ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE OF ISM CODE IMPLEMENTATION Robin Phillips Deputy Director

BAHAMAS FLEET COMPOSITION BY GT

WE LOVE ISM ! WHY ??? IT IS PROVEN TO WORK BASED UPON GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES IT RECOGNISES THAT ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL MANAGER DECIDES HOW TO COMPLY SMS IS SPECIFIC TO THE OPERATIONS

ISM IMPLEMENTED ENSURES A LINK BETWEEN COMPANY AND SHIP PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR FEEDBACK AND COOPERATION INTERNAL AUDIT IS NECESSARY

AUDIT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE EXTERNAL INTERNAL Each activity is a sampling process

AUDIT AND CERTIFICATION TEN RECOGNISED ORGANISATIONS TEN VIEWS ON ISM CODE BROADLY UNIFORM UNDERSTANDING BY ALL RECOGNISED ORGANISATIONS REMARKABLY FEW CONFLICTS

FEEDBACK TO ADMINISTRATION ISM IS IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION IN MOST CASES PROCESS FOR CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT AUDIT – Non Conformity or Observation – Corrective Action Plan CYCLE MINIMAL FEEDBACK

PAPER EXERCISE ? AUDIT NON CONFORMITY CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN VERIFICATION etcetera INVOLVE THE ADMINISTRATION!

ISM AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVEMENT BY ADMINISTRATIONS WHY? EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION RO FINDINGS (MAJOR NC) PSC FINDINGS POOR MANAGER RESPONSE TO INSPECTIONS

POOR INSPECTION, SURVEY PLANNING ACCIDENT OR CASUALTY INVESTIGATION HOW? ENHANCED AUDIT REGIME – SPECIFIC FOCUS INSTRUCTIONS TO RECOGNISED ORGANISATION OBSERVE AUDIT

ENHANCED AUDIT REGIME WHAT ARE THE RESULTS? VARIABLE! POOR RESPONSE – CAN LEAD TO DELETION FROM THE REGISTER GOOD RESPONSE – CAN LEAD TO A PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION, RECOGNISED ORGANISATION AND MANAGER

RECOGNISED ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE A GOOD JOB COMMUNICATE MAJOR NON CONFORMITY, REPEATED NON CONFORMITY OR CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN REPEAT CYCLE IACS PR17

INFORMATION SHARING WORKING TOGETHER DEVELOP COMMON UNDERSTANDING IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MANAGEMENT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TONNAGE

Supporting The ISM Code