COMPETENCIES AS A BASIS FOR THE COMPETITIVENESS OF INSPECTION ENTERPRISES OF MARINE TRANSPORT

In the article, the nature and entity of inspection activities on marine transport were reviewed.The foundations and methods of forming the competitiveness of independent inspection organisations were analysed. The cognitive forming of competitive advantages is highlighted as the main form within inspection services competitive market. Independent inspections (or analyses) as services were distinguished as an inspection companies product. The inspection services market of Ukraine was analysed. The primary reasons for the new companies providing surveying services emergence were identified.Factors that force inspection companies to expand the scope of their activities were defined. The categories ofthe KVED (economic activity classifier), under which independent inspection companies in Ukraine are registered, were inspected and priority categories were determined.The concepts of "competence" and "competencies" of surveying companies were defined and the correspondence between two terms was revealed. The reasons for the formation of high competition among inspection companies and the motives for scope ofinspection services expanding were described. The principles of the formation of certain competitive advantages of independent inspection organizations were studied and the criteria of competencies of inspection bodies were highlighted. Indicators of the company's ability to perform professional activities in order to ensure the quality of performance of production tasks and productivity, which ensure the effective and competitive activity of independent inspection enterprises, were proposed. The pyramid of competitiveness formation in the inspection services market was formed and the potential factors of attractiveness that set priority, i.e. the primacy of the company in the inspection services market, were considered.The main factors of competitiveness formation were chosen as followsbased on the basic competencies as follows: competence, quality management system (QMS), compliance with the standards of industry and authority within industry.Keywords: inspection services, inspection operations, inspection organizations, competitiveness, competence, competencies