Are you Compliant (Tick box) or Committed to Compliance? ​ The subject of compliance is an interesting one and is commonly misunderstood and rarely verified fully or tracked competently (maybe that isn’t possible in our industry yet?) . True compliance is made up of several ‘pillars’ (to quote a competency reference)   Standards: are the starting point, API and relevant flag/international standards are a great starting point to build the internal matrix (don’t forget to review and update at least annually)   Technical: details around each standard, oem reference and usually make up the SOPs and work instructions – the technical compliance points for each standard (being mindful of the applicable version) which will include the technical specs of materials,  installation, maintenance and inspection along with Competence of crew and vendors – to be verified and monitored as part of a quality/auditing plan and   Asset list and Evidence: Accurate equipment registers and details and Certification requirements – Are all equipment maintained and inspected? Or just some? are the certificates and contents received compliant, rectification work tracking and sign off.   Systems and process (including Auditing as compliance is evidence based) are key to managing this, historically done in excel, compliance software is becoming a key project across housing stock operators – easily bought in but suffer sustainability issues, compliance managers must be prepared to conduct large amounts of system and document administration. Some companies are trying to develop existing software to track / report on compliance    Managing and administering compliance is a critical role this protects the workforce, the board, and the client from legislative and HSE issues, an early warning system when run well and a great auditing support tool when needed. Annual reviews and alignment / cleansing are important to maintain the systems.   Asset Compliance tools like Heimdall Rig Protect have been designed with the above in mind, not your usual CMMS/ERP where compliance is secondary.