ISM Code: International Safety Management, 1993 - Lecture 11

LECTURE 11  Introduction  Safety remains a top priority for shipping, especially in these challenging times of mental tiredness which make the need for safety conscience bigger than ever.  Focus on seafarers’ human aspect and mental wellbeing is the one thing that could have...

LECTURE 11  Introduction  Safety remains a top priority for shipping, especially in these challenging times of mental tiredness which make the need for safety conscience bigger than ever.  Focus on seafarers’ human aspect and mental wellbeing is the one thing that could have  A widely accepted definition for safety culture touches upon a set of values, attitudes, and practices that management and personnel shared. In order to be effective, require a strong commitment from the top and full engagement from all stakeholders. Safety Culture From an organization’s perspective, Capt. Pradeep Chawla, Managing Director, QHSE and Training, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd, said that safety culture is seen when every employee of the company - from the chairman down to the ordinary seaman- should believes in safety and thinks about safety in every decision. “A way to measure that would be ‘what people do when they are not being watched’. An analogy: If there are no speed cameras on the highway, would you drive without speeding up? Would you follow every rule even if it costs more money or time? If you have achieved this in your organization, you have achieved safety culture,” International Safety Management (ISM) Code , 1993;  BACKGROUND  ISM or International Safety Management Code is one of the required regulations that provides an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships at sea.  It was first adopted and formally integrated as part of the SOLAS Convention in 1994, it is to ensure the safety of seafarers, ship, cargo and  The Purpose of the International Safety Management Code (ISM) 1. Prevent pollution at sea Purpose of 2. Ensure safety of life at sea ISM Code 3. Prevent human injury or loss of life at sea 4. To avoid damage to the environment and ship What are the basic principles of ISM Code?  Safety of people on board.  Safety of the ship and cargo.  Safety of environment.  APPLICATION  The ISM Code became compulsorily and applicable to passenger ships, oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas carriers, bulk carriers and cargo high speed craft of 500 gt and upwards on 1st July 1998.  For other cargo ships and mobile offshore units of 500 gt and upwards, it became compulsorily on 1st July 2002.  ISM code which enables shipping companies and crew members to effectively implement all safety policies. It is mandatory for all ships to follow and implement the ISM Code by the Safety Management System (SMS). The details requirements that need to be followed are:  What is 1. Establishment of a managerial team to oversee the various proceeding Safety  2. Ensure managerial officers carry out their Managem duties and responsibilities ent  3. Identify the differences between the outlined System: responsibilities and the actions to resolve issues, if any occur  4. Audits both internally and externally to eliminate all possibilities of safety issues and to verify the compliance of the ship and the company are up to standards of the code  Certificate of Compliance: issued to a company  Safety Management Certificate  A Document of Compliance (DOC) is a certificate issued verifying the company and the ship personnel are operating in accordance with the code.  A manual which consists of information, records, reports or statements which indicate implementation of safety management systems and policies by the company and the ship.  The documentation will be proof of  Process of getting conformance. The internal audit is carried out by the company and ship itself whereas the external audit is carried out, every 2- Non Conformity Major Non Conformity 3 years, by the ships is when the indicates an extreme flag state. documentation failure in effective and If the vessel has indicates a systematic successfully in- company and its implementation of the corporate all the ships failure of code. It requires safety requirements, upholding the the company is then immediate corrective issued with a requirements of action. Certification of the ISM code. Safety Management or the Safety Management Certificate.