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Jan - Feb 2011 Issue SWYBER The Official Swiber Newsmagazine

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Jan - Feb 2011 Issue

SWYBERThe Official Swiber Newsmagazine

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EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor in Chief: Rizza EcharriStaff: MichelleM.CatapangAdviser:Mr.RickPursellContributor: MohammadMunsur Dr.GaneshShastri Dr.JeanYves Mr.KirkBrown Mr.IanSonLee

SWIBEREVENTS 4 SMSVIII 8 WalkTheTalkfeaturesthe“BuilderofDreams”10NewAppointments12Swiber7SummitsUpdate

SPECIALFEATURE20 HSEinSwiber

REGULARFEATURES

HQHAPPENINGS 14 ChineseNewYear2011 28 TheIncredibleRace

QHSE 26 WordsofInspiration CauseNoHarmandOurFuture 27TheRoadtoSuccess

IT’SGREATTOBE 30 MichelleMagtibay-Catapang LeeLuiChen SarahLoh

Chief’s Message

pg8 pg14 pg4

CauseNoHarmisacorporatephilosophythatweem-barkedontoreflectourbusinessethicsandstrategy.Themainpremisebeing: ineverythingwedo,wewillhaveasourfirstconsideration,thatitwillcausenoharm.Thisformsthe foundationonwhichSwiberand itsassociatecompa-niesarebuiltasitcarriesoutitsmissionandachieveitsvi-sion. Wecantruly inculcateCNHaspartofourcompany’scul-ture,throughitsdailypracticeevenaswecontinuetonur-tureitasoneofourcorevalues,withongoingtrainingsandcampaignsandthroughtheguidanceofourHSEteam.

This Swyber issue high-lightsandpaystributetoourvariousHSEteamswhohaveover the years, been the leading vanguards of Cause NoHarm.Theirtirelesseffortsbothonshoreandoffshorehavesteadily improvedour safety records. I credit theirpersis-tenceandinsistenceonsafetymeasuresthataimtomakeourworkplaceandworkprocessessecure,enablingustogohometoourfamiliessafeandsound. WeneedtounderstandthoughthatCauseNoHarmismorethanjustaccidentprevention–itsessenceisinbeingmind-fuloftheimpactofouractionsandtakingresponsibilityforitsoutcome.Thismindsetpavesthewayforanewcorpo-

ratephilosophythatwewillallsoontakepartin:Continu-ous Swiber Improvement (CSI). CSIwill be ourmanage-ment and operations improvement system inspired bytheKaizenandLeanmanagementphilosophies.KaizenisJapanese for “improvement”or “change for thebetter”andrefers tothepracticesthat focusoncontinuous im-provement of processes in manufacturing, engineering,supportingbusinessprocessesandmanagement. Itsob-jectiveistocontinuallyimproveallfunctions,involvingallemployees from theChairmanof theBoard to theyardworkers.

Thisimprovementofstandardizedactivitiesandprocess-es,aimstoeliminatewasteinbusinessprocessesandtoincrease efficiencies. In the sameway, Lean is centeredonpreservingthevalueofwhatonedoeswithlesswork.LeanphilosophyisderivedmostlyfromthefamedToyotaProduction System (TPS). The steady growth of Toyota,fromasmallcompanytotheworld’slargestautomaker,istestamenttothesoundnessandsuccessofthispractice.

Inthecomingmonths,youwillhearandgettoknowmoreaboutCSI,learnnewtermsandprocessestomakethosesmall changes thatwillmatter. I count on you to adoptCSIinthesamewaythatyouhaveembracedCNHinyourdailyroutine.Whilekaizenusuallydeliverssmallimprove-ments, the culture of continuous and aligned small im-provementsandstandardizationwillyieldlargeresultsintheformofcompoundimprovementinthelong-term.

Toremaincompetitiveandtodifferentiateourselvesfromtherest,continuousimprovementisthewaytogo.Anditallstartswithyouandme.

Raymond GohExecutiveChairman

CNH&CSI

“Cause No Harm is more than just accident

prevention – its essence is in being mindful of the

impact of our actions and taking responsibility

for its outcome.”

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TheSwiberManagementSummit(SMS)VIIIwasheldatSentosaon27-29January2011.Thetheme“BreakthroughtoExcellence,”reinforcedSwib-er’scommitmenttoitscorporatevaluesandwasaportentthatthisconfer-encewasunlikeanyoftheothersbeforeit.

NothingismorecompellingthanapersonalstoryandSwiberwasabletoinvite two distinguished gentlemen that are trailblazers in their chosenfieldstoaddresstheSeniorManagementonthefirstday.Mr.FrancisLay,PresidentDirectorofBFIFinancesharedaboutsurvivingacrisis.Hespe-cifically talkedaboutthe1997Asianfinancialcrisis in Indonesiaandthedecisiveactionstheywereforcedtotakeinordertokeeptheircompanyafloat.Hewascandidabouthispersonalexperienceduringthattryingpe-riodevenashesharedinvaluableinsightsthathelearnedthehardway,stressingtheimportanceofalwaysbeingpreparedforanycircumstances.

Mr.TonyMeloto,GawadKalinga(GK)FounderandChairmantalkedabouthispurposeandpassionforthe“least, lostandlast”amongus,openingtheeyesandheartsofeveryonepresent–thattheycanmakeadifference.Hismessagebroughtanewcontextandfreshperspectiveonthereasonswhyacompanywantstobesuccessfulandprofitable:sothatitwillhavemoreability tobeable togiveback.At theendofhis talk,someseniormanagersweremoved to actionwithpledgesof support tobuildmorehousesfortheless-priveleged.

Onthesecondday,Mr.DJDuarte,aJapan-basedconsultantfromGembaRe-searchgaveanextensiveandinteractivepresentationaboutLeanManage-ment.Thismanagementphilosophyisinspiredfromthesuccessofamul-tinationalJapaneseautomaker,whoseproductionsystemisrenownedforitsfocusonreductiontoimproveoverallcustomervalue.Theseniorman-agerswereintroducedtothehistoryandconceptof“kaizen”(continuousimprovement)processes.Going“lean”isSwiber’sproactiveapproachtofurtherstrengthenthecompany,preservingthevalueofitsserviceswithlessworkandwaste.

Inthis21/2dayssummit,theSwibermanagementgroupwasabletohelpbuildnotonlysheltersforthepoorthroughGK,theyalsostartedtobuildasolidplatformandlaydownthegroundworkforsystemsimprovementforthewholeorganization.Thesummitgaveeveryonemuchtolearnandruminateaboutbutonethingiscleartoall:kaizen.AchangeforthebetterisdefinitelycomingtoSwiber.

Right:PresentationofSwibervessellaseredcrystalastokenofapprecia-tiontoguestofhonorMr.FrancisLaybySwiberExecutiveCharimanMr.RaymondGoh.Mr.GohsharedabouthowMr.Lay’sstrengthandleadershipinthefaceofcrisishasservedasaninspirationtohim.

On top: Mr.JeanPersproudlyshowsoffhisJamesBondinspiredpictureinhissurprisebirthdaycelebrationduringthemanagementdinneratSuburbia.Inhisshortintroductionforthebirth-dayboy,Mr.Gohtalkedabouttheirlong-standingfriendshipandhowMr.Pershasalwaysbeenapartofhisfam-ily.AvideowasalsoshowninhonorofMr.Pers.

Left: Theexercisesdesignedtofur-therillustratekaizenandteamworkturnedintofiercecompetitionamongtheseniormanagerswhoarealwaysgoingforthewin.

SMS VIII

Breakthrough to Excellence

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Swiber Management Summit VII27 -29 January 2011

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Swiber Walk the Talk features the “Builder of Dreams”

It startedout as a school proj

ect forhis son,butwhenSw

iberChairmanMr.

RaymondGohvisitedtheGawadKal

inga(GK)FoundationinthePhi

lippines,he

sawforhimselfaninspiringundertakingof

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elters

forthehomelessandatthesametime,meettheonewh

ostarteditall,Mr.Tony

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nessedandwhatheheardfro

mTony’svision

andpassion,Mr.GohinvitedM

r.Melototobethenextfeatureds

peakerforthe

SwiberWalktheTalk.

On26January2010,thefoun

derandchairmanofGK,Mr.TonyMelotocame

toSwibertodeliverhis inspirin

gmessage.Asought-afterspeake

ralloverthe

world,hejustcamefromthe21stIntern

ationalAssociationforVoluntee

rEffort

–WorldVolunteerConference tha

tmorning, addressing thedelegat

es. In his

Swibertalk,Mr.Melotochronicledhisjourneyfro

mthe

privilegedlifeofasuccessfule

ntrepre-

neur into amodern Filipinoherowho

championedthecauseofthepoor

and

providedthemthemeanstobuildtheir

lives.Bybuildinghomesforthem,here-

storedhopeanddignity into t

heir lives.

Whatstartedasasmallyouthprogra

min

oneof theslums inManila in1995,h

as

now evolved into a globalmovement to

helpendpoverty.

GawadKalingahaschangedth

ousandsof

crime-ladencommunitiesinthePhilippines

andtheyhavereachedout

toothercountries suchas Ind

onesia,India,PapuaNewGuine

aandCambodia

withstrongGKchaptersinthe

US,Europe,Canada,Singapore

andAustralia.Dur-

ingtheAPECCEOSummit in2009,GKw

asshowcasedastheglobalmodelof

socialdevelopmentconsistentw

iththeUNMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsthat

seekstoreducepovertyby201

5.

Beingonepersonamongbillions,we

tendtobelievethatoureffort

sareinsig-

nificantbutseeingand listenin

gtothemanwhodaredtodreamofchanging

thelivesofothersandsucceed

edinmakingitintoarealitywasaney

e-opening

experience.Thisprogramhasintroduced

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lpeople

whohavereally“walkedthet

alk”andeachtime,wewalkawa

ywithbitsand

piecestochallengeourhearts

andmindsandtoimparttoourlovedones.

Thisrecentwalkthetalkshow

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ughtusthat indeed,wecanm

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ence!

Building Communities to End PovertyGawadKalingawhichmeansto“givecare”beganinthePhilippinesin1995seekingtorehabilitatejuveniledelinquentsinBagongSilang,thelargestslumareainthecountry.

Intheprocess,GKdiscoveredthatsustainabilitywaspossiblethroughaholisticcommunitydevelopmentapproachwhereslumsaretransformedintobeautiful,healthyandproductivecommunities.

Today,thereare2000GKcommunitiesalloverthePhilippinesincludingsitesinCambodia,Indonesia,andPapuaNewGuinea.TheGKGlobalHeadquartersinthePhilippinesencouragesinitiativesfromdifferentnationalitiestobringtheGKwaytotheirrespectivecountries.

Together,GKisbuildingaglobalmovementthatseekstoendpovertybyinspiringpeopletobeheroesforthepoor.

ToFindoutmoreaboutGK,Visittheheadquartersatwww.gk1world.com

Landforthelandless.Homesforthehomeless.Foodforthehungry

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PriortohisappointmentintheSwiberGroup,heworkedasaFi-nancialPlannerfor3yearsinAustraliawithIndustryFundServic-es.Mr.Limalsospent8yearswithafirmofConsultingActuariesinAustraliabeforejoiningtheCatholicSuperannuationRetirementFundwhereheprogressedthroughthepositionsofSeniorFundAdministrator, Fund Secretary and RegionalManager forWest-ernAustralia.Beforethat,heworkedinaninsurancecompanyinEnglandfor4years.Mr.LimholdsaBachelor’sdegreeinActuarialSciencefromtheCityUniversityinLondon.

Mr.StephenChurchstartedhisoffshorecareerin1980asaLeader-manforJardineOffshorePteLtd inSingapore.Throughouthisca-reerhehasworkedforcompaniessuchasPTSatmarindo,Shapadu,ShillelaghLtd,andHorizonOffshoreasBargeForeman,LeadermanandTowerOperator.Hehasbeen involved inall facetsoftheoff-shore constructionfield including subseapipelaying, riser setting,jacketanddeckinstallation,rigmoves,heavylifts,SBMinstallationandmaintenance,Topsidemaintenance,andhookup.Withover30yearsofworkexperience,hejoinedSwiberinMarch2007asaSu-perintendentfortheAbuClusterprojectandcontinuedtoserveasAssetManagerbeforehisappointmentastheGeneralMangerforNewcruzShipbuildingandEngineeringinMay2009.

Mr.AlokGupta joinedSwiber in2005asOperationsManager forIndiaandwasappointedtotheroleofGeneralManagerfor IndiaMarineOperationsin2011.Mr.GuptaalsooverseestheHRandAd-ministrationfunctionsoftheIndiaoffice.PriortojoiningSwiber,hehas20yearsofrichexperienceinlogistics,projectmanagement&execution.Mr.GuptaworkedwithVedantaGroupinIndiawherehewaspartof theproject teamfromstart tofinish for theirCopperSmelterGreenfieldProject.Hewasalsoinvolvedinlogisticsopera-tionsofdismantling,packingandshiftingofplantandmachineriesfromUSAtoIndia,andlateronbecamepartoftheoperationsteamintheirvariousplants.Mr.GuptagraduatedfromBangaloreUniver-sityin1991withaBachelorinMechanicalEngineeringandholdsaDiplomainBusinessAdministration.

WongLeongJeamwasadiplomatwithSingapore’sembassiesinThailand, Indonesia andMyanmar from 1990 to 2003. Prior tothis,heheldseniorpositionsintheSingaporeArmedForcesandtheMinistryofDefense.FollowingtheDecember2004tsunami,hewasSingaporeRedCross’SeniorLiaisonOfficerandrepresenta-tivebasedinMeulaboh,overseeingreconstructioneffortsinWestAcehandNias.WhenCycloneNargishitMyanmar,hewaswiththe3-manadvanceparty in Yangon to facilitate and coordinateSingapore’sdisastermanagementeffort.MrWongremainsanac-tivevolunteerwiththeSingaporeRedCrossasLiaisonOfficerwiththeInternationalServicesdepartmentandphotographer.

Mr.MathiejoinedSwiberinDecember2010.Hebringswithhimover30yearsoverallexperienceinoffshore/marineOilandGasconstructionindustry;majorityofArchie’scareerwasspentwithSaipem in SEAoperations. Hehas extensive experience in themanagement and organization ofmulti-discipline ProjectMan-agementTeamsintheexecutionof large/mediumEPCIProjectsforMajorContractoronbehalfofInternationalOperatorsintheOffshoreOilandGasindustry.Hehascomprehensiveknowledgeandexperienceinprojectmanagementincludingriskandoppor-tunitymanagementandoffshoreconstructionoperations.

Archie MathieProjectDirectorforONGCB193ProcessPlatform

Albert LimVPforHRandAdmin

Mr.PupkinjoinedVallianz inDecember2010. Hebringswithhimover21yearsofexperience in the shipping industry. Hehasworked inRSPaltouFinansasDirectorfor3years.Beforewhich,hewasaManageratACMShip-brokers(Singapore)Ltdandpriortothat,aPartneratTeamAllianceTakersPteLtd.

HegraduatedBachelorinBusinessandAdministration(BBA)fromHOFSTRAUniversityinNewYork.LarryisalsoaFellowoftheInstituteofCharteredShipowners(FICS)

Mr.TeojoinedSwiberinMay2008asProjectManager.Hehasover30yearsofexperienceintheindustry.PriortoSwiber,hehasworkedasProjectMan-agerwithoneof themajoronshoreconstructioncompany inBSP (BruneiShell)andbeforethat,hewasalsoaProjectManagerinLabuanShipbuildingOnshoreConstruction.

HegraduatedfromTaiwanChengKuanUniversitytakingupMechanicalandAeronauticalEngineeringin1978.

Wong Leong JeamIndependent Director

Mr. Larry PupkinDirector of Operations, Vallianz

Alok GuptaGMIndiaMarineOperations

Stephen ChurchVPFleetManagementandYardServices

Teo Kiang ChewProject Director for Brunei

A Few Good MenDuring the third day of the SMS VIII, Mr. Raymond Goh announced for the first time the new Key appointments to the Senior Management. Some were new positions while some were well-deserved promotions. Get to know these fine gentlemen. Our Congratulations!

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MountKilimanjaroisthehighestfreestandingmountainaswellasthe4thmostprominentmountainintheworldThoughtheclimbistechnicallynotaschallengingaswhenclimbingthepeaksoftheHimalayas,thealtitude,lowtemperature,andoccasionalhighwindsmakethisadifficultanddangeroustrek.Acclimatisationisessential,andeventhenmostexperiencedclimberssuffersomedegreeofaltitudesickness.

Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa) 5,895m

Mount Elbrus (Europe) 5,642mMt.Elbrus’shighestpeakisthehighestmountainintheCaucasus,inRussia.Theclimbisnottechnicallydifficult,butitisphysicallyarduousbecauseoftheelevationsandthefrequentstrongwinds.

Two More to Go!

“AtUnionGlacier,theplanelandsonahardblueicerunway,whichmakesforaviolentlybouncing,teeth-clatteringlanding.Apparentlyittakesalotofskilltolandaplaneonthesuperslickice,andtheicerunwayis5kmlongtoal-lowforplentyofskiddingtime.TheoldrunwayusedtobeatPatriotHills,butheavycrosswindsfrequentlymadeitimpossibletolandtheplane,hencethenewlandingstripatUnionGlacier,whereit’susuallyblowingamoreman-ageableheadwindinstead.”

“Itwasanincredible-60degConthesummit.Itookmymittensoffforashort

whiletotakemybannerphotosandendedupwithfrostnip.Thetipsofsomeofmy

fingersturnedwhiteandblisteredthenextdayandstayedthatwaythroughoutthe

nextthreeweeksandbotheredmealittleonAconcaguaafter..”Mt. Vinson (Antarctica) 4, 897m

Summitted on 27 Jan 2011“ClimbingVinson isprettymucha logisticalnightmare,as it isadeepfreeze.ClimberslandandcongregateinPuntaArenas,atinytowninSouthernPatagonia,attheSoutherntipofChile.

HighCampwasexposedandwindy.Therewereincredibleviewsallaround,butstill, itwasn’tavery friendlyenvironment.Don’tlettheclearblueskiesfoolyou.IrememberhavingtosetuptentsatHighCampandhavingtoremovemydownmittensinordertoactuallybeabletousemyfingers,anditwasbrutal.Ihadtostickmyhandsbackeveryfewminutestothawout.

The terrain on summit daywas prettymuch steadily uphill thewhole way, with some exposed climbing on a rocky ridge withdrop-offsonbothsidesonthelastbittothesummit.Thealtitudewasn’tsomuchofanissue,aswasthetemperature.Therewasnowindatthestart,anditwasburninghotunderthedirectsunlight;awhilelater,thewindwouldstartupandthreatenimminentfrost-bite ifanother layerwasn’taddedonquickly;halfanhour later,winddieddownanditwasboilingagain.Yougetthepicture.Wesummittedon27Jan2011.

BeinginAntarcticawasanincredibleexperience.Ifeelextremelyfortunatetohavehadtheopportunitytospendtwoweeksonthefrozencontinent,andgettingtothesummitofVinsonwastheic-ing on the cake. Vinson takes a couple of records for being thecoldestclimbI’veeverbeenon,aswellasthemostremote.”

Mt. Aconcagua (South America) 6, 962mSummitted on 15 February 2011“WearrivedatBaseCampatPlazaArgentina,4200mon9 Feb.WefeltgoodsodidacacheatCamp1at5,033m.Reachedin3h15minanddescendedback toBaseCamp in1h somovingverywell.Weatherwascloudyandsnowybutmanageable.

Itsnowednonstopfor4days!ComingtoCamp1thepreviousday,wehadtobreaktrailinfreshsnowandthewholenightthewindwashowlingandtherewassomuchsnowwehadtodigourwayoutofourtent!WeweregoingtocacheatCamp2butthebliz-zardcontinuedbutwewantedtotry.Webroketrailinkneedeepsnowforalmost3hoursandwenavigatedbyGPSasthesnowhadcoveredallprevioustracks.Finallytheblizzardbecameagaleandwejustputourcacheontheslope.

Wesummittedon15Feb.Leftat6amandreachedat1230andtook6.5hrstoreachthetop,quiteagoodtime!AfterthatwegotbacktoCamp3topackourstuff,traversedanddescendeddirectlytobasecampontheothersideofthemountainatPlazadeMulas.Wearehappybutsupertired.Itwasaverylongdayanditwasour9thdayofclimbinginarow!”

-excerpts from Jane’s blog at www.janeclimbs.com

Sw ibe r 7 Summi t s Upda te

“IclimbedAconcaguaviathePolishGlaciertraverse.Ihavebeenespeciallyexcitedtobeclimbingtothesummitononeside,andthen

doingatraverseonthedescentandseeinganothersideofthemountainonthewayout.

It’slongerthanthenormalclimbingroute,butit’salsothemostbeautiful.”

JaneatthesummitofMt.Aconcagua.

JaneatthesummitofMt.Vinson

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Ushering in the year of the rabbit was one hoppinggoodtimeforallSwiberitesatthe2011CNYcelebra-tionatTheDeck,HQ.

Forthefirsttimeever,theprogramopenedwithtwobaby lions performing the traditional dance. Theboomingmusicaccompanimentreverberatedthroughoutthedeckasthebaby lionsmovedaroundandeffectivelysetthemoodfortheensuingfestivities.GroupCEOandPresidentMr.FrancisWongtalkedabouttheessenceoftheChineseNewYeartraditionsandthe spirit of sharing. He also took the opportunity to announcethenewappointmentswhichwere initiallypresentedonlytotheseniormanagementgroupduringtheirrecentlyconcludedsummitinSentosa.

EmceesoftheeventwerethesurprisinganddelightfultandemofMr.KennyKoh,ProcurementExecutiveandMs.MaureenFronda,4thLevelReceptionist.Kenny,withhisquietandestimabledemea-norprovedtobeanaturalinhostingandfullycomplementedMau-reen,whose every nuance inspires delight gaining avid audienceattention.

Ahugehitamongtheactivities linedupwastheon-the-spotcal-ligraphywritingcompetitionwhereeveryone tried theirhands inwriting “happiness, good fortune or blessing” in Chinese charac-ters.Twowinnerswerechosen.FromtheChinesegroup,OoiWooiYong,QAEngineershowedhiswritingprowessandfromthenon-Chinesegroups,Mr.RajeshPanchal,ProjectDirectoralbeitwithoutpriorexperience,nonethelesstackledthechallengebyfirstdrawingtheoutlinewiththesameplanningandprecisionofatrueEngineer.

Lovelettersduringnewyearhasnothingatalltodowithmattersoftheheart.TheubiquitousCNYgoodiewasadelicioustreatfortheparticipantsofthelovelettereatingcontest.EachSwiberteam’srepresentativestriedtheirbesttofinishupalltenloveletterswhiletheirteammatesgoodnaturedlyeggedthemon.NSEseagullsrep-resentativeMr.MiajUddin,SafetyOfficerwonthecontest.

PrincipiaHerons’Mr.AndiTrinanto,StructuralDraftsmanandIvyAi,StructuralEngineerbaggedthejigsawpuzzlecontest.A42”LEDTVwasupforgrabsthisyearandMariaReyes,ReceptionistfromNSEwon it. Over60hampersandprizesweregivenaway intheluckydraw.

CNY 2011

PartoftheSwiberCNYtraditionisfortheseniormanagerstotosstheyushengwhileevery-onehelpinshoutingouttheauspiciouswords.

Toviewmorephotos,visithttp://myswiber/PhotoGallery.aspx

ASwibercelebrationisnevercompletewithoutanexcitinglineupoffungamesandactivities.Top:ThePAPEwinningduoawardedbyMr.LeonardTayRight:Participantsofjigsawpuz-zlecontest

OneofthehighlightsoftheeventwastheluckydrawLeft: AuntieDorothyhappilyreceivedherprizefromMr.DarrenYeoBelow:Thehostswiththemosts,MaureenandKenny

Top:Mr.JeanPerswithfirstprizewinnerMariafromNSE.Right:OoiWooiYongholdinguphiswinningentryinthecalligra-phywritingcontest

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HQHAPPENINGS

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LO

HEI

CNY

Coporate Services

Swiber Offshore ConstructionCrystalJadeDiningPlaceatIMM18February2011

LongBeachSeafood16February2011

Kreuz SubseaJurongCountryClub25January2011

NewcruzClarkeQuay11February2011

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The recent SMS VIII (Swiber Management Summit VIII) celebrated the breakthroughs achieved in the organization and this easily thrust the HSE department into the limelight.

In the last three years, HSE broke through barriers with its commendable performance which has been seeing consistent and significant improvements.

MumbaiCauseNoHarmMumbaiLeadershipSeminar

NewcruzShipyard

SafetyAwayDayinBintulu

WithConocoPhilipsinSwiberVictorious

KreuzGlorious

Concorde

SwiberVictorious

SPECIALFEATURE

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The ultimate objective of any organization is to have ZERO TRIR(TotalRecordableIncidentRate).TheformulawasdesignedbyOH-SAS18001forcalculatingthisisTRIR=Totalrecordableincidentsx1000000/totalmanhoursworked.RecordableincidentscompriseofMedicaltreatmentcases,Restrictedworkcases,seriousinjurycasesandfatalities.Thiswillhoweverbeachievablewheneveryoneintheorganizationbelievesthataccidentsarenotnormalinanyoperationandallaccidentsarepreventable.Thisfigureissignificantbecauseitshedslightonthesafetycultureofanorganization.Itisdifficulttoassignanidealrateastheratevarieswithmanyfactorslikecompetencyofpersonnel,useofthirdpartypersonnelforoperations,supervision,qualityofmanpowerinvolved,natureofoperationsetc.

ToparktheTRIRatZERO,SOCHSEalongwiththecontinuoussupportofseniorman-agementandSuperintendents isdriving the safetyculture to theheartsandmindsoftheworkforce.Thecriteriahereisnotaboutthestatisticsalone.TheideabehindachievingZEROaccidentsisthatwheneverthereisaninjurytoanypersonnel,itcausesmoderatetoseverepaintotheinjuredpersonandhisfamilymembersandhencedoesnotfitintotheSwiberphilosophyof“CauseNoHarm”

TheacronymSMILEstandsforSee,Monitor,Identify,Listsafebehaviorsandeliminateunsafebehaviors.Itisanobservationandfeedbacktechniquewhichisrunbywork-ersforworkers.Itisaprocessthataddressesunsafeactsandconditionsamongsttheworkforceandworkplaceandalsoensurespositivereinforcementofsafebehaviors.Asall incidentsarecausedbyunsafeactsandunsafeconditions,theSMILEprocessdealswithidentificationandrectificationofthese.Thisprogramisrunbysupervisorsoffshoreandisbackedwithappropriateincentivestoparticipantsasatokenofappre-ciation.PersonallyIfeelthateverySMILEcardwrittenaftergivingtherightfeedbacktothepersoninvolvedismonumentalasitensuresthatONEpersonissafelyreturnedbacktohisfamily.

OvertheyearsIhaveseenthatHSEisbecomingmoreandmoreofalinemanagementresponsibilityanddoesnotexistas“OnlyHSEofficer’sjob”Asfarasthiscontinues,wecanseetheZEROaccidentssunrisingoverthehorizon.

NewcruzShipyardandEngineeringHSEteamhascontinually seen tremendous improvementeve-ryyear. OurAccidentFrequencyRate(AFR)hasdroppeddownto0.9from4.5. Infactwehavejustreached900,000man-hourswithoutanyre-portableaccidents. Year2009&2010,wehavesuccessfully launchedandimplemented“HandsandFingerSafety”and“HeightSafety”campaignrespectively.Thisyear,wearesettocommence“HazardsintheWorkplaceAware-ness.”Asidefromthis,wewillalsobeparticipatingintheSafetyIn-novationTeam(SIT)ConventionbyAssociationofSingaporeMarineIndustries(ASMI).AfirstforNSE,wehavehighhopesoflearningfromsomeofthemajorplayersintheindustryandatthesametimeshar-ingourbestsafetypracticesandcomingupwithpracticalandeffec-tivesolutionstoincreaseproductivityandreducecost.Asourteam’sfocusthisyearisinidentifyinghazardsattheworkplace,ourinnova-tionproject in thisconventionnaturallydealswith thesmarterandfasterwayofriskassessmentonsite. SingaporeWorkplaceSafetyandHealthCouncilhasselectedNSEasthepilotcompanyintheWSHAdvocateProgram.Theprogramen-couragesemployeestopromoteworkplacehealthandsafetyandin-culcatethismindsettoalllevelsintheorganization.Wehavealreadyinductedtheadvocatesor“influencers”andtheyhavebeenconduct-ingsafetybriefings. Wehavealsoachievedthe“bizSafePartner”statuswhichisastrongaffirmationofoursupporttoWSHandthiscertificationisarecogni-tionbytheindustryofNSE’scommitmenttothesafetyandhealthofourworkersandsubcontractors.

HSEA Safe Partner The S.M.I.L.E. Champion

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liminateunsafebehaviorsandconditions

•Toreinforcesafebehaviors•Topreventandcorrectunsafebehaviors•Toenhanceobservationskills•Toimprovefeedbackskills•Tomonitorbehavioraltrendsonthemanagementlevel.•Toencourageeveryonetostopworkiftheyfeelitisunsafe•Topromotea“CauseNoHarm”culture

Mr. Mohammad MunsurHSE Manager HSE Director, SOCS

Cognizant that safety is everyone’s responsibility, our team of Health Safety and Environment professionals conscientiously work to enforce and educate us with the HSE fundamentals. They keep us in line with our Cause No Harm philosophy and abreast with the standards in the Offshore Oil and Gas industry.

In the following pages, get to know more about the initiatives and programs that our HSE team is driving and inculcating into the organization.

SMILE Objectives

Mr.MunsurwithguestsfromWSH

In their own words

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InHSE,sharingandlearningfromeachotherisveryeffectiveandquitemandatory. For instance, as Lesson Learnt fromBSPProjects,wehavecreatedandweuseourown“Top-De-partChecklist” forallourProjects.ThisdocumenthelpsustoensurethatallmobilizationissueshavebeenmanagedincompliancewithIMCA(InternationalMarineContractorsAs-sociation)andOGP(InternationalAssociationofOilandGasProducers).This“Top-Depart”actsasaQHSEInternalAudit. WecanreachSustainableDevelopment&PerformanceonlyifeveryonewithintheCompany,notonlytheso-called“HSEGuys”,conceiveandliveapartofher/hisjobasanOccupa-tionalHealthProfessional.TheInternationalCodeofEthicsforOccupationalHealthProfessionalshasbeenupdatedin2002by the International CommissiononOccupationalHealth. Iwould like toquoteonestatementof thisCode:“Itcannotbeoveremphasized thatethics inoccupationalhealth isbyessenceafieldofmanypartners.Goodoccupationalhealthisinclusive,notexclusive.”Awiderangeofdisciplinesarecon-cernedwithHSE since it is and interfacebetween technol-ogyandhealthinvolvingtechnical,medical,social,financialandlegalaspects.ThetrendistomobilizethecompetenceofeveryTechnician/Specialist/AssistantwithintheframeworkofamultidisciplinaryTeamapproach. Ifweagreeonthefactthateveryoneactswithinherorhisfieldof expertiseas “oneof the”OccupationalHealthPro-fessionals,weadmitthatweareboundbyethicalstandardstopractice“DueDiligence.”Then,wemusttakeaproactiveapproachby implementingthe levelsofpreventiondefinedbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)therebyreducingtherisksexposuresoftheWorkerstoAsLowAsReasonablyAchievable(ALARAprinciple)throughconstantvigilanceandeachandeveryone’s concertedefforts. Onevery relevantexampleofmandatorycooperation isthedetection/report-ingandanalysisofnear-misses.Together,wecanavoidthe“next-one”whichcanleadtoamajorinjury. Ibelievethat reachingtheBestPracticesprescribedbytheDueDiligencePrinciple,isachievableinSwiber.Weendeav-ortokeepabreastwiththelatestdevelopmentsinthehealth

andsafetypracticesintheindustrybasedonthestringentguide-linessetbyIMCAandOGP. Enhancementofcompetenciesand trainingsareessentialand inthisregard,IamthankfulthattheSwiberHSEteamsworktogetherandareverysupportiveofeachotherinthis.OneexampleinIndia:Walkingthetalk,Dr.Ganeshconductstrainingswheneverhe’soff-shoreandMr.KirkBrownconductstrainingsonboardtheAthantis,theSupporterand theGlorious.Bothof themareacting for thebenefitofall theCrewMates,Swiber,Kreuz,Subcontractors,Cli-ents... Together,we canaffordthetarget ofzero in-jury, zeroi l l n e s sand zerolongtermill-healtheffect forour Per-sonnel.

Thebasicformulaforsuccessisgettingthebasicsrightandgettingitrightearly.Ifacompanycannotdothesimplethingscorrectlythebiggerissuescouldnevergoright.TheteaminBruneihavebeenfantasticinthattheyhaveembracedasafetyculturethatmayhavebeenforeigntoafewofthem.InBruneiTheHSEcultureisextreme-

ly rigidand forsomeone com-ing into suchasystemitcouldbe a baptismby fire. Initialeffortsofmon-itoring ,mo-tivating andguiding theneophytes by

theoffshoreteamhelpedassimilateeveryoneearlyandmaintaintheirfocus. Buyintothesystembytheseniorpersonneloffshorewasalsoabonus.Apositiveabout theKreuz subsea Bruneiproject is thattheseniormanagersareallonboardwith theconcept.ThePM,

theopsmanagerhaveallhighstandardswhentheissueofsafetyisonthetable.Anotherkeyfactorhasbeenthepro-fessionalismexhibitedbytheoffshoresafetyteam.Ihavealwayshated the stereotype that safetypersonsareonlythereeithertogetanewpairofsafetyglassesforsome-oneorwhenanincidentoccurs.Theoffshoresafetyteamhasraisedthebarontherequirementsbybeingassertivewhen required and being professional guyswith awiderareaofknowledgeandresponsibilities.Theyassistoffshoreandareindispensibletotheteamformostissuessomenotevensafetyrelated. Inthepastcoupleofyearsthesafetyteamhasmovedfrombeingseenas“USvs.them”.ThefactthatwecarrysafetyManagerorcoordinatorasatitledoesnotnecessarilygiveus a place on at the decisionmaking table. Participationforushasbeenearnedbydemonstrating thevalue thatwebring.Thesinglemosteffectivewaythishasbeenac-complished isbydemonstratinghowsafetycan notonlyprotectworkersbutcontributetothelongtermsustainablegoalsofthecompany.Acompanycaneithergotwowayswithsafetytheirsafetymanagementsystem.Theycanei-therwantasystemthatjustmeetstheKPI’ssetbythecli-ent(tickingtheboxesattheendofthemonth)orsecondlytheycangofurtherandprovideasystemthatgoespastthebasicrequirementstoprotecttheinterestoftheirworkers. Ourchallengessofarhavebeenmet.Butthisisnotatimetolookbackatwhatwedidandsaythiswillworktomor-rowandrestonourlaurels.Wemustkeepreinventingandmonitoring–alwayslookingtoupgradeandbetterthelastyear.Safetyshouldneverbeabout“fingerscrosswehopeitworks”(althoughitcan’thurtnotto)buthavingconfidenceintheplanningandincorporationofsafeworkingmethodsintoallthatwedo.

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The Ethics Advocate

Dr. Jean Yves MassimelliHSE Director, Kreuz Subsea

Mr. Lee Ian SonHSE Safety Manager, Kreuz Subsea

TheTeam Worker

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AtKreuzSubsea,westrivetoconstantlyimproveourworkprocessesandtaketheleadinHealth,SafetyandtheEnvironmentpractices.

Todate,KreuzSubseahasinvestedmillionsofmanhoursinvariousDivingequipment,ROVequipment,emergencyresponseandonlinegasdetectionequipment,fireprotectionsystemsaswellaswastemanagementtoprotectallKreuzSubseaperson-nelandtheenvironment.

AComprehensivetrainingprogramsareregularlyconductedtoensuresafetyproceduresarestrictlyadheredto.‘SustainableDevelopment’inwhicheffortsaremadetodayforthebenefitofthefuturegenerationofKreuzSubseaTeamMembers.Incontributingtowardsthiscause,KreuzSubseaadoptsa“ContinuousLearningProcessesConcept’. FollowingarethemainHSEinitiativestheseinclude: ·KreuzSubseaInduction·EmergencyResponseandReportingProcedures·Cranesafety·JobSafetyAnalysis·PTW·Housekeeping·StorageofMaterial·HandTools·ElectricalSafety·EnergyIsolation(LockoutTagout)·Personnelliftingandtransfer·ManualMaterialhandling·ManagementofChange(MOC)·WorkplaceInspection·HeatStress·Safeworkpractices·Supervisoryresponsibility·FoodSafety·HandSafety·Slipstrips&falls·SmileCards·GoodcommunicationwithdiveranddivesupervisorPleasekeepinmindthelistgoeson.

HSE’scontinuinggoalsforKreuzSubseadivingwithintheindustryare:

·Tosecureasignificantandsustainedreductioninthenumberoffatalandmajoraccidentsacrossallsectorsofthedivingindustry.

·Toworkwithallsectorsoftheindustrytoreduceriskstothehealthandsafetyofthoseinvolvedindivingatworkactivities.

· Toencouragecollaborationwithinandacrossall in-dustrysectors(including“nonedivingjobs”)todevelopandsharebestpractice.

TheprogrammeofworkfortheKreuzSubseaTeamMembersincludesawiderangeofactivitiesincluding:

·Inspectionacrossallsectorsofthedivingindustry·Investigationofaccidents,incidentsandcomplaints·Raisingawarenessofoccupationalhealthissues(includingnoise,manualhandlingandsubstanceshazardoustohealth)duringdivingoperations.·Maintainingahighprofileacrossallsectorsofthedivingindustrybyattendanceat tradeshowsandparticipation inindustryledworkinggroup Undoubtedly,therehavebeenmanychanges. Somegoodsomenotsogood.Onthepositiveside.Restrictedumbilical’s,passiveandactivetendingthroughthe“GoldenGate.”RestrictingtimeinSatto28daysisagoodthing.Having2supervisorspershiftisagoodthing.HIRAs,JSAsandMOCsareallgoodthings,asaredrills.Blackboxrecordingsaregood,asarebailoutdurationrestrictions.

Mr. Kirk BrownQHSE Officer

The Diligent Leader

Mr.RickPursellduringtheCauseNoHarmtalk

Dr.KerkarandDr.ShisodewithRawabipartnersChairmanSheikhAbdulazizandCEOMr.OsmanIbrahiminAziz

Dr.SanjayPowleofVictorious Mr.CharlesThankachanofMagnificent

Mr.KirkBrownandDr.JeanattheHeightSafetylaunch

Dr.GaneshduringtheHandInjuryPreventiontraining Dr.HermJavellana

Mr.MunsuratNSE

HSEChampions

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Ittakesmanyvariedskills,relent lessdetermination,unyieldingper sistenceandaclearvisiontotruly achievesuccessandwhatis successanyway? Manypeoplemeasurepersonalor companysuccessonthemate rialtrappingsandwealthacquired–owningthelatestmodelcar,thelargestTV,jewelry,handphones,handbags,watch-es,netprofit,officespaceandlocation,etc.Whilenoneoftheseareconsidered“bad”toownorachieve, theydonotnecessar-ily constitute truesuccess,as tomaintainthatstatus,onehastokeeppurchasingoracquiring the latest andgreatest, to keeptheimagealive,orfocusingonprofitabilityalone,attheexpenseofservice.

Wefinishuplikeamouseonatreadmill,oradogchasingitstail;endlesslygoingroundandroundandnotgettinganywhere!

Iwas once told awonderful definitionofpersonalsuccessandthatis,“Thewarmthofaperson’sheart”.

Thiswouldtranslatetoacompany’smeas-ure of success as being the amount allemployees of the company cared aboutthemselves and others, how much theynurturedandprotected theenvironment,while contributing exemplary service,whichaddstothebottomline,i.e.–profit-abilityofthecompany.Thisequatestothe

Emotional Excellence the Road to Success

newbusinessparadigmof-“YourPeople,OurPlanetandProfits.

Soifthis“warmth”comesfromtheamountweliveinandoperatefromourheart,thenit stands to reason that if we have mas-teredourownemotionsand feelingsandare no longer projecting the lower onesontoothers, then themoreharmonyandpeacewillexistwithinourranks.Andwhatisemotionalexcellence,ifitisnotjustthat;theabilitytounderstandandfeelourownfeelings that arise, manage them and torecognisetheemotionsofothersanddealwiththemappropriately?

Whileitisabsolutelyessentialtomeasureour net profit, we should also recognisethat our true success ismeasuredby theamountandqualityofemotionexcellenceweallcreatewithinourcompany,towardsourclientsandthroughout thecommuni-tieswithwhomweworkandlive.

Takealookatthetrulysuccessfulcompa-nies around the globe, not just the onesmakingthebiggestprofitsandyouwillseethey are steeped in emotional excellenceandthatisthedirectionwearetaking.Be part of our success by applying emo-tionalintelligencetoallyoudowithinSwib-erandwewillbeacknowledgedasatrulysuccessful,emotionallyexcellentcompany.Here’stosuccess-cheers!!

I was once told a wonderful definition of personal success and

that is, “The warmth of a person’s heart”.

What is inspiration?Where does inspiration come from?How do I live an inspired life?

What is inspiration?Inspirationisexperiencedasafeelingorsensation that leavesusmotivated tomove into action.Wemayhavereadacompellingstoryofheroism, listenedtoanextraordinaryguitarist,orseenamovingpovertyreportonthechildren inAfricaandfromdeepwithinourcore,wefeelanurgetoact.Wefeelwewanttodosomething,evenifitisread-ingmoresimilarbooks,furtherlistening,orperhapsdonatingsomemoneytohelpthechildreninAfrica.

Where does inspiration come from?Inspirationcomesfromaplacedeepwithinusthatfeelsconnectedtotheperson,placeoropportunity,whichispresentingitself.Somethingwithinusgets triggered,somethingresonateswithinusandthere isafeelingoffamiliarityaboutit.Perhapsitwasthereminderofachild-hooddreamoranintuitive“hit”,whichtellsus“thatissomethingIwouldliketodo”or“Icouldbedoingthat.”

How do I live an inspired life?Totrulyliveaninspiredlife,weneedtobeverysureaboutwhatitiswewanttoHAVEinourlives.Bydefiningwhatwewanttohaveorwhowewanttobe-come,weareeffectivelyvisualisingtheendresult.Soinsteadofplottingforward,weplotbackwardsfromwhatwevisualizewealreadyhaveorhavebecomeinourlives.

Thenweneed todeterminewhoweneed toBE inorder tohavethat.Thebeingnessesweassumewillhaveallthequali-ties,expertise,experienceorcapabilitiesofahighlysuccessfulpersonwhohasalreadyachievedtheendresultweseek.Forinstance,ifwewantmorepeaceinourworld,wewouldneed to BE peace and what would peace look like?Well itwould not be violence, hate,war or terrorism, but itwouldbecompassion,understanding,tranquility,peacefulness,har-mony,etc.

IfwewanttohaveaNewYorkTimesBestSellingbook,thenwhatwouldweneedtoBE?Well,forastartwewouldneedtobedetermined,focused,disciplined,awriter,persistent,posi-tive,andskilled,etc.WhenwesortoutwhatweneedtoBEineachoftheareaswewanttoHAVEinourlives,thenthetasksbecomeseasier,becausefromourBEINGNESSES,flowourac-tionsorDOINGNESSES.

Let’scomebacktowantingtohavemorepeace inour lives.WeknowwehavetoBEpeaceontheinsideinorderforthistooccurontheoutsideofourselvesandwhenwearebeingpeace,whatsortorthoughts,wordsandactionsdoyouthinkwewouldhave?Yes,youguessedit;wewouldthinkpeacefulthoughts,saypeacefulwordsanddopeacefulactivitiesorac-tions.

SowhatweDO isadirect reflectionofwhatweareBEING.ThatiswhywearecalledHumanBeings,notHumanDoings!!Try this for yourself –whenever youare feelingabitdown,depressedorunhappy,tryBEINGHappy.Askyourself,“Whatwoulditfeelliketobehappyrightnow?”

In summary,whateverwearebeing,will influencewhatwethink,sayanddoandultimately,whatweenduphaving.Areyouuptohavingapeaceful,happy,successful,richlyre-warding,meaningfulandpurposedrivenlife,or…………“Bethechangeyouwishtoseeintheworld”–MahatmaGan-dhi.

Goon,Idareyou!!

Words of Inspiration

Thinkabout this for amoment; thehighestpurpose in theUniverseisthecreationofaneffect.

Sohereweallare,amblingalongthePathofLife,creatingoneeffectafteranotherandtheonlyquestiontoaskourselvesis:“Havetheeffectswehavecreatedbenefittedourselves,oth-ers, theenvironmentandPlanetEarth,orhave theyaddedtothedegradationordevolutionofeachorallof theseas-pects”?

Ourlivesareaboutchoicesandinordertoforwardtheevo-lutionofhumanity, other species andourpreciousMotherEarth,weneedtomakeresponsiblechoiceswhicharelifeen-hancing,notlifedegrading.When we follow the path of the egoic mind, which distilsdowntofear,wecontinuethecycleofdestruction.Thesameconditionsreappearandweapplythesamefear-basedsolu-tionsandwhatdoyouknow?Wegethesameoldresultsthatcarry us further down the dwindling spiral. Albert Einsteinwassorightwhenhesaid-“Wecan’tsolveproblemsbyusingthesamekindofthinkingweusedwhenwecreatedthem.”

Whenwefollowthepathofourheart,whichislove,weaddto thecreationof thenewhumanbeing -HomoNovis (or:novushomo,Latinfor“newman”).Thistime,whenthesameconditions appear,we apply a new solution,which is love-based,andvoila,wehavecreatedanewcyclethatenhancesoursurvivalandpersonalgrowth.

Chooselove,fortheloveofHumanity!

Cause No Harm and Our Future

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It’safight to thefinish forSwiberitesduring the IncredibleRaceheldat theHQon21 Jan2011. A totalof10 teamswith4memberspre-registeredtocompete.

Eachteamleaderreceivedthecluecardscontainingleadstoallthelo-cationsfromtheget-go. Theparticipantswererequiredtoperformaseriesofphysicalfitnessexercisesineachlocationinorderforthemtogettheircardssignedandbeabletoproceedtothenextclue.

TheSOCCranesteamEngelbertD’Silva,AshwiniAmbrish,PuneetMul-chandaniandSiddheshPrabhubreezedthroughthechallengesandfin-ishedfirst.Theywerefollowedbytheall-girlsteamfromKreuzSubseaPenguins:JoeyTeo,CheeShiPei,RowenaNgandTanChiuWah. NSESeagulls team:SaravanThambiyyan,RonOng,ZhuShaoWenandLiuChunHuacameinthird.

Allteamsearnedpointswhichimmediatelyqualifiedthemforthegrandprizeatstakeinthesecondleagueofthecompetition. IncredibleRaceIIiscomingupnexton25March2011,tobeheldattheChineseGarden,whereeveryonewillbeonequal footing in termsoffamiliarityofthelocation.Withamuchbiggervenue,thesecondpartistoutedtobe7timesmorefunwith7checkpointsand7differentchal-lenges!

The Race is on...Incredible Race

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It 's Great to be..

Michelle Magtibay - CatapangNSE Document Controller

Emmanuel Jeus Magtibay CatapangDateofBirth:25January2011

JozefackiArnaudOlivierNicolasWeldingManager

NgChinLeong,LeonProposalsManager

SeeTohSiowKeng,DianaPayrollExecutive

AkvinderjitSinghS/OBalwantSinghOperationsExecutive

TanKahCheng,KingsleyHSETraineeHSE

GinnySngWeiThingTravelCoordinator

TheinHtikeOoProposalandEstimatingEngineer

ChongXinYingAdministrativeAssistant

RaymundoLourdesLanzarAccountsAssistant

PehMeiQiAccountant

MichelleKohSAP(MM)Executive

LyeKahKuayM&ETechnician

HaslindaBinteMohamedSallehReceptionist

OoiWooiYongQAEngineer

LoMaVictoriaDalaydayQAEngineer

GyanenduSahooNavalArchitect

AbhishekMamgainPipelineEngineer

ObsequioAnnaMayMalvanProjectAssistant

JulieChongSiewLingCrewingExecutive

YeungChiMan,LoganAdminAssistant

Message:WithmyfirstchildEJ,weanticipatehimtobethelightofourworld.JustasmyhusbandandIstrivetobegoodCatholics,wehopetobeabletoraisehimupasone.WenamedhimEmmanuel(Hebrewwordfor“GODiswithus”),andwewouldlikethathewouldbeabletospreadhislighttoothersjustashedoestous.WhenEJwasborn,wehisparentsexpectlifetogoonasnormal,andtocontinuetoworkhardtogivehimthebest.

Liu Lee ChunHR Assistant

SpouseName:ChanMengChaiDateofWedding:26February2011

Long Sze MinDateofBirth:18Jan2011Message:Hieveryone,Iamcheerfulandhappygo-luckybaby!

Sarah LohAccountant

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S W I B E R I T E S

January - February 2011

Welcome!

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SHOTS OF THE MONTH

www.swiber.com

Gimme some love: Nah,Engelissimplyoutofbreath.NowonderbecausetheSOCCraneseasilybaggedthefirstprizeinthirteenminutes!

Girl Power! Don’tbefooledbytheirsmilesbecausethesebeautiesofKreuzkickedsomeseriousbuttbyfinishingsecond.

It’s all in the attitude:They’reoneofthelastteamstofinishbutthesePAPEHeronssureknowhowtoworkthewinningpose!

Bloody but unbowed:Orisitfishoutofwater?Gaspingforbreath,theseNSESeagullsfinishedthird.