There are no uniform regulations for offshore service vessels. To many companies providing services to offshore platforms and wind farms, this could causes challenges on a daily basis. A special session at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference on 29 October 2014 with shipowners, shipbuilders and industry associations will cover the international discussion and how national governments are trying to fill the gaps in legislation.
The purpose of the session is to inform designers, builders and users of offshore service vessels about the current state in regulation involving such vessels. At this moment regulations differs per country and various international codes and rules give direction to specific aspects around offshore service vessels, like the Special Purpose Ships Code of IMO. However, none of these codes and rules is 100% applicable.