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    ST.

    VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES


    MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

    CIRCULAR N° ISM 012

    CHANGES TO THE ISM CODE


    I
    IMO RESOLUTION MSC. 353(92)

    TO: SHIPOWNERS, SHIPS’ OPERATORS AND


    MANAGERS, MASTERS, FLAG STATE SURVEYORS
    AND RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS

    APPLICABLE TO: All ships to which the ISM Code applies

    EFFECTIVE AS FROM: Date of this Circular

    rd
    3 September 2014

    Amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code will be effective on


    st
    1 January 2015. New requirements for manning, company’s verification and new references
    related to IMO guidance will be introduced as follows:

    Resources and Personnel

    Amended paragraph 6.2 now states that:

    “The Company should ensure that each ship is:


    1. manned with qualified, certificated and medically fit seafarers in accordance with national
    and international requirements; and
    2. appropriately manned in order to encompass all aspects of maintaining safe operations
    on board.”

    Given the above compliance with minimum safe manning may not be sufficient when taking into
    account the operational requirements of the ship e.g. deep sea and restricted navigation, cargo
    loading and discharging, tank cleaning, etc. It complements Regulation 2.7 of the Maritime Labour
    Convention, 2006, which also requires that all operational aspects are taken into account when
    reviewing manning levels.

    The companies are required to ensure that the ship is appropriately manned in all situations of the
    ship’s operation [refer to the Principles of minimum safe manning, Resolution A.1047 (27)].

    Company’s Verification, Review and Evaluation

    New paragraph 12.2 states that:

    “The company should periodically verify whether all those undertaking delegated ISM-related task
    are acting in conformity with the Company’s responsibilities under the Code.”

    This highlights the requirement for companies to verify that all personnel carrying out ISM-related
    tasks are doing so in accordance with the requirements of the Code. Companies are reminded
    that this applies equally to their own staff and sub-contractors.

    If the company decides to delegate a particular task e.g. manning, to another entity, the company
    is still responsible to ensure that this task is being carried out in compliance with the Code, by
    carrying out periodical verifications.
    Footnotes

    The following new paragraph is added to the “Foreword” of the Code:

    "The footnotes given in this Code are inserted for reference and guidance purposes and do not
    constitute requirements under the Code. However, in accordance with paragraph 1.2.3.2, all
    relevant guidelines, recommendations, etc. should be taken into account. In all cases the reader
    must make use of the latest versions of the referenced texts of the document specified in a
    footnote, bearing in mind that such texts may have been revised or superseded by updated
    material."

    New footnotes details relevant IMO Circulars, guidelines and recommendations should be
    reviewed. These footnotes are not requirements but they should be taken into account when
    developing and reviewing a Safety Management System (SMS).

    It is the company’s responsibility to ensure that all existing and future guidelines and
    recommendations are reviewed for relevance and taken into account or adopted within the SMS.

    Companies should review their SMS to ensure ongoing compliance with the Code, taking into
    account the amendments detailed above and the relevant guidelines and recommendations.

    Annex to this Circular: IMO Resolution MCS.353 (92)

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