2.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea)

Safety and Security (ISM + ISPS CODE)

MARPOL (International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships)

Pollution prevention

STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping)

Seafarers Training and certification

MLC (Maritime Labour Convention)

Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

ISM : International Safety Management ; ISPS : International Ship and Port Facility Security

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ISM CODE : GENERALITY

What is the ISM Code?

The Standard for establishing a system for the safe management and operation of vessels and pollution prevention
– To ensure safety at sea
– To prevent human injury or loss of life

What are the objectives?

– Avoid damage to the environment with focus on the marine environment and on property
– Provide safe practices in ship operation and working environment.
– Establish safeguards against all identified risks
– Continuously improve safety management skills of personnel ashore and aboard ships, including preparing for
emergencies related both to safety and environmental protection.

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ISM CODE : REQUIREMENTS FOR A SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Develop, implement and maintain a safety management system with :

1. Safety and environmental-protection policy

2. Instructions and procedures to ensure safe operation of ships and protection of the
environment
3. Defined levels of authority and lines of communication between, and amongst, shore
and shipboard personnel;
4. Procedures for reporting accidents and non-conformities
5. Procedures to prepare for and respond to emergency situations
6. Procedures for internal audits and management reviews

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4. REFERENCES
ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 (CD-013)

A frame to improve our performance

It specifies a set of requirements for management systems, such as:
► Policy, roles and responsibilities, procedures, audits,…. similarly than ISM.
► Continuous improvement, constantly setting actions to achieve our objectives
► Environmental protection for ISO 14001 and Customer focus for ISO 9001

A worldwide recognized guarantee of quality for CMA CGM customers

► The 2 certifications are an increasing requirement in customers tenders and selection.

► Spanish regulation allows us to get 10% incentives on port fees if vessel is ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 certified.

NEW

Over 1 Million certified Over 300 000 certified Our new certification body ABS
companies worldwide companies worldwide performs audits ashore and onboard

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Safety and pollution prevention

– Quarterly periodical reviews

ISM
– Management of the documentation within QSSE (CMA CGM group) and Code
coordination with all involved entities (CMA ships, CCISC, AML, MERCOSUL…)

Technical committee Work

MLC IMS ISO Quality

Review process
condition 9001 ISO standard

Steering committee

ISO
Diffusion to vessels 14001
and/or shore
Environment
ISO standard

Warning
All ships and shore departments can propose an IMS modification (IMS CARD SSE-Request of IMS modification).
The demands are recorded and followed up within SSE.

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GENERAL (vessels and shore used)

CPOM : Common policies, regulation monitoring, IMS overview,
procedure for company directives...
SSE : Safety procedures, activities and reporting tools for vessels
and shore department…
Prevention : Risk prevention process, monitoring of external
companies, passengers, stevedores, PPE, permits to work, hospital
management, familiarization...
Emergency : Emcy lines and management process
Job Description – Roles and Responsabilities

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SHORE
Crew management shore manual: Cards linked to crewing department
activities.
Finance manual: Cards linked to Finance department activities.
Shore human resources manual: Cards linked to Shore human
resources activities.

CIRCULAR LETTERS : Company directives, cargo directives, fleet distribution

SSE LIBRARY : Management reviews minutes, Safety security directory,

Safety Security Alerts, reporting, library with periodical SSE feedback

QSSE Reports : QSSE monthly and weekly reports, SSE weekly focus,
Investigation presentation

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CREATION OF A SPECIFIC CARD

A specific card aim to give an instruction on board.

Due to vessel specificities and equipment they can be different from one
vessel to another.

Each card must be validated by SSE Department (SSE Supervisor

and/or DPA) before implementation except for specific Engine cards,
shall be validated by PMS team.

An instruction should be clear, simple and directive.

A minimum list of specific procedures required on board is given

(specific index) and can be increased.

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MANAGEMENT OF REPORTS
Warning
It is the vessel’s responsibility to analyze and factually report any event related to QSSE and Fleet dept., should there be a loss or not.

Unplanned event Communicating and monitoring unplanned event and

dangerous situations are essential to:
Notification Deviation
Yes
from IMS ? • Treat causes of accidents and avoid their occurrence
• React and avoid same events from happening again
Near miss
Damage ? No
• Learn from other vessel and share this knowledge
Yes • Measure safety performance of the Company
• Identify weak points and target actions
Job order Financial
Environmental People
(Asset)

Incident/ Incident/
Incident/
Accident Accident
Accident

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MANAGEMENT OF REPORTS
Each vessel send to SSE Dpt :

SAFETY SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENT MEETING to :

- Develop safety culture on board
- Discuss about feedbacks from incidents
- Familiarize the crew
- Implement SSE objectives and instructions

MASTER REVIEW to :
- Carry out a complete evaluation of the IMS
- Ensure that documentation is available
- Suggest any amendment

DRILLS REPORTS :
- Drills reports according to SOLAS and company requirements
- Ship/shore drills to enhance emergency prepardness

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DANGEROUS SITUATION – NEAR MISS – ACCIDENT

Hazardous situation Near miss Accident

Near miss report Injury report

It can be reported anonymously.

In any case of problems, immediately inform the Officer on duty.

To avoid fatalities

Resolve anomalies

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