Revised Guidelines on the implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations

摘要

The Assembly, Recalling Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships, Recalling also resolution A.741(18) by which it adopted the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety Management (ISM) Code), Recalling further resolution A.788CI9) by which it adopted the Guidelines on implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations, Noting that the ISM Code became mandatory, under the provisions of chapter IX of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended, for companies operating certain types of ships, on 1 July 1998; and for companies operating other cargo ships and mobile offshore drilling units propelled by mechanical means of 500 gross tonnage and upwards, on 1 July 2002, Noting also resolution A.1022(26) by which it adopted the Guidelines on the implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations, Noting Further that the Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-second session, adopted, by resolution MSC.353(92), amendments to the ISM Code, Recognizing that an Administration, in establishing that safety standards are being maintained, has a responsibility to ensure that Documents of Compliance and Safety Management Certificates have been issued in accordance with the ISM Code taking into account the aforementioned Guidelines, Recognizing also that there may be a need for Administrations to enter into agreements in respect of the issue of certificates by other Administrations in compliance with chapter IX of the 1974 SOLAS Convention and in accordance with resolution A.741(18), Recognizing Further the need for uniform implementation of the ISM Code, Having considered the recommendations made by the Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its sixty-fourth session, and the Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-first session, 1 Adopts the Revised Guidelines on implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations, as set out in the annex to the present resolution; 2 Urges Governments, when implementing the ISM Code, to adhere to the Revised Guidelines; 3 Requests Governments to inform the Organization of any difficulties they may experience when using the Revised Guidelines; 4 Authorizes the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee to keep the Revised Guidelines under review and to amend them as necessary; 5 Revokes resolution A.1022(26) with effect from 1 July 2014.