We are one of a few OSV companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico that is approved under the U.S. Coast Guard's Streamlined Inspection Program in which we and the Coast Guard cooperate to develop training, inspection and compliance processes, with our personnel conducting periodic examinations of vessel systems and taking corrective actions where necessary.

All of our OSVs are either fully SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) certified or SOLAS ready. SOLAS is the international convention that regulates the technical characteristics of vessels for purposes of ensuring international standards of safety for vessels engaged in commerce between international ports.

Both of our principal office locations in Covington, Louisiana and Brooklyn, New York, and all of our OSVs, AHTSV's, Tank Barges, and Tugs are certified under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code (except for the recently acquired vessels from the Sea Mar fleet that are not certified under SOLAS), developed by the International Maritime Organization to provide internationally recognized standards for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention.  Our company is also certified under ISO 14001:2004 which is the international standard for an environmental management system.

Our OSVs are classed by the American Bureau of Shipping, which develops and verifies standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of vessels and facilities. We believe that our numerous industry certifications are a competitive advantage given that safety is an increasingly important consideration for oil and gas operators due to the environmental and regulatory sensitivity associated with offshore drilling and production activity.