While there are numerous changes to the certification, one key aspect is that the Quality Management System is now positioned in the company’s Business Assurance and Management System.
“The increased focus on risks and KPIs makes it more of a business tool, which is especially helpful in the current economic climate,” comments Lars Seistrup, managing director of Albwardy Damen. “The fact that we have gained the newly introduced ISO certification in such a short period of time is particularly worthy of note and the yard is one of the first organisations in the Middle East region to achieve this.”
The yard also recently received a visit from the American Petroleum Institute (API) to review the yard’s management system. The outcome of this was the granting of the API Specification Q1. This verifies the yard’s quality management system regarding provision of ship repair services, ship lifting, transfer and undocking, the building of new vessels and oil & gas unit repairs and conversions.
