ISM Flashcards
What is ISM
International Safety Management
Sets an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships
Requires companies to document and implement clear procedures, standards and instructions for safe management ashore and afloat
Implemented in 1998 as a new chapter of SOLAS, chapter 9
Objectives of ISM
To ensure safety at sea, prevention of injury, loss of life, and avoidance of damage to the environment or to property
What are the 3 parties of ISM
The Owner
The Master
The Flag State
Responibilities of the Owner under ISM
To produce a safety management policy, through a management company usually. This should endure:
*COMPLIANCE with mandatory rules and regulations
*Codes, guidelines, and standards recommended by the IMO, Class and other administrations are taken into account
*Ships is well found, sea-worthy and has up to date certification
*Ship is well manned, with appropriate levels of certification
*On board procedure to deal with emergencies
*Programs for drills
*Appoint a master who is appropriately qualified and support that master in their role
*Have a Designated Person Ashore, with access to the highest levels of management
Role of the DPA
include monitoring the safety and pollution prevention aspects of the operation of each ship, and to ensure adequate resources and shore-based support are applied
He oversees the Master as well as supporting him
Responsibilities of the Master
*Implement the safety and environmental-protection policy of the company
*Motivate the crew to observe that policy
*Issue appropriate orders and instructions in a clear and simple manner
*Verify that the specified requirements are observed
Review the SMS and report its deficiencies to the shore based management
Responsibilities of Flag
*Issue a document of Compliance to the owner that shows that the latter complies with the code
*Issue a safe management Certificate to each ship the company manages
*Oversee continued compliance of the company with the code
*Certificates are to be renewed every 5 years, and ships are subject to inspection in the mean times
*To summarise, the flag state polices the Code, and can ask another government (The Port State) to verify the proper functioning of the ships SMS
What is the SMS
Safety Management System
Structured Documented system which enables companies and crew to implement all policies regarding ship, crew and environment.
Internal audits should be carried out annually to ensure compliance with SMS
Written by the company, verified by flag
What is the DOC
Document of Compliance
A certificate issued to a SHIPPING/MNAGEMENT COMPANY which complies with all the requirements of the ISM code
5 yr validity
subject to annual verification
SMC?
Safety management certificate
Issued by Flag
Signifies that the company and ship operate in accordance with the SMS
5 yr validity
subject to intermediate inspection
What is a non- Conformity
When objective evidence indicates a specific non-fulfiment of the SMS
A major non-conformity is an extremely serious situation that requires immediate corrective action
SEP?
Safety and Environmental Protection Policy
States that the safety of passengers and staff, and the protection of the protection of the marine environment shall always have priority over commercial needs.
Every ship should carry shipboard instructions, which should contain the following statement:
“Nothing in these instructions removes from the
Master his authority to take any steps and issue any orders, which he considers are necessary for the preservation of life, the safety of the ship or the prevention of pollution.”
Flag state control is responsible for?
ensuring that British vessels are inspected in
accordance with both UK regulations and the appropriate international memoranda, conventions and protocols the UK has ratified and adopted.
Port State Control (PSC) is responsible for?
the inspection of foreign ships in national ports to
verify that the condition of the ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international regulations and that the ship is manned and operated in compliance with these rules.
