Indutry Best Practices

MARITIME ACADEMY
Using Industry Best Practice Effectively

(maritime safety, marine environment
protection & human element)
© DNV GL SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER

The Trainer
 Name: Dr Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi

 Experience: Legal consultant, Member of the Athens Bar Association &
Independent Certified Trainer, DNV GL’s Maritime Academy
Trainer
 Phone: +30 210 4100200

 Email: academy.hellas@dnvgl.com
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The participants
Name
Company
Position / Duty
Experience with the Topic
Expectations about this Course
Please introduce
yourself
Organisation and Safety Matters
Course documentation
▪ Handout
▪ Activities
▪ Documentation
▪ USB
MLC 2006
Seminar
Practical information
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Restrooms
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Objectives
• Familiarize participants with the meaning and use in practice of industry best
practices taking the form of Codes of Conduct, Guides, Procedure Guides,
Guidelines, Manuals, Annual Reports, etc.
• Familiarize participants with the industry bodies which adopt best practice for
the industry
• Introduce the participants to well established industry best practices in the
areas of safety, marine environment protection and seafarers’ protection/human
element.
• Train the participants to follow effectively recent developments and integrate
them in their work

Agenda
Welcome
Module 1: Role and acts: IMO & ILO
Coffee Break
Module 2: Supportive contribution of flag States
Lunch
Module 3: Stakeholders contributing to industry best practice
Coffee Break
Module 4:Selected resources constituting industry best practice
Closing and Feedback

MAIN AREAS OF REFLECTION
Module Topic
Module 1 Role and acts: IMO & ILO
Module 2 Supportive contribution of flag States
Module 3 Stakeholders contributing to industry best

practice
Module 4 Selected resources constituting industry best
practice

Module 1: Role & Acts – IMO & ILO
Shipping is about
carriage of goods and passengers by sea and related services
The world of shipping includes:

-Maritime professionals
-States oversight shipping
-International regulator
-Regional regulator
-Stakeholders of varied nature producing industry best practice
What is industry best practice? How do you

understand it? How are you concerned by it?
How do you apply it?

All the above contribute to shipping industry best practice

“Best practices are used to maintain quality as

an alternative to mandatory legislated standards
and can be based on self-assessment or
benchmarking”
(Bogan & English, 1994)

“Best practices are a set of guidelines, ethics

or ideas that represent the most efficient or
prudent course of action” (Investopedia)

“Best practice is a method of working or

procedure to aspire to as part of continuous
improvement” (OCIMF)

This workshop is NOT about ISO standards,
which are voluntary international standards
facilitating world trade and used (also) in the
shipping industry. ISO standards contribute
to the effective running of the shipping
industry and can be found in relation to
marine technology, freight containers,
marine environment protection, etc.

Some illustrations as an introduction:
✓ IMO Guidance on best practice for fuel oil suppliers for assuring the quality of fuel
oil delivered to ships (MEPC.1/Circ. 875/Add.1, 9 November 2018)
✓ IMO Guidance on implementation of best management practice (MSC.324(89), 20 May

2011) (ships’ masters recommended to receive updated information before and
during sailing through the defined High Risk Area)
✓ International Shipping Federation (ISF) Guidelines on the IMO STCW Convention

including the 2010 Manila amendments (3rd edition)

✓ International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Guidance to shipping companies and

crews on preparing for Compliance with the 2020 ‘Global Sulphur Cap’ for Ships’
Fuel Oil in Accordance with Marpol Annex VI (Updated January 2019)
✓ ICS & ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) , Guidelines for

implementing the Welfare aspects of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
✓ OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) & Other Industry

Associations, BMP5 Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance
Maritime Security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea
(2018)
✓ OCIMF & Other Industry Associations, The Guidelines on cybersecurity onboard

ships (2017)

Guidance may stem from:
- NGOs with consultative status at the IMO (e.g. International Salvage Union,
International Association of Classification Societies, etc.)
- Intergovernmental organizations with a status of cooperating entities (e.g. Paris

MOU, World Customs Organization)

In the frame of the IMO:

Member States legislate, i.e. adopt conventions and other instruments
The IMO provides a platform for this process

Its work goes into the following directions:
• Maritime safety
• Marine environment protection
• Seafarers’ certification
• Maritime security
• Liability (e.g. in case of oil spill)
• Facilitation (this about facilitating international maritime traffic through
elimination of unnecessary formalities)

The IMO is not in charge of enforcement

Member States are!
The IMO does not impose sanctions

Member State do!
IMO conventions need to be introduced by Member States in their national system

in order to be effective
This means two different but related processes:

-signature (adoption) of a convention
and
-entry into force of a convention by means of ratification, etc.

How are IMO Conventions adopted?

Member States point to a compelling need to adopt an instrument or amend an
existing instrument
Six bodies involved:
• Assembly (highest Governing Body consisting of all Member States; approves
work programme, votes budget)
• Council (elected by the Assembly for two years; executive organ supervising
IMO’s work)
• Technical committees:
➢Maritime Safety Committee
➢Marine Environment Protection Committee
➢Legal Committee
➢Facilitation Committee

✓ Adoption of the Convention by the Assembly –Representatives of Member States
sign the convention if they agree
✓ Member States are bound by a Convention in different ways, i.e. through:
➢Signature
➢ratification (e.g. Greek state signs a Convention and then introduce it into its
legal system via a ratification law)
➢acceptance
➢approval
✓ Convention becomes internationally binding
✓ Commonly two criteria: number of Member States and percentage of world
tonnage
✓ Becomes binding upon the Governments which have ratified it
http://www.imo.org/en/About/Conventions/Pages/Home.aspx

Module 1: Role & Acts –IMO & ILO
Practical illustration through the example of Ballast Water Management Convention
14 years of negotiation!
Adopted in February 2004
Conditions of its entry into force: ratification by at least 30 States with a fleet of
35% of the world tonnage
Entry into force internationally on 8 September 2017

Greece ratified BWM Convention via Law 4470/2017 (ΦΕΚ 65A) (entry into force in
relation Greek ships on 8 September 2017
Cyprus ratified BWM Convention via Law (entry into force on 8 November 2018).
As at February 2019, ratified by 80 States representing 80.94% of world tonnage
EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency)

BWM Guidance for best practices on sampling
(published 1 March 2019)

Discussion:
How are you informed about industry best

practice?
Do you get prompt and adequate information

from marine notices/circulars?
How do they support your work?

In addition to Conventions, the IMO adopts:

• Protocols
Amend existing conventions
Ratified separately
Example: MARPOL Protocol 1978
• Resolutions
Make statements, provide interpretations, introduce standards, amend…
Assembly Resolutions
MSC, MEPC etc. Resolutions
Examples: IMO Resolution A.857(20), Guidelines for Vessel Traffic Services (VTS),
MEPC .299(72), Amendments to the BWM Convention
MEPC.298(72), Determination of the survey referred to in Regulation B-3, as
amended of the BWM Convention
MSC.433(98), Guidelines and criteria for ship reporting systems

• Codes
They can be recommendatory or mandatory. Commonly introduced by a resolution
and integrated into a convention.
➢MSC.385(94), Polar Code
➢Resolution A.741(18), ISM Code
• Circulars
They clarify, interpret, inform…
Example:
 Revised guidelines for the operational implementation of the International Safety
Management (ISM) Code by companies (MSC-MEPC.7/Circ.8),
 Guidance on the qualifications, training and experience necessary for undertaking
the role of the designated person under the provisions of the ISM Code
(MSC-FAL.7/Cir.6),

• Manuals
Examples:
IMO Manual on Oil Pollution

(IMO Sales publication/sales number)
IMO Manual on Chemical Pollution (2015 edition)
sales@imo.org
Check the latest editions here:
http://www.imo.org/en/Publications/Pages/Home.aspx

Module 1: Role & Acts: IMO-ILO
In the frame of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

best practice stems from guidelines
ILO is an international intergovernmental (UN) organisation created in 1919

following a tripartite structure bringing together governments, employers and
workers
Creates international standards at work
Promotes decent work
What does this mean for seafarers?

Module 1: Role & Acts: IMO & ILO
More than 60 conventions and recommendations relating to maritime labour…
After the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147)…
Now MLC 2006,
representing
a global, updated and consolidated instrument

Module 1: Role & Acts: IMO & ILO

MLC 2006 regulates life and work aboard vessels via minimum standards in the
following areas:
✓ Minimum requirements for seafarers to work on a ship
✓ Conditions of employment
✓ Accommodation, recreational facilities, food and catering
✓ Health protection, medical care, welfare and social security protection
✓ Compliance and enforcement

Module 1: Role & Acts – IMO & ILO The standard setting process
IMO-ILO
✓ ILO Guidelines for Flag State Inspections under the MLC

(www.ilo.org > Labour Standards > MLC 2006)
✓ILO Guidelines for Port State Control officers carrying out inspections under MLC
✓ ILO FAQ
✓ Paris MOU Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) (1 Sept.-30 November 2016)

Report of the 2016 CIC available on the website of Paris MOU

✓ ITF Guide for Seafarers to the MLC 2006 (incorporating amendments 2014 and
2016)
✓ OCIMF Recommendations Relating to the Application of Requirements Governing

Seafarers’ Hours of Work and Rest (produced with the cooperation of ICS and
ISF) (November 2012, revised edition)

Highlight 1: Narrowing down the focus on harassment
Harassment includes any inappropriate and unwelcome conduct

which, whether intentionally or not, creates feelings of unease,
humiliation, embarrassment or discomfort for the recipient.
Bullying is a particular form of harassment
that includes hostile or vindictive behaviour,
which can cause the recipient to feel
threatened or intimidated
ICS/ITF Guidance on Eliminating Shipboard Harassment

and Bullying now referred to in the recommendatory part
of ILO MLC

Examples of bullying
➢Circulating offensive material

➢Sexist, racist or homophobic remarks
➢Making fun of someone with a disability
➢Unwelcome attention (e.g. stalking)
➢Personally intrusive telephone calls
➢Repeated requests for dates
➢Touching
➢Rude gestures
➢Spreading malicious rumours
(Source: ICS ITF Guidance on Eliminating Shipboard Harassment and Bullying)

Examples of Bullying
➢Threats (verbal, physical…)

➢Abuse
➢Personal insults
➢Belittling a person in private or front of others
➢Display of temper against someone or a group often for trivial reasons
➢Persistent or unjustified criticism
➢Unreasonable demands
➢Setting tasks that are inappropriate to the job or removing areas of responsibility
➢Cyber bullying (e.g. via social media or texting)
➢Robust styles of management
(Source: ICS ITF Guidance on Eliminating Shipboard Harassment and Bullying)

Harassment & Bullying
• Company policy statement on harassment and bullying:
➢Company’s commitment to the elimination of such behaviors
➢Giving examples of behaviors that may be classed as harassment and bullying
➢Providing contact information for reporting incidents

Harassment & Bullying
• Company should make fair procedures

(separate procedures or within general company grievance procedures)
for dealing promptly with harassment and bullying complaints from seafarers
➢Such complaints should:

✓ Be confidential
✓ Ensure that complainants are not victimized
✓ Ensure the right to be accompanied
✓ Ensure the right to be treated with dignity and fairness

Module Topic

practice
practice

[…] The Maritime Safety Committee

1. STRONGLY URGES all those concerned to take action to ensure that as a
minimum and as recommended in the Best Management Practices:
(a) ships’ masters receive updated information before and during sailing through
the defined High Risk Area;
[…]
2. INVITES Member States to encourage ships flying their flag to implement the
Best Management Practices while sailing in the defined High Risk Area;
3. URGES Member States and non-governmental organizations in consultative
status to bring this resolution to the attention of all parties concerned.
(Extract from IMO MSC.324.89 on the Implementation of Best Management Practice Guidance)

[…] “Member Governments are invited to bring the Annexed Guidance to the
attention of their Administration, industry, relevant shipping organisations,
shipping companies and other stakeholders concerned, as appropriate”
(Extract from IMO MECP.1/Circ.875/Add.1 on Guidance on best practice for fuel oil suppliers for assuring the
quality of fuel oil delivered to ships)

Marine & Information notices
❖Isle of Man Ship Registry
✓Manx Shipping Notice MSN 023 dating to June 2007 on the Entry into enclosed
spaces and the dangers posed by oxygen depletion from timber cargoes

❖Cyprus flag, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works
✓ Circular No. 9/2017 dating to 15 May 2017

Subject: Consolidated instructions and guidelines applicable to private ship security
companies

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❖Isle of Man Ship Registry
✓IOMSR MLC Annual Report 2017
• “To achieve the required standards the IOMSR worked tirelessly for many years to
develop new legislation, update existing legislation, and produce guidance for
the benefit of seafarers, technical managers and crewing companies”
• “Where the Regulations set out a standard to be achieved with no specific method
of compliance, guidance on how to achieve compliance can be found in the
associated Maritime Labour Notice (MLN)”.

Lessons Learnt approach supported by flag States

❖UK Flag
✓ Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
• Safety Digests
(Lessons from Marine Accident Reports)
Extract from MAIB Safety Digest 1/2019 (April 2019), p. 13 (next slide).


❖USCG
✓ Marine Employers Drug Testing Guidance (What marine employers need to know a
bout drug testing) (September 2009)
“This booklet is designed to aid the marine employer in the development of a

company drug and alcohol testing programme that meets the requirements of
Title 46 of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 16; 46 CFR Part 4, and 49 CFR Part 40”
“This Guide will provide guidance for some practical means of complying with
the regulations”
“This Guidebook contains useful guidance that will enable the marine
employer to develop a program that serves as a strong deterrent to the illegal
use of controlled substances by covered crewmembers, and that promotes a safe,
drug-free workplace”



Module Topic

practice
practice



• International Chamber of Shipping
➢Established in 1921. Principal international trade association for the shipping

industry, representing shipowners and operators in all sectors and trades
-ICS Guidance on Implementation of 2020 Global

Sulphur Cap (January 2019)
-Ballast Water Management FAQ (January 2018)
-ICS Guidance on EU MRV Regulation
-Guidelines on Cyber Security on Board Ships

• International Shipping Federation

➢Identity used by ICS when acting as the international employers’ association for
ship operators
ICS (and ISF) publications on best practices and

regulatory compliance.
• ICS Bridge Procedures Guide

• ICS/ISF Guidelines on the Application of the ISM Code
• ISF Guidelines on the Application of the ILO MLC
• ICS Guide to Helicopter/Ship Operations
• ISF On Board Training Record Books
• ICS/OCIMF International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers
and Terminals (ISGOTT)

 Nautilus International
➢Global trade union and professional organisation serving the interests of more
than 22,000 maritime professionals in the UK, Netherlands and Switzerland
➢Members in waterborne transport sector in all over the world
Advice & Guidance
Seafarer Mental Health Awareness Guidelines

(25 May 2018) (Guidelines to shipping companies
on mental health awareness) by UK Chamber of
Shipping, Nautilus International & RMT

• Seafarers’ Rights International
➢Aimed to promote, implement, enforce and advance all seafarers’ and fishers’
rights and remedies, including human rights and the rights of other persons on
board vessels
Legal Guides
(e.g. Ship Arrest for Seafarers’ Wages in Greece)

• Nautical Institute
➢NGO with consultative status at the IMO representing seafarers’ and practical
maritime professionals’ views at the highest level
Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence –

A Guide to Best Practice
Navigation Assessments –A Guide to Best

Practice

• Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)

➢Formed in April 1970. Consultative status at the IMO. It is the voice of the oil
industry for safe and environmentally responsible transport and handling of
hydrocarbons in ships and terminals. It sets standards for continuous
improvement (107 companies worldwide in 2019 (oil majors and national oil
companies)).
➢Amongst its objectives:
Influence industry adoption of OCIMF guidance, recommendations and best
practice.
-Programme SIRE (September 2018)
-Programme MTIS (September 2018)
-Programmes OVID (September 2018)
-Information papers providing guidance
(e.g. Guidelines on Cyber Security on Board
Ships, July 2017)

OCIMF
-Sharing Lesson Learnt from Incidents (2018)
- Behavioural Competency Assessment and

Verification for Vessel Operators (2018)
(this is about the use of soft skills in
conducting safely shipping operations)

• ITOPF
➢Not-for-profit marine ship pollution response advisers
-Technical Information Papers

(e.g. TIP 10, Leadership, command and
management of oil spills; TIP 15, Preparation
and submission of claims from oil pollution)
-Other

• P&I Clubs
➢Mutual associations having as members shipowners and charterers covering third
party liabilities. P&I Clubs provide guidance in varied ways, including via their loss
prevention department.
- The Standard Club,

A Master’s Guide to Enclosed Space Entry
(2 August 2017)
- North of England, Loss Prevention Briefing,

Tanker Management Self Assessment (May 17)
- UK P&I Club, Risk Focus: Safe Bunker Operations

(How to ensure safe bunkering practice to avoid
spills)

• BIMCO
➢Founded in 1905 in Copenhagen. The world’s largest shipping association

representing shipowners. Its member represent 65% of world tonnage. It works
on standard contracts, standard clauses, etc.
The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships
Produced and supported by BIMCO & others

(Volume 3)

• International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
➢Transport workers’ federation connecting labour unions from 147 countries
Guidelines for Implementing the Welfare

Aspects of the MLC (1 November 2018)

• Ship classification societies
➢They contribute to industry best practice through their work, research, and
resources (e.g. class news, recommended practice, guidance notes, etc.)
- DNV GL Recommended Practice (RP) –

Cyber security resilience management
- ABS Cyber security – Guidance notes for the

marine and offshore industry (2016)
- BV Guidelines for Autonomous Shipping

(Guidance Note) (December 2017)

• European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
➢European Union agency charged with reducing the risk of maritime accidents,
marine pollution from ships and the loss of human lives at sea by helping to
enforce the pertinent EU legislation
- Ballast Water Management Guidance for Best

Practices on Sampling (March 2019)
- Guidance on the Inventory of Hazardous

Materials (May 2017)
- The Management of Ship Generated Waste

Onboard Ships (2017)
- Guidance for Ship Inspections Under the Port

Reception Facilities Directive
(2000/59/EC)(2016)

• United States Coast Guard (USCG)
➢US’s coastal defense and maritime law enforcement body. Entrusted with
regulatory compliance tasks, including Port State Control.
- Safety Alerts & Lessons Learnt from marine

casualties
- Guides
- Guidance provided in NVIC (Navigation and

Vessel Inspection Circular)

❖ Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA)
➢Australia’s national regulatory body promoting safety, marine environment

protection, combating marine pollution, and maintaining national search and
rescue services. It provides the infrastructure for safety of navigation in
Australian waters, and ensures Port State Control.
-Marine notices
-Guidance
• AMSA Maritime Labour Convention , 2006
A guide to the implementation of the MLC in
Australia (version 3, March 2016)

• Regional Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)

➢MOUs’ Annual Reports and MOUs’ findings stemming from Concentrated
Inspection Campaigns (CIC) provide useful date on performance and problematic
areas with high deficiency risk during Port State Control. Additional tools
providing guidance.
Paris MOU Annual Report 2018
Paris MOU Guidelines for the Use of Electronic

Certificates (2017)
Paris MOU Code of Good Practice for PSCO (2013)
Tokyo MOU Code of Good Practice for PSCO

conducting inspections within the framework of
Tokyo MOU

Extract from Tokyo MOU Code of Good Practice for

PSCO:
“The Code of Good Practice encompasses three

fundamental principles against which all actions of
PSCO are judged: integrity, professionalism, and
transparency. These are defined as follows:
i) Integrity is the state of moral soundness , honesty
and freedom from corrupting influences or motives.
ii) Professionalism is applying accepted professional
standards of conduct and technical knowledge […]
iii) Transparency implies openness and accountability”


Module Topic

practice
practice

Module 4: Selected resources constituting industry best practice
➢ΙΜΟ 2017 Guidelines for the Implementation of Marpol Annex V

(Resolution MEPC. 295.71 (adopted 7 July 2017)
Relevant resource to the 2017 Guidelines is the following:

International Chamber of Shipping Guidelines for the Preparation and
Implementation of Garbage Management Plans (International Chamber of
Shipping, 2nd edition, 2018)
➢OCIMF, A Guide to Best Practice for Navigational Assessments and Audits

(first edition 2018)


❖ΙΜΟ 2017 Guidelines for the Implementation of Marpol Annex V

Had revoked the 2012 Guidelines
Resolution MECP.295(71) which adopted the 2017 Guidelines,
“INVITES Governments to take the 2017 Guidelines into account when

implementing the provisions of MARPOL Annex V”
Under the revised MARPOL Annex V,

discharge of all garbage into the sea is
prohibited, except as specifically permitted in
regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Annex.

“The main objectives of these Guidelines are to assist:
.1 Governments in developing and enacting domestic laws which implement

MARPOL Annex V;
.2 shipowners, ship operators, ships' crews, cargo owners and equipment

manufacturers in complying with requirements set forth in MARPOL Annex V and
relevant domestic laws; and
.3 port and terminal operators in assessing the need for, and providing, adequate
reception facilities for garbage generated on all types of ships. In the interest of
uniformity, Governments are requested to refer to these Guidelines and related
guidance1 developed by the Organization when developing and enforcing
appropriate national regulations”.

The structure of the 2017 Guidelines:
 Introduction;
 Garbage management;
 Management of cargo residues of solid bulk cargoes;
 Training, education and information;
 Port reception facilities for garbage; and
 Enhancement of compliance with MARPOL Annex V.
(See extracts below)




Exercise:
A Garbage Management Plan must be followed by the crew

according to Regulations and relevant Guidelines.
The Plan sets forth written procedures for minimizing collecting,
storing, processing and disposing of garbage generated onboard.
You are asked to contribute to the review of the Garbage

Management Plan of your ship.
Identify possible tools which reflect and/or provide industry best

practice to be taken into account during the review.

IMO Consolidated Guidance for Port Reception

Facility Providers and Users
(MEPC.1/Circ.834/Rev.1, 1 March 2018)
“Member Governments and Parties to the MARPOL

Convention are invited to bring the revised
Consolidated Guidance to the attention of all parties
concerned. In particular, port States are invited to
make it available at port reception facilities and flag
States are invited to make it available to shipowners
and masters. An electronic copy can be downloaded
from the GISIS website of the Organization”.

[…]”Recent work by the Organization suggests that there

are still barriers to the efficient delivery of MARPOL
wastes/residues ashore. One such barrier has been
identified as the lack of clear, easy-to-use guidance that
outlines how the shipping community and reception
facility providers can best conduct their operations in
order to comply with MARPOL and to facilitate efficient,
environmentally responsible disposal of MARPOL
wastes/residues.
This Consolidated Guidance is intended to be a practical

users' guide for ships' crew who seek to deliver MARPOL
wastes/residues ashore and for port reception facility
providers who seek to provide timely, efficient port
reception services to ships. It provides a basis for
establishing best practice procedures […]”

❖OCIMF, A Guide to Best Practice for Navigational Assessments and Audits

(first edition 2018)
According to OCIMF, “Navigational assessments and audits help vessel owners,

operators and Masters to identify areas for improvement and increase safety. They
also assure companies that high standards of navigation and watchkeeping are
being maintained. While a wide range of navigational assessments are used in the
industry, there is no common standard, and a lack of available guidance means that
audits and assessments can vary in quality. This paper gives guidance on how to
conduct a good navigational assessment”

 Audit=it verifies onboard compliance with Safety Management System (SMS) and
industry regulations
 Assessment=additionally observes and evaluates the practices and skill-sets of
the individuals and bridge team to provide assurance of standards of navigation
While the Master is ultimately responsible for the safety of navigation, the ISM
requires that companies set and maintain standards.

• How assessments should be designed
• Why assessments are carried out
• Who should carry out the assessment
• How an assessor should conduct assessments
• How the results of assessments can be used to identify

trends and training requirements

“Training and equipping Masters to conduct their own

navigational assessment onboard encourages them to adopt
a coaching and mentoring role”
Discuss

Discussion:
How do you make use of industry best practice for your

navigational assessments?
What challenges do you encounter?

Course Closing
Any questions?
▪ Do you have any further questions?
▪ Have we met your expectations?

Course Closing
Feedback
▪ How did you like the course?
▪ Please give us your feedback on the assessment

forms
Certificates
▪ Distributing course certificates

Thank you very much for your attention!
We hope to welcome you again soon
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MARITIME ACADEMY

Using Industry Best Practice Effectively

© DNV GL SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER

 Name: Dr Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi

 Phone: +30 210 4100200

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Smoking Mobile Emergency Time Course Course

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practices taking the form of Codes of Conduct, Guides, Procedure Guides,

Guidelines, Manuals, Annual Reports, etc.

• Introduce the participants to well established industry best practices in the

areas of safety, marine environment protection and seafarers’ protection/human

• Train the participants to follow effectively recent developments and integrate

them in their work

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Module 1: Role and acts: IMO & ILO

Module 2: Supportive contribution of flag States

Module 3: Stakeholders contributing to industry best practice

Module 4:Selected resources constituting industry best practice

Closing and Feedback

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Module 3 Stakeholders contributing to industry best

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The world of shipping includes:

What is industry best practice? How do you

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All the above contribute to shipping industry best practice

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“Best practices are used to maintain quality as

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“Best practices are a set of guidelines, ethics

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“Best practice is a method of working or

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This workshop is NOT about ISO standards,

which are voluntary international standards

facilitating world trade and used (also) in the

shipping industry. ISO standards contribute

to the effective running of the shipping

industry and can be found in relation to

marine technology, freight containers,

marine environment protection, etc.

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Some illustrations as an introduction:

✓ IMO Guidance on implementation of best management practice (MSC.324(89), 20 May

✓ International Shipping Federation (ISF) Guidelines on the IMO STCW Convention

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✓ International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Guidance to shipping companies and

✓ ICS & ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) , Guidelines for

✓ OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) & Other Industry

✓ OCIMF & Other Industry Associations, The Guidelines on cybersecurity onboard

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Guidance may stem from:

- Intergovernmental organizations with a status of cooperating entities (e.g. Paris

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In the frame of the IMO:

The IMO provides a platform for this process

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The IMO is not in charge of enforcement

The IMO does not impose sanctions

IMO conventions need to be introduced by Member States in their national system

This means two different but related processes: