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Safety, Quality & Environment Management Manual SQEMM 08-00 Management Programmes |
Doc No.: SQEM-08-00
Revision: 01 Date: 15 Oct 2024 Issued by: DPA Approved by: MD |
8.1. PURPOSE
The Company shall establish, implement, and maintain management programs or action plans to describe how the safety, quality and environmental policies shall be supported.
8.2. SCOPE
(a) These programs shall apply to all objectives and targets related to safety of operation, protection of environment, and quality of service, considering the operating requirements of each ship type.
(b) Management Programs shall consist of action plans that are necessary to achieve Company objectives and targets. These shall describe how the Company, as an organization, will translate its goals and policy commitments into concrete actions.
(c) The need for changes to SQEMS will be governed by the program in a planned manner.
8.3. RESPONSIBILITY
The Top Management shall approve the Programs formulated by group GM’s and finalized by the DPA/MR. The Top management shall also ensure availability of resources and information necessary to support the operation and monitoring of these processes.
8.4. FEATURES OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(a) The Company shall determine the processes considered necessary for an effective management program and consider the factors below while drawing up the programs:
(i) Determine the inputs required and the outputs expected from these programs;
(ii) Establish criteria, methods, resources, and information required to effectively implement, control, monitor, and analyze the various processes;
(iii) Determine the resources needed for the program and ensure availability;
(iv) Define and document the means and time frame by which the objectives and targets are to be achieved;
(v) Designate responsibility for achieving objectives and targets at each relevant function and level of the company;
(vi) Address the risk and opportunities to systematically identify potential hazards and manage operational risks within the fleet;
(vii) Implement actions necessary to achieve planned results and continual improvement of the processes by conducting a review of performance;
(viii) Evaluate the program through Management Review and implement changes needed to ensure the program meets intended results.
(b) These programs shall refer to key performance indicators to measure and ascertain the accomplishment of the objectives and targets.
(c) The Company shall ensure that the Quality and Environmental management program is suitably amended where relevant in relation to modified activities associated with shore-based and shipboard operations while ascertaining any risks that may be associated with new tasks.
(d) The Company shall identify the processes that are sourced externally and describe the control it exercises over these processes.
8.5. MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
(a) The Top Management shall display commitment to the development and implementation of SQEMS and ensure continual improvement in the effectiveness of management programs by:
• Ensuring availability of resources;
• Conducting management reviews;
• Communicating the importance of meeting customer’s and legal requirements within the organization and ensuring that they are understood.
(b) Further details are described in COM & FOM and EMS 3-4.
ISM Code- 1.4/3.2/11.3, ISO 9k- 4.4, 5.1.1, 6, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1.1, 10.3, ISO 14k-4.4, 5.1, 6, 6.2, 7.1, 10.3
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