whatever is

necessary to
The Company should establish procedures
ensure that all
for the ship's personnel to receive relevant the type of
the size of the the requirements appropriate
information on the SMS and the amount of vessel and the
Company. of the Charterers. shipboard
documentation should be determined trading pattern.
personnel
by......
understand their
respective roles.

Adequate
Under ISM, what kind of support is to be An executive
resources and Freedom to travel All of the other
provided to the Designated Person in order salary and a
shore based worldwide at will options.
to carry out his functions? company car
support

proposals for a list of a list of keen and

corrective action unsatisfactory safety and
The Master's review reporting on the Safety the officer's and
and crew members environmental
Management system should include any crew's appraisal
recommendations who are not to be aware crew
deficiencies and may include...... reports.
for improving the rehired by the members who are
SMS. Company. to be promoted.

The Company should have available the office is to be

shoreside organisational structure, a very large the Company staffed by
a 24-hour contact
resources means and procedures for communications needs offices Emergency
has to be
communications and equipment for network is spread out over Response
available.
responding to a shipboard emergency. This required. the globe. Teams 24 hours
means that...... a day.

1) Valid
1) Documents
documents are 1) Documents are
are in the 1) Documents
available 2) kept confidential
Master's are approved by
Changes to by the Master 2)
The Company should establish and safekeeping only authorised
documents are the Master
maintain procedures to control all 2) Documents personnel 2)
reviewed and reviews the
documents which are relevant to the SMS. are authorised by Documents are
approved by documents 3) the
The Company should ensure that: the Classification to be reviewed
authorised Master
1) ................. 2) ................ 3) .... Society 3) by the Master 3)
personnel 3) implements the
Documents are Documents are
Obsolete contents of
authorised by P to be kept safe.
documents are documents.
& I Club.
removed promptly

all activities
concerning the
Under ISM, during assessment for issue the
Safety the financial
and compliance with a DOC the auditor the subcontractors' subcontractors'
Management portfolio of the
must be satisfied that the company is in insurance system. personnel and
System which subcontractors.
control of..... resources.
have been
subcontracted.

The Company Prior to the

When should the Master review the Safety Whenever there is
should set a Prior to change arrival of the
Management System and report to the a deficiency noted
standard interval of command external auditor
Company? on board
for such reviews every year

When verified that the Company and its

shipboard management operate in
Safety
accordance with the approved SMS, Document of Credibility Certificate of
Management
a ................. should be issued to the ship Compliance Certificate Responsibility
Certificate
by the Administration or organisation
recognised by it.
 they should
then the they cannot take
it will be the serve a full
company should shipboard duty at
Master's duty to contract of at
If individuals require essential identify such all until they prove
assess as such least ten months
familiarization prior to sailing. ( 27)... requirements and themselves
and initiate a in a lower rank
develop an qualified for the
training program. prior to take up
appropriate plan. job.
the new position.

Which of the following tasks and Heavy weather

Inerting, tank
occurrences can be excluded as possible Cargo shifting, Fire, flooding, damage, loss of
cleaning, gas
risks to the safety of the ship and pollution collision, explosion grounding propulsion, loss
freeing
of the environment? of steering

Under ISM, the Company should

a safety and circulation of
establish ...................... to describe how the company company
environmental informative
objectives of the ISM code will be regulations newsletters
policy guidelines
achieved.

Under ISM, who is responsible for

The Designated The senior
implementing the Company's Safety and The Master The entire crew
Person Officers
Environmental Policy on board?

is to be defined
becomes the joint
Under ISM, any responsibility imposed on becomes the remains the contractual as to
responsibility of
the Company by the ISM Code which is responsibility of responsibility of who has the
the Company and
subcontracted...... that subcontractor. the Company. responsibility
the subcontractor.
beforehand.

The testing and maintenance of stand by emergency and

operation of
equipment and inactive systems associated pre-arrival and safety equipments
alarms and Any or all of the
with alternatives should be part of the pre-departure tests (eg EPIRB,
emergency shut- other options.
Company's maintenance plan. Example of tests. VHF, CO2
downs.
tests are...... detectors).

Personnel carrying out audits should

experts in familiarised with independent of very conversant
be ...................... the areas being audited.

punish the
investigate who
guarantyee that may reduce or persons guilty of
The Company should have procedures was at fault and
there is no prevent neglect without
established for corrective action. Corrective put the blame on
recurrence of a occurrence of a taking any other
actions involve solutions which...... the person(s)
non-conformity. non-conformity. action
involved.
afterwards.
it must be ensured
The Company should establish procedures a rigid tests and other that each and
these items are
under SMS to identify equipment and maintenance procedures every component
checked at least
technical systems of which the sudden program is to be should be of these systems
once a week by
failure may result in hazardous operations. established for this established to and equipment is
the Master.
Once identified.. equipment. ensure reliability. carried as spare
on board.

Under the ISM Code, what is understood

The Bareboat Could be any of
by the Shipping Company or "The The Owner The Manager
Charterer the other options.
Company"?
A .................................. should be issued
Safety and
for every Company complying with the Safety International
Document of Environmental
requirements of the ISM code by the Management Shipmanagement
Compliance Protection
Administration, or by the Organisation Certificate Certificate
Certificate
recognised by the Administration .

Frequent lengthy
Under ISM, is shipboard presence required Every 2 to 3 As may be Is not required at
stays on board are
by the Designated Person? months necessary all
required

A serious threat A deviation from

to the A total lack of the ISM code
A fire or explosion
environment due discipline on which poses a
hazard or any
What is meant by a major non-conformity to the discharge board whereby the serious threat to
hazard which
under the ISM code? of oil, chemicals authority of the safety of the ship
poses a threat to
or toxic master is or personnel or
life.
substances from diminished. to the
the ship. environment.

A company is expected to have

documented emergency procedures shipboard the methods of the ways of
applicable for use onboard the particular the methods of communication reporting combating a
type ship being operated, including the rescue available. methods casualties to the worst case
duties and responsibilities of the available. Authorities. scenario.
crewmembers and......

of documented
procedures and
of keeping work
of a instructions for the
of a computerised record books and
Objective evidence is required to confirm computerised onboard work
planned inventories of
conformance with established maintenance maintenance routines and
maintenance deck and engine
requirements, inclusive… program for verification of their
system. departments up
diesel engines. implementation by
to date.
the appropriate
personnel.

Flag state IMO International radio Classification

What are statuory requirements?
requirements requirements requirements society rules

1) contact
1) a safety and 1) safe navigation
1) maintain a addresses and
environmental and Rules of the
correspondence telephone
protection policy Road 2)
The functional requirement for a Safety system ship/shore numbers of Port-
2) instructions instructions to
Management System is to develop, 2) issue the State Control of
and procedures masters and chief
implement and maintain a system which required Letters of countries visited
to ensure safe engineers 3) office
includes the following :- .... Instruction (Fleet 2) contact
operations and staff home
Letters) to the addresses of
protection of the telephone
ship. Flag State
environment. numbers.
authorities.

call in outside
make financial
The Master must be given the necessary contractors to respond to
assistance
support so that he can perform his duties look at these reward the Master identified
available to the
safely. If the Master reports deficiencies in deficiencies and for his diligence. deficiencies in
Master to correct
the SMS, the company should...... rectify/repair the the SMS.
the deficiencies.
same.
 that all shore
that the ships staff, office staff
The scope of drills should exercise the
staff has followed that the Company and
company's ashore and on board personnel that all the kinds of
the correct has been able to subcontractors,
and develop familiarity with a particular drills were carried
procedures in respond manning agents
emergency. Documented evidence of drills out.
notifying the effectively. and repair outfits
should exist which demonstrate.......
shore staff. were effectively
involved .

The SMS should include procedures

non-conformities,
ensuring that .................... are reported to cargo operations
accidents and
the company, investigated and analysed illness and injury and ballast crew changes
hazardous
with the objective of improving safety and operations
situations
pollution prevention?

by the
It should be checked that the Company has International by the by the
by the SOLAS
documented that the Master has overriding Association of Company's Main Shipowner's
Convention.
responsibility and authority as required...... Classification Policy Objective. Trust Fund.
Societies.

correct the
Whenever the Master, in his role as the
deficiency and
responsible person for on-board safety, make note in the
inform the P & I make note of the inform the
finds a deficiency in the Safety log book of this
club. correction applied Company.
Management system relevant to the ships deficiency.
in the official log
operation, he should....
book.

monitoring the
having overall safety and final control over
Under ISM, the responsibility and authority being a member of control over all pollution all shipboard
of the Designated Person should the Board of the company prevention operations and
include..... Company. departmental aspects of the maintenance
heads. operation of each activities.
ship.

The Company should have ................. for

responding to non-conformities identified a toll free
printed labels inventory cards procedures
from internal audits and during routine telephone number
operation of the ship.

A structured and
A documented
The documented
A system which shipboard system
implementation system enabling
eliminates all which lists each
on board ship of personnel on
What is meant by a "Safety Management causes for and every known
emergency board to
System"? accidents or near shipboard hazard
response training implement the
misses on board to safety, health
by documented company safety
ship. and the
training methods. and environment
environment.
protection policy.

Where do you find minimum drill

SOLAS NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA
requirements?

The Master is to be fully conversant with

senior
the Company's SMS and should be shore Port state P & I club
Classification
informed of all requirements through formal management. inspectors. representatives.
Society surveyors.
meetings with the......

Concerning the ability of the ship's on the procedures on the on the medical on the ability of
personnel to communicate effectively in the required for educational level examination of each
execution of their duties related to the effective of each each crewmember to
SMS, documented evidence must be communication crewmember. crewmember. read and write in
 and what
verification is
available...... English.
carried out on
board.

Under ISM, can a company contract with Yes, only for

third parties to manage specific ship related No, it is not Yes, only for technical support
Yes, it is allowed.
activities such as manning, technical longer allowed. manning. and manning, not
support or maintenance? for maintenance.

Shipboard personnel, as part of day to day

operation of the ship, should be expected
Defects, Any one the
to correct non-conformities whenever Damage. Deficiencies.
malfunctioning. other options.
possible. In this respect, what are "Non-
Conformities"?

Safety
Management
What is the status of company policy, rules
System should NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA
and regulations?
ensure in the first
place
Those that clearly
define the crew The role in the Allotting crew
SMS manual
members role shipboard cabin, linen,
Instructions which are essential must be extracts, the
within the SMS organisation, towels,
identified, documented and given to newly safety manual to
and insure that dayworker or instruction as to
assigned personnel prior to sailing. What be read by each
they are prepared watchkeeper, use of
are "essential instructions"? incoming
prior taking up which watch messrooms and
crewmember
their duties on assigned to. bathrooms
board

Not conforming A situation which A situation where

Lack of comfort with safe working indicates the non- safety
Under the ISM code, what is meant by a
leading to health practices which fulfillment of a awareness or
non-conformity?
risks. may lead to specific safety equipment
accidents. requirement. is lacking.

Manning requirements and qualifications National and crew

the shipping the manpower
are part of ................. with which the International management
business industry
Company should be familiar. requirements responsibilities

all crews
machinery, ships
Under the SMS, as part of shipboard all machinery and belongings,
the equipment and
responsibilities, there should be routine ships equipment in luggage and
accommodation. structural integrity
inspections of..... use. items stowed in
of the ship.
crew cabins.
One DOC is
issued to the
One DOC is Company and
Under ISM, if the Company has One DOC is
issued to the one DOC is
subcontracting arrangements for manning, Only one DOC can issued to the
company and one required for the
technical support or maintenance, how be issued to the Company and
DOC is issued to maintenance as
many Documents of Compliance are to be Company. one for each
the manning well as for the
issued? subcontractor.
company only. technical support
company, not for
manning.

known and
known and maintained at all
known and
Under the ISM code the Company must implemented by levels of the
implemented by all known by all
ensure that the Safety and Environmental all Officers and organisation both
masters and chief ships officers.
Policy is .... members of the ship based as
engineers.
ships crew. well as shore
based.
What is the status of the rules of the
       
SOLAS convention?

emergency
situations such as
In addition to routine drills prescribed in
identified potential diving exercises
International and National regulations, drills fire drills in port. boat drills at sea.
emergency under the ship.
should also include......
shipboard
situations.

By dividing the
By computerising
By use of a check responsibility
What are the best means of verifying that By inspecting the all specified
list for verification amongst officers
specified requirements (procedures and Deck and Engine requirements and
of who have to
instructions) regarding the Safety work book daily by have an officer
actions/activities keep their own
Management System are observed? the Master. assigned as input
of crew members. Safety Work
controller.
Book.

Under ISM, the holder of the DOC or has assumed

Document of Compliance is the company owns has chartered has mortgaged responsibility for
which......................... the ship. the operation of

The Company should ensure that all

Formal
personnel involved in the SMS have an Described in the
Through written discussions with All of the other
adequate understanding of relevant rules, job
instructions. company options.
regulations, codes and guidelines. How responsibilities.
representatives.
could such information be communicated?

The documents used to describe and Safety Shipboard Ship

Ship Management
implement the SMS may be referred to as Management Instruction Maintenance
Manual.
the...... Manual. Manual. Manual.

shipboard trainers safety working supply of all

safe practices in
The safety management objectives of the hired from outside shoes, winter safety equipment
ship operation and
Company should, among other things, the Company who underwear, within one month
a safe working
provide for ..... have the required safety torches of requisition
environment.
qualifications. and parkas. date.

A "venturi" tube would normally found in…        

The Company should establish procedures

to ensure that personnel transferred to new
assignments related to safety and All of the other
Another ship Promotion A different job
environment protection are given options
familiarisation training. What are defined as
new assignments?

To inspect the ship To write the To monitor and if

To ensure the
at least once every safety manuals necessary to
safe operation of
six months and to and to follow up build up better
Under ISM, what is the role of the each ship and to
report all matters on all safety safety
Designated Person as defined by the ISM provide a link
concerning safety related relationships
Code? between the
and environmental requisitions between the
company and
protection to the requested by the Authorities and
those on board.
management. ship. the ship's staff.
 By looking at the
Under ISM, how could it be assessed
By judging the lifeboats, fire
whether or not the Master has effectively By the state of Through
morale of the fighting
implemented the Safety and Environmental cleanliness on interviewing
officers and crew equipment and at
Protection policy as defined by the board officers and crew
on board the oily water
Company?
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familiarity with
previous training,
new equipment,
The Company should identify the experience and drills for
familiarity with
individual(s) having the responsibility to required emergencies, All of the other
equipment when
define training needs appropriate to proficiency in results of internal options.
transferred to
specific tasks, taking into account.... operation of the auditing.
different type
ship.
vessel.

When developing plans and instructions for

key shipboard operations with safety and response to
economy. finance. prevention.
pollution prevention as primary objectives, accidents.
the focus is on......

Procedures for key shipboard operations

measures to efficiency of the accuracy of the
should have safety and pollution prevention methods to lower
mitigate identified propulsion trim and stability
as primary objectives and should include, the lifeboats.
risks. machinery. calculations.
among other things.....

The Company
should ensure
The overriding that the SMS The Master is to The Master is to
responsibility of operating on be mentioned as be mentioned as
Should the Master's authority be
the Master is self board the ship the juridical the Responsible
emphasized in the Safety Management
evident and need contains a clear person in Person in charge
system?
not to be repeated statement command of the of implementing
in the SMS. emphasizing the vessel. the SMS.
Master's
authority.
the provisions to
the defined levels
the procedures prepare for and
of authority and
The ISM code aims to ensure that safe for reporting respond to
lines of
practices are taken into account in ship accidents and emergency
communication All of the other
operation through written procedures. non-conformities situations and
between and options.
These requirements include the following with the procedures for
amongst shore
information:- ...... provisions of the internal audits and
and shipboard
Code. management
personnel.
review.
By charts and/or
By legal notices in job descriptions
Under ISM, the company should define and By notice sheets
the media, to identify
document the responsibility, authority and By wall posters in to be posted on
defining the positions related
interrelation of all personnel who manage, the the notice boards
Company Board to safety and
perform and verify work relating to and accommodation of in the Crews and
responsibility and pollution
affecting safety and pollution prevention. the affected ships. Officers
command flow prevention
How? Messroom.
chart. activities for each
functional area.
Test tanks or
What is most important when people are
closed spaces for NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA
working in tanks or closed spaces?
oxygen

regular on board
The ISM code aims to ensure that safe written procedures training by inspections by
practices are taken into account in ship and work qualified videos and books. the Company's
operation through ..... instructions. instructors. shore based
personnel.
The safety management objectives of the continuous hiring of outside holding life boat conducting a
Company should, among other things, improvement of training drills on alternate campaign on
include ..... safety companies to lifeboats where board against
 management skills
of personnel
conduct on-board smoking and
including preparing boats are lowered
safety training of introduce smoke
for emergencies into the water
its shipboard free areas on
related to safety every week.
personnel. board.
and environmental
protection.

The SMS (Safety Management System)

should ensure, among other things, that the IMO, and Flag-
Classification maritime industry All of the other
applicable codes, guidelines and standards State
Societies organisations options.
recommended by ........................... are administrations
taken into account.

that the life saving that Boat and

compliance with that all Marpol
The Safety Management System should appliances are Emergency
mandatory Rules requirements are
ensure in the first place.... well maintained on Station Bills are
and Regulations. complied with.
board. posted.

continuous
improvement of
hiring of outside conducting a
safety holding life boat
training campaign on
management skills drills on alternate
companies to board against
What is most important when preparing for of personnel lifeboats where
conduct on-board smoking and
emergencies? including preparing boats are lowered
safety training of introduce smoke
for emergencies into the water
its shipboard free areas on
related to safety every week.
personnel. board.
and environmental
protection.

It is the Master's responsibility to review the the Port State

the Classification the Flag State the shore based
Safety Management System and report its control of the
Society. authorities. management.
deficiencies to ...... next port of call.

any additional
The Company should establish procedures the approval of
requirements the by-laws of
to ensure that the ship is maintained in the cooperation of the London
which may be the relevant P & I
conformity with the provisions of the the Master. Salvage
established by the club.
relevant rules and regulations and with.. Association.
Company.

Tell what is
expected in a
Under ISM, the Master must implement the By calling the By telling each
By Standing casual and
Company's Safety and Environmental ship's complement and every crew
Orders, Bridge amicable way
policy and should issue appropriate orders together and give member what to
night order book, during social
and instructions in a clear and simple short orders in do exactly in a
as examples. gatherings to
manner. How should this to be done? clear English. clear voice.
officers and
crew.

The Company should carry

out ................................ to verify whether inspections by
external safety drydock internal safety
safety and pollution prevention activities third party
audits Inspections audits
comply with the Shipboard Management consultants
System.

It is the responsibility of the Company to

define and document the ethics and safety
trading policy legal policy
company's ..........................., which forms environment management
objectives objectives
an integral part of the Safety Management objectives objectives
System.
the individual
the intelligence experience with the age of the
The choice and level of detail to assist the rank of the
quotient of the the new seaman and the
familiarisation to new or newly assigned newly assigned
newly assigned assignment and number of years
crewmembers will depend upon .... crewmember.
crewmember. the job worked at sea.
responsibilities.
Concerning developing plans and
the shipping the carriage of the particular type
instructions for key shipboard operations, it drugs and
industry's cost liquid oil cargoes of vessel and it's
is expected that the Company has alcohol misuse.
structure. in bulk. trade.
identified risks associated with......

in emergency and in both normal

Under ISM, the overriding authority of the in normal in case of oil spill
extreme and extreme
Master applies.... circumstances. clean-ups.
circumstances. circumstances.

The Company should establish procedures

to identify, describe and respond to potential theoretical assumed occuring
...emergency shipboard operations.

Appropriate
knowledge and
experience
associated with
Twenty years
Under ISM, what qualifications are required A university A master's verification and
seagoing
by the Designated Person? degree certificate control of safety
experience
and pollution
prevention
requirements of
the ISM code

A Company's safety management erased as far as

totally disregarded
objectives and requirements, which are set encouraged and excessive
since not discouraged.
above the standards of the ISM code, supported. standards are
enforceable.
should be .... concerned.

having the
having the
The Company should ensure that the Designated including such
Superintendents
Master is informed of all requirements reminding him time Person sent on requirements in
prepare monthly
relating to safety and environmental to time. board at operating
information
protection by...... specified instructions.
sheets.
intervals.
interview of the confirmation of
candidate with the validity of his
Verification of the Master's qualifications medical drug and alcohol emphasis on certificates in
should be done firstly by.... examination. test. safety and compliance with
environmental the STCW
awareness. convention.
At his own He should
discretion taking discuss the
into account the methods to be
Under ISM, which methods can the Master Implementation of As defined and
trading pattern used with the
use to implement the Company's Safety all existing IMO documented by
and the workload senior officers
and Environmental policy? and Marpol rules the Company
on the ship, as and the
well as weather shipboard safety
conditions committee
sources of
information
concerning
a cooperative operational
Safety management objectives of the safeguards
a dictatorial regime and informative pollution
Company should, among other things, against all
on board. atmosphere on prevention for joint
establish ..... identified risks.
board. departmental use
and consultation
in case of
emergency.
It is the Master's responsibility to verify that
the specific requirements (procedures and
The Master and The Designated The Chief
instructions) regarding the Safety The Master
Officers Person. Engineer
Management System are observed. Who
should actually verify this on board?

An international
The International The international
management code
Ship The international code for
for the safe
Management code for accident transportation of
What is the ISM or International Safety operation of ships
Association's prevention and cargoes safely
Management Code? and for pollution
code for safe working on board ships,
prevention as
navigational practices. as regulated by
adopted by the
safety. Marpol Annex III.
IMO.

visual aids such

on board training
Familiarisation for personnel transferred or observing as manuals,
in a All of the other
on new assignments could be overlap while operating
supernumerary options.
accomplished by....... vessel in port. instructions and
capacity.
videos.

The Company should ensure that each

qualified,
ship is manned with ........................ safety conscious intelligent and drug and alcohol
certified and
seafarers in accordance with national and and diligent healthy abstaining
medically fit
international requirements.