The ISM Code, as amended
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CODE FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF SHIPS AND FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION
(INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT (ISM) CODE)
PART A - IMPLEMENTATION
1.  GENERAL
1.1 Definitions
The following definitions apply to parts A and B of this Code.
1.1.1International Safety Management (ISM) Code means the International Management
Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention as adopted by the
Assembly, as may be amended by the Organization.
1.1.2Company means the owner of the ship or any other organization or person such as the
manager, or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility for operation of the ship from the shipowner and who, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to
take over all the duties and responsibility imposed by the Code.
1.1.3Administration means the Government of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.
1.1.4Safety Management System means a structured and documented system enabling
Company personnel to implement effectively the Company safety and environmental
protection policy.
1.1.5Document of Compliance means a document issued to a Company which complies with
the requirements of this Code.
1.1.6Safety Management Certificate means a document issued to a ship which signifies that
the Company and its shipboard management operate in accordance with the approved
safety management system.
1.1.7Objective evidence means quantitative or qualitative information, records or statements
of fact pertaining of safety or to the existence and implementation of a safety
management system element, which is based on observation, measurement or test and
which can be verified.
1.1.8Observation means a statement of fact made during a safety management audit and
substantiated by objective evidence.
1.1.9Non-conformity means an observed situation where objective evidence indicates the non-
fulfillment of a specified requirement.
1.1.10Major non-conformity means an identifiable deviation that poses a serious threat to the
safety of personnel or the ship or a serious risk to the environment that requires
immediate corrective action and includes the lack of effective and systematic
implementation of a requirement of this Code.
1.1.11Anniversary date means the day and month of each year that corresponds to the date of
expiry of the relevant document or certificate.
1.1.12Convention means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 as
amended.
1.2 Objectives
1.2.1The objectives of the Code are to ensure safety at sea, prevention of human injury or loss
of life, and avoidance of damage to the environment, in particular to the marine
environment, and to property.
1.2.2Safety-management objectives of the Company should, inter alia:
.1 provide for safe practices in ship operation and a safe working environment;
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2 establish safeguards against all identified risks; and
.3 continuously improve safety-management skills of personnel ashore and aboard ships, including preparing for emergencies related both to safety and environmental protection.
1.2.3The safety-management system should ensure:
.1 compliance with mandatory rules and regulations; and
.2 that applicable codes, guidelines and standards recommended by the Organization, Administrations, classification societies and maritime industry organizations are taken
into account.
1.3 Application
The requirements of this Code may be applied to all ships.
1.4 Functional requirements for a safety-management system
Every Company should develop, implement and maintain a safety management system (SMS) which i
ncludes the following functional requirements:
.1  a safety and environmental-protection policy;
.2instructions and procedures to ensure safe operation of ships and protection of the environment in compliance with relevant international and flag State legislation;
.3defined levels of authority and lines of communication between, and amongst, shore and shipboard personnel;
.4procedures for reporting accidents and non- conformities with the provisions of this Code;
.5procedures to prepare for and respond to emergency situations ;and
.6procedures for internal audits and management reviews.
2. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY
2.1The Company should establish a safety and environmental-protection policy which
describes how the objectives given in paragraph 1.2 will be achieved.
2.2The Company should ensure that the policy is implemented and maintained at all levels of
the organization both, ship-based and shore-based
3.COMPANY RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY
3.1If the entity who is responsible for the operation of the ship is other than the owner, the
owner must report the full name and details of such entity to the Administration.
3.2The Company should define and document the responsibility, authority and interrelation of
all personnel who manage, perform and verify work relating to and affecting safety and pollution prevention.
3.3The Company is responsible for ensuring that adequate resources and shore-based support
are provided to enable the designated person or persons to carry out their functions.
4.DESIGNATED PERSON(S)
To ensure the safe operation of each ship and to provide a link between the Company and those on board, every Company, as appropriate, should designate a person or persons ashore having direct access to the highest level of management. The responsibility and authority of the designated person or persons should include monitoring the safety and pollution-
prevention aspects of the operation of each ship and ensuring that adequate resources and shore-based support are applied, as required.
5.MASTER'S RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY
5.1The Company should clearly define and document the master's responsibility with regard to:
.1implementing the safety and environmental-protection policy of the Company;
.2motivating the crew in the observation of that policy;
.3issuing appropriate orders and instructions in a clear and simple manner;
.4verifying that specified requirements are observed; and
.5reviewing the SMS and reporting its deficiencies to the shore-based management.
5.2The Company should ensure that the SMS operating on board the ship contains a clear
documented evidencestatement emphasizing the master's authority. The Company should establish in the SMS that the master has the overriding authority and the responsibility to make decisions with respect to safety and pollution prevention and to request the Company's assistance as may be necessary.
6. RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL
6.1The Company should ensure that the master is:
.1 properly qualified for command;
.2 fully conversant with the Company's SMS; and
.3 given the necessary support so that the master's duties can be safely performed.
6.2The Company should ensure that each ship is manned with qualified, certificated and
medically fit seafarers in accordance with national and international requirements.
6.3The Company should establish procedures to ensure that new personnel and personnel
transferred to new assignments related to safety and protection of the environment are
given proper familiarization with their duties. Instructions which are essential to be
provided prior to sailing should be identified, documented and given.
6.4The Company should ensure that all personnel involved in the Company's SMS have an
adequate understanding of relevant rules, regulations, codes and guidelines.
6.5The Company should establish and maintain procedures for identifying any training which
may be required in support of the SMS and ensure that such training is provided for all
personnel concerned.
6.6The Company should establish procedures by which the ship's personnel receive relevant
information on the SMS in a working language or languages understood by them.
6.7The Company should ensure that the ship's personnel are able to communicate effectively
in the execution of their duties related to the SMS.
7.DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS FOR SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS
The Company should establish procedures for the preparation of plans and instructions, including checklist as appropriate, for key shipboard operations concerning the safety of the ship and the prevention of pollution. The various tasks involved should be defined and
assigned to qualified personnel.
8.EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
8.1The Company should establish procedures to identify, describe and respond to potential
emergency shipboard situations.
8.2The Company should establish programmes for drills and exercises to prepare for emergency
actions.
8.3The SMS should provide for measures ensuring that the Company's organization can
respond at any time to hazards, accidents and emergency situations involving its ships.
9.REPORTS AND ANALYSIS OF NON-CONFORMITIES, ACCIDENTS AND
HAZARDOUS OCCURRENCES
9.1The SMS should include procedures ensuring that non- conformities, accidents and
hazardous situations are reported to the Company, investigated and analysed with the
objective of improving safety and pollution prevention.
9.2The Company should establish procedures for the implementation of corrective action.
10.MAINTENANCE OF THE SHIP AND EQUIPMENT
10.1The Company should establish procedures to ensure that the ship is maintained in
conformity with the provisions of the relevant rules and regulations and with any
additional requirements which may be established by the Company.
10.2In meeting these requirements the Company should ensure that:
.1inspections are held at appropriate intervals;
.2any non-conformity is reported, with its possible cause, if known;
.3appropriate corrective action is taken; and
.4records of these activities are maintained.
10.3The Company should establish procedures in its SMS to identify equipment and
technical systems the sudden operational failure of which may result in hazardous
situations. The SMS should provide for specific measures aimed at promoting the
reliability of such equipment or systems. These measures should include the regular testing of stand-by arrangements and equipment or technical systems that are not in continuous use.
10.4The inspections mentioned in 10.2 as well as the measures referred to in 10.3 should be
integrated into the ship's operational maintenance routine.
11.DOCUMENTATION
11.1The Company should establish and maintain procedures to control all documents and data
which are relevant to the SMS
11.2The Company should ensure that:
.1valid documents are available at all relevant locations;
.2changes to documents are reviewed and approved by authorized personnel; and
.3obsolete documents are promptly removed.
11.3The documents used to describe and implement the SMS may be referred to as the Safety
Management Manual. Documentation should be kept in a form that the Company
considers most effective. Each ship should carry on board all documentation relevant to that ship.
12.COMPANY VERIFICATION, REVIEW AND EV ALUATION
12.1The Company should carry out internal safety audits to verify whether safety and
pollution-prevention activities comply with the SMS.
12.2The Company should periodically evaluate the efficiency and, when needed, review the
SMS in accordance with procedures established by the Company
12.3The audits and possible corrective actions should be carried out in accordance with
documented procedures.
12.4Personnel carrying out audits should be independent of the areas being audited unless this
is impracticable due to the size and the nature of the Company.
12.5The results of the audits and reviews should be brought to the attention of all personnel
having responsibility in the area involved.
12.6The management personnel responsible for the area involved should take timely
corrective action on deficiencies found.

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