International Safety Management (“ISM”) Code means
the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and
for Pollution Prevention.
Ships should have ISM certification on board, in
accordance with the ISM Code: copy of the Document of Compliance (“DoC”) issued
to the Company and the safety Management Certificate (“SMC”) issued to the
ship. The SMC is not valid unless the operating Company holds a valid DoC for
that ship. The type of ship
indicated on the SMC should be the
same as indicated on the DoC. The Company’s particulars indicated on the DoC and
the SMC should be the same. ISM Consists of : -
i) General objective, application, functional requirement
ii) Safety & environmental policy & SMS
iii) Company responsibility
iv) Designated person
v) Masters responsibility
vi) Resources & personnel
vii) Developments of plans for shipboard operation
viii) Emergency preparedness
ix) Report & analysis on non conformities, accidents & hazardous occurrence
x) Maintenance of ship equipment
xi) Documentation
xii) Company verification, review & evaluation
xiii) Certification, verification & control
DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE(DoC)
> A
Company owning or operating a ship to which this Regulation applies shall hold
a Document of Compliance.
>The
document of compliance shall be issued by the Authority to a Company that complies with the requirements of Chapter IX
of SOLAS and the ISM Code.
>The
Document of Compliance shall be issued for a period not exceeding five years.
>The
document of compliance shall only be issued following verification that the
Safety Management System of the company complies with the requirements of the
ISM Code and determination of objective evidence proving that:
(a)
A Safety Management System has been effectively implemented; and
(b)
The Safety Management System has been in operation for at least three months;
and
(c)
A Safety Management System has been in operation for at least three months on
board at least one ship of each type operated by the company.
>The document of compliance shall be subject to
annual verification within three months before or after the anniversary date to
confirm the effective functioning of the Safety Management System.
>The
master of a vessel keep on board a copy
of the Document of Compliance and shall, when requested, produce it for
verification.
SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE(SMC)
>The Safety Officer shall issue a Safety Management
Certificate to each ship to ensure
that the company and its shipboard management system operate in accordance with
the approved safety-management system.
>The
Safety Management Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding five
years.
>The Safety Officer may delegate the evaluation
of evidence of:
(a)
Compliance with the ISM Code; and
(b)
Maintenance of a Safety -Management System, to an organization recognized by
the Authority as being capable of carrying out such evaluation, or the marine
administration of another Contracting Government.
>The Safety Management Certificate shall be
subject to at least one intermediate verification to confirm the effective
functioning of the safety management system and that any modifications carried
out since the previous verification comply with the requirements of the ISM
Code.
>The Safety Officer may withdraw the Safety
Management Certificate if there is evidence of major non-compliance with the
approved Safety-Management System