1. ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE OF ISM CODE IMPLEMENTATION
Robin Phillips
Deputy Director

2. BAHAMAS FLEET COMPOSITION BY GT

3. 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

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

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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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

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

11. 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

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

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

14. Supporting The ISM Code