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S - What Is ISM
S - What Is ISM
S - What Is ISM
What is ISM
v) Masters responsibility
xi) Documentation
Safety consciousness
Safety culture
Greater confidence
Cost saving
ii) evidence that SMS has been in operation for 3 months prior to
audit
i) Part-A: Implementation.
ii) Part-B: Certification and Verification
Part-A:
Part-B:
Objective of ISM
1. Safety at sea.
2. Prevention of human injury or loss of life.
3. Avoidance of damage to the environment & to the property.
Duties of DPA
Documentation
1. The company should carry out periodic audits to verify that safety
and pollution prevention's are complying with SMS. The audits and
corrective actions should be carried out as per laid down
procedures.
Log books
Medical log
Company circular letters
Records of verification
Garbage logs
Tied into the ISM code are the requirements to meet OPA90 to wit a
Federal Response Plan. Each company that trades in US coastal
waters must have in place a suitable response plan. They must have
a designated person resident in the United states ready to act as
consultant. There is an IMO regulations which is equivalent to
OPA90. A company must be in possession of a valid DOC to trade,
and it must be able to clearly demonstrate its ability to respond to
situations such as oil sp llage.
Source: http://www.generalcargoship.com/ISM.html