Assessment: Ship General Safety

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Purpose and Objectives of SOLAS Chapter IX

The International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), Chapter IX -
Management for the Safe Operation of Ships was introduced in the 1994
amendments, to make mandatory the International Safety Management (ISM)
Code which as previously stated was adopted in 1993 by resolution A.741(18) and
made mandatory with entry into force in 1998. This code requires a safety
management system (SMS) to be established by the shipowner or company and
provided onboard the company's fleet.

Having said, that the main purpose of Chapter IX of SOLAS was to provide an
international standard for the safe management of ships and pollution
prevention by introducing the new safety management code (ISM Code). The new
SOLAS chapter IX, applies to ships, regardless of their date of construction, as
follows:

Passenger ships, not later than 1 July 1998.

Passenger high-speed craft, not later than 1st July 1998.

Oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas carriers, bulk carriers, and cargo high-
speed craft of 500 GT (gross tonnage) and upwards, not later than 1st
July 1998.

Purpose and Objectives of SOLAS Chapter IX

 Other cargo ships and mobile offshore drilling units of 500 GT and
upwards, not later than 1st July 2002.

SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2020.

During a maritime safety committee meeting, it was later decided that MODUs
(Mobile Offshore Drilling Units) not propelled by mechanical means did not need
to comply with the requirement of SOLAS Chapter IX. Additionally, this chapter
does not apply to government-operated ships which are used for non-commercial
purposes. The main objectives of the introduction of SOLAS chapter IX include:

Ensuring safety at sea by preventing human injury or loss of life, and

avoiding any damage to the environment and the ships.

Ensuring safe practices in ship procedures are provided together with a

safe working environment.

Ensuring that safeguards are established against all identified risks.

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The chapter highlights the requirements of a Document of Compliance to show
that a ship is compliant with the requirements of the ISM Code. Additionally, a
certificate known as the Safety Management Certificate is issued to every ship
once it is verified that the company and its shipboard management are operating
by the approved SMS (safety management system).

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