Ready for Safe Operations with alternative fuels
The shift to alternative fuels is transforming shipping. While technology is well-regulated, overlooking human and organizational factors can lead to costly delays, compliance failures, operational shutdowns or even major accidents.
Is your organization prepared to manage new safety risks?
Even the most advanced safety systems depend on the people who operate them,
and technical safety barriers can fail when they are needed most. Alternative fuels
like hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and LNG, as well as battery power, bring potential hazards and unfamiliar risks. Managing these requires thorough preparation – from clear strategies and robust procedures to well-prepared personnel, both on board and ashore.
DNV’s Ready for Safe Operations framework
Our framework helps shipowners and operators manage safety risks associated with alternative fuels. Built on real-world experience and collaborations with industry frontrunners and regulators like IMO and EMSA, it offers a clear, practical path to safe operational readiness – trusted by customers and stakeholders alike.
How we support: more than just training
We deliver tailored, end-to-end solutions to prepare your entire organization for safe operations with alternative fuels, across five key stages:
- Customized roadmaps for safe operation readiness
Clear steps aligned with your value chain, operations, fleet profile and selected fuel - Management of change
Supporting leadership and teams in managing change – adapting to new risks, roles and methods - Safety human organizational performance framework and methods
Helping you establish or refine safety frameworks for complex fuels and technologies - Safety management system
Assuring your safety management system aligns with the ISM Code and
supports fuel-specific operations and technologies - Competence readiness and training
We help define training needs, update competence matrices, and deliver tailored programs – ensuring your teams are fully prepared for safe operations with alternative fuels
Why partner with DNV?
With DNV, you gain expert support backed by global experience in alternative fuels, safety, and operational risk – ensuring a smooth, safe and future-ready transition.
Talk to us today to start future-proofing your fleet!
