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Here goes the ISM Interim &Initial certification procedure Interim DOC Criteria a) A newly established company or b) When new ship types are added to an existing DOC Procedure aa)Applications on company letterhead with following enclosures are to be submitted to ISM Cell, DGS. (a) Company SMS manuals. (b) ISM-11/12 Forms (can down from dg site) (c) Company incorporation Certificate. (d) Copies of ownership / lease agreements / rental agreements for the office premises. bb) On receipt of the application, i) Auditor is nominated to scrutinize the SMS Manuals. ii)The company will be informed of nomination of the auditor and need to liaise with the auditor in case any changes are required to be made in SMS manual. iii)The nominated auditor hands over the SMS manuals to company on completion of scrutiny with intimation to DGS on the status of SMS manual. iv)The company should submit the amended final approved SMS manual in soft copy to the ISM Cell of DGS. On receipt of commu

DETAILED PROCEDURE 1)The companies are required to apply to Chief Surveyor with the GOI, in the prescribed format (Form ISM-03) along with fees.  2) On receipt of the application, names of auditors and date of audit will be informed to company and auditors through a letter and sometime by e-mail.  3) After receiving the auditors' nomination, the company must liaise with the auditors to get the audit done on that date or any other date that is mutually agreed upon. Change of audit date must be intimated to DGS.  The company and auditors are free to contact ISM Cell at any time even during the audit in case required.  It is expected that audit takes place on the date indicated in the nomination letter. 4) The P.O. is authorized to nominate another auditor in case of non'availability of audit team members with prior intimation to DGS.  The ISM Cell of DGS should be informed for nominating another auditor either from DGS or from other Districts in case alternativ

WHO SHOULD IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL EQUIPMENT ''The Company'' should identify equipment and technical systems the sudden operational failure of which may result in hazardous situations. The safety Management System should provide for specific measures aimed at promoting the reliability of such equipment or systems. These measures should include the regular testing of standby arrangements and equipment or technical systems that are not in continuous use. When the critical equipment and systems have been identified, appropriate tests and other procedures should be developed to ensure their functional reliability or the use of alternative arrangements in the event of sudden failure. The testing of standby equipment and arrangements should assist in ensuring that a single failure does not cause the loss of a critical ship function that could lead to an accident. Equipment and systems that are not continuously active or have been inactive for some time should be

Familiar with SMS of company. Implementation of company safety and environment protection policy. Motivate crew in   relation to implementation of such policy. To hold safety meeting , emergency drills and training on board. Issue standing orders and night orders to e/r personnel. To make sure that e/r is manned with qualified and medically fit personnel. Familiar e/r personnel with duties related to safety, environmental protection. Make sure that e/r personnel are able to communicate properly. Implementation of various safety checklists, plans, procedures   related to safety of ship and pollution prevention. To conduct various contingency drills, and record it. To report NC accidents, haz. occurrences , analyse it and take corrective action as appropriate. maintenance of ship and it’s machinery in accordance with procedures established by company Make sure that inspections are held at appropriate intervals and sa

MASTER'S REVIEW ON SMS The ISM Code requires the Company to define and document the Master's responsibility with regard to 'reviewing the Safety Management System and reporting its deficiencies to the shore based management'.  The opportunity provided by the Master's formal review should not be underestimated, allowing the Master and those on board ship to increase their sense of ownership of the SMS. Suggestions from the Master about potential improvements to the SMS should be taken seriously by the Company. In some Companies it is common practice to schedule a Master's review of the SMS on each ship once every 12 months, (Like in Anglo the review to be completed by every December and if master is due for sign off in Nov / Dec then the same has to complete by October end) and the interval should not be greater than this.  However, in Companies where the full potential of the Master's review has been recognised, this exercise is carried out

HOW   TO   CONDUCT   MANAGEMENT REVIEW ?? IS   THE DPA SHOULD PRESENT??? Each and every company 's   SMS clearly states the procedure for conducting management review........ as per the guidelines this should be conducted periodically ( once   in a year) or whenever there is a serious failure of the system, you can do it more frequently......like in the case of BP Shipping they do it twice a year...... Following   the details from BP's QA manual Quote // // 4.1 Purpose of Review A Management Review meeting will be held bi-annually to review the organisations Quality Management System. The review is to ensure the continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.This review shall include assessing opportunities for improvement and the need for changes to the quality management system, including the quality, HSS and Environment Charters and quality objectives. 4.2 Meeting Attendees # • Chairman: CEO or appointed deputy. • Leaders

  COATING TECHNICAL FILE The Coating Technical File (CTF) is a document, either in paper or electronic format, or a combination of the two, required formed by the IMO Resolution MSC.215(82) “Performance Standard for Protective Coatings of dedicated sea water ballast tanks and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers”, also known as the IMO PSPC. The “initial” Coating Technical File (CTF) is to contain documents providing: aa)an inspection agreement between the owner, the yard and the coating manufacturer, including documentation of certified or qualified coating inspectors  bb)the paint work specification. cc) procedures for inspection and repair of coating system during vessel construction. dd)procedures for in-service maintenance and repair of the coating system ee)type approval certificates for the coating systems ff)manufacturer’s technical data sheets (shop primer and main coating system) and MSDS of the paint The “final” Coating Technical File (CTF) is

PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR CARGO OIL TANKS OF CRUDE OIL TANKERS The Coating Standard provides technical requirements for the minimum standard for protective coatings to be applied in cargo oil tanks during the construction of new crude oil tankers to avoid corrosion.Basically on new tankers to avoid corrosion we are using epoxy based systems. To under stand the standards we have to be familiar with the coating condition. Coating condition is defined as follows: GOOD condition with only minor spot rusting. FAIR condition with local breakdown of coating at edges of stiffeners and weld connections and/or light rusting over 20 per cent or more of areas under consideration, but less than as defined for POOR condition. POOR condition with general breakdown of coating over 20 per cent or more of areas or hard scale at per cent or more of areas under consideration. NEW TANKERS???  The standard applies to newly constructed crude oil tankers greater than 5,000dwt where