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Designated Person

This document provides guidance on the qualifications, training, and experience necessary to undertake the role of designated person under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code. It outlines that the designated person should have a minimum formal education, undergone training related to safety management elements, and have experience assessing safety management systems and ensuring compliance.

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Designated Person

This document provides guidance on the qualifications, training, and experience necessary to undertake the role of designated person under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code. It outlines that the designated person should have a minimum formal education, undergone training related to safety management elements, and have experience assessing safety management systems and ensuring compliance.

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Guidance on the qualifications, training

and experience necessary for undertaking


the role of the designated person under
the provisions of the International Safety
Management (ISM) Code
Annex to MSC–MEPC.7/Circ.6

1 INTRODUCTION
The present Guidance applies to persons undertaking the role of the
designated person under the provisions of the International Safety
Management (ISM) Code.

2 QUALIFICATIONS
2.1 Designated person should have a minimum of formal education as
follows:

.1 qualifications from a tertiary institution recognized by the


Administration or by the recognized organization, within
a relevant field of management, engineering or physical
science, or

.2 qualifications and seagoing experience as a certified ship


officer pursuant to the International Convention on Standards
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
(STCW), 1978, as amended, or

.3 other formal education combined with not less than three


years’ practical senior level experience in ship management
operations.

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3 TRAINING
3.1 Designated person should have undergone training relating to safety
management elements in compliance with the requirements of the ISM
Code, particularly with regard to:

.1 knowledge and understanding of the ISM Code;

.2 mandatory rules and regulations;

.3 applicable codes, guidelines and standards as appropriate;

.4 assessment techniques of examining, questioning, evaluating


and reporting;

.5 technical or operational aspects of safety management;

.6 appropriate knowledge of shipping and shipboard operations;

.7 participation in at least one marine-related management


system audit; and

.8 effective communications with shipboard staff and senior


management.

4 EXPERIENCE
4.1 Designated person should have experience to:

.1 present ISM matters to the highest level of management


and gain sustained support for safety management system
improvements;

.2 determine whether the safety management system elements


meet the requirements of the ISM Code;

.3 determine the effectiveness of the safety management system


within the Company and the ship by using established prin-
ciples of internal audit and management review to ensure
compliance with rules and regulations;

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.4 assess the effectiveness of the safety management system in


ensuring compliance with other rules and regulations which
are not covered by statutory and classification surveys and
enabling verification of compliance with these rules and
regulations;

.5 assess whether the safe practices recommended by the


Organization, Administrations, classification societies, other
international bodies and maritime industry organizations to
promote a safety culture had been taken into account; and

.6 gather and analyse data from hazardous occurrences,


hazardous situations, near misses, incidents and accidents
and apply the lessons learnt to improve the safety manage-
ment system within the Company and its ships.

5 COMPANY REQUIREMENTS AND RECORDS


5.1 The Company should provide training courses covering qualifica-
tion, training and experience and the appropriate procedures connected
to compliance with the ISM Code including practical training and contin-
uous updating. The Company should also provide documentary evidence
that the designated person has the relevant qualification, training and
experience to undertake the duties under the provisions of the ISM Code.

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