The objective of OCIMF guidelines is to provide guidance for workplace alcohol and drug testing, and to identify employees prescribed medication that could potentially impair their work and who need to be passed fit for duty.

A properly designed random workplace drug and alcohol testing programme can mitigate the risk of inappropriate drug and alcohol use and reduce workplace incidents and accidents.

The Guidelines for the control of Drug and Alcohol On-board ship identify best practices for the following areas:

– Drug and alcohol programme management       

– Elements of drug and alcohol policy

– Position categories and drug and alcohol testing recommendations

– Medication disclosure

– Alcohol programme and testing recommendations

– Drug specimen collection

– Custody and control forms

– Stand-down

– Drug panel

– Laboratory and drug specimen validity recommendations

– Drug test review process

This guideline applies to operators of marine vessels and terminal operators associated with ship and shore operations. The related guideline replaces OCIMF’s guideline for the control of Drug and Alcohol On-board Ship from June 1995.

OCIMF recommends that shipping companies should have a clearly written policy on drug and alcohol abuse that is easily understood by seafarers as well as shore-based staff.

Source: https://www.ocimf.org

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