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Risk Management or Formal Safety Assessment is a concept whose time has come. Both superintendents ashore and senior managers on ships are continually bombarded with new legislation, new paperwork and new procedures. To select what really matters is becoming more difficult and time consuming. Risk management offers an effective way of prioritising what needs to be done to manage both commercial and shipboard operations in the most cost-effective and safety-conscious way. The ISM Code forms the basis for a risk management system. Both the theory and the practical side of risk management are scrutinised in this two part video series and the associated study guide which is an essential part of the package. The aim of the series is to show how to assess risks in operations and manage them. Good managers have always known about the risks and hazards and done their best to avoid them. This has often been done unconsciously or even intuitively. Risk management seeks to bring this process out into the open and make it a central feature of any business or shipboard operation. To be effective risk management must result in cost savings; how and why it can do this is outlined. In an environment where one disaster can cause a business to fail, it is an essential technique for any commercial organisation. MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT - THE COMPANY (MANAGE THE RISK AND REDUCE THE COST)
This is aimed primarily at the shore-based management. Risk management covers all areas of a shipping business; operational, financial strategic and commercial. The distinction between hazard and risk is explored and the concept of risk management analysed. An example is used before a precise methodology is put forward. This is a step by step process of identifying the hazards, assessing the risk, exploring the options. Then a cost-benefit analysis of the situation is followed by implementation of the appropriate measures. MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT - THE FLEET (MANAGE THE RISK AND MINIMIZE THE IMPACT) (EDITION 2)
This is aimed primarily at the senior management of the ship. The video starts with some of the same topics as the first part, examining the distinction between hazard and risk and the methodology of risk management. The video continues by showing a risk assessor on a tour of inspection of a ship and goes on to show self assessment of risks in the galley and the assessment involved in a tanker going to dry-dock. The importance of a no-blame reporting system of near misses is analysed. It’s never too early to start training all ranks in assessing and managing the risks inherent in their operations. PERMIT TO WORK SYSTEM
A permit to work system is designed to manage the risks involved in carrying out certain jobs onboard ship. But it only works if everybody on board keeps to the system at all times. There must be no exceptions. This video package shows what can happen if even the smallest job is undertaken outside the permit to work system. It drives the point home that if it falls within the system no task is so simple or so urgent that it can be done outside it. Aimed at both operational personnel and junior officers on board ship, the video takes the form of a news magazine type programme where the details of an explosion and the subsequent internal inquiry are presented. PORT STATE CONTROL - TIGHTENING THE NET (Edition 2)
This programme explains that the objective of port State control is to ensure that all the ships passing through the port State’s waters are operated according to the established international standards. There are currently 9 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) incorporating nearly 140 countries which are committed to port State control inspection. The US Coast Guard also inspects ships under port state regulations. The video shows two actual port State inspections being carried out, one under the Tokyo MoU and the other under the Paris MoU. The programme looks at what the ship can do to help the inspector view the ship favourably, and hears the opinion of port State inspectors on a wide range of topics. The video concludes by noting that there are no secrets to passing a port State inspection: it’s about keeping the ship up to standard, following proper procedures and keeping good records. Main topics:
US PORT STATE CONTROL
This training package was produced with the assistance of the US Coast Guard and looks at Port State inspections in US ports. In this package you:
Appropriate for ships of every flag and class around the world, the valuable training messages in the package will benefit everyone involved with fewer delays in port, shorter inspections, safer ships and better trained officers and crews. QUALITY MANAGEMENT - AN INTRODUCTION
A replacement pump arrives on board only minutes before the vessel is due to sail; but when it is needed to keep the ship underway, it turns out to be the wrong part. A serious situation has arisen which could have been averted if procedures had been correctly followed. So opens this video. Many owners and managers are today introducing audited quality management schemes as a guarantee of service to customers. The video is aimed at sea staff to help them to understand why the move to quality management is needed and explains how it will affect operational procedures on board and contacts with their office, agents and suppliers. Quality manuals are seen being introduced on board and all the sea staff are fully briefed and any problems ironed out. The principles and expected benefits are explained. It emphasises that quality management is a team effort between the sea staff as well as between ship and shore at all levels. THE INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT CODE
The aim of the ISM Code is to ensure that all shipping companies have an effective safety management system in place. The purpose of this video training package is to assist companies to do this. The video opens with a reconstruction of a collision, one of many incidents which has resulted in an alarming escalation in insurance claims. A large proportion of claims is attributable to human error. The introduction of the ISM Code is seen as an important instrument in addressing this problem. It will be enforced by the various port and flag states. Overall the Code requires companies to define and document the level of responsibility and authority of each employee and the links between those involved in safety ,management. Well defined links need to be established between ships and shore! The resultant safety management system also requires the development of on board procedures and training for safe working and pollution prevention. All are designed to reduce or even eliminate accidents caused by human error. THE ISM AUDIT
The ISM Code is designed to ensure the safe management and operation of merchant shipping and to prevent marine pollution. Flag states are required to ensure that all vessels comply with the Code. The independent audit of company management systems is a vital step in achieving compliance and certification. This video is designed to explain how an independent audit takes place. It starts with a meeting between the designated person ashore and the auditor. Evidence of safety management and pollution prevention aspects of the ship’s operation is sought. Next, a tour of the ship is undertaken by the auditor who is looking for evidence onboard of a safety culture. Any defects will be noted and the auditor will check that equipment is in good condition, ask who maintains it and who knows how to use it. This will involve talking to crew members and checking work practices against operational procedures manuals. Training is a key issue and supporting records will be sought. Everyone at work should be observing safe working practices. MAKING THE ISM CODE WORK FOR YOU
The ISM Code has applied to passenger vessels, tankers, and bulk carriers since July 1998. With the extension of the ISM Code to other vessel types by July 2002, it is pertinent to examine what is needed to ensure that the Code does work. This is not only to assist those operators to whom it will apply for the first time, but also those for whom the Code is already a regular part of their operations. It is essential that the practical application of the Code is not seen to be simply an administrative chore. Are hazardous occurrences and non conformities within the Ship’s Safety Management System being reported? If they are not, is it because of fear about the potential repercussions? This package is directed principally at shore and shipboard personnel down to junior officer level. The programme is designed to emphasise the importance of the ISM Code in the safe and economic operation of ships, including pollution prevention and environmental protection. It shows how it can be used to form the basis of an effective Safety Management System. The programme also covers what needs to be done when problems arise. STCW & FLAG STATE IMPLEMENTATION
Maintaining standards is now a priority for all owners, operators and suppliers of labour. The maritime industry is experiencing a sustained period of rapid change. Greater quantities of potentially dangerous or polluting materials are being carried by ever more specialised vessels in increasingly congested shipping lanes. So the spotlight is on the standards of operation, the quality of crews and their vessels. To ensure effective policing, new powers and responsibilities have been given to Port States, Flag States and Labour Supply States. The implementation deadline for compliance has passed. Many vessels, are confined to trade between ports of states outside the Convention. Unscrupulous owners and sub standard operators will have to cease operations. The key to enforcement is Flag State Control. In this new environment, it’s important that everyone involved in the maritime industry understands the relationship between Flag State and Port State Implementation, the new ISM and STCW codes and existing conventions such as SOLAS and MARPOL. This video explains these relationships and goes on to outline the business case for compliance. COPING WITH STOWAWAYS
Stowaways are an increasingly frequent problem in some areas of the world and they cost shipping companies an enormous amount of time and money. They can also pose security and emotional problems for the crews who either have to confront them or, in some cases, find them dead some days after the ship has sailed. The program shows the importance of thorough planning and full use of a range of security measures to try and prevent their getting on board, and looks at the procedures to be followed if, despite the precautions, they are found after the ship has sailed. PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY
In the last few years, Piracy and Armed Robbery have become a growing threat to shipping in some parts of the world. This training package looks at the background to the increase in such attacks and suggests ways in which ships can prepare themselves so as to minimise the dangers when they are in known high-risk areas. The program also describes the role of the Piracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpur. It is a vital force in the fight against piracy and armed robbery and their services are free to all ships irrespective of flag. CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Your organisation could face a crisis at any time. Disasters happen to all types of businesses, and in the wake of a crisis you may be faced with the press, your insurers, your shareholders or your workforce all wanting information. You will have to act quickly: is your organisation prepared? This package has been produced for those directly responsible for handling a crisis in a commercial or industrial organisation. Using examples of major crises which have been handled both well and badly, it draws attention to the importance of crisis management within an organisation, and provides a framework for drawing up an effective crisis management plan. Part 1 examines three case histories of major crises which have occurred in recent years, the explosion at Commercial Union headquarters, the Piper Alpha Oil Platform disaster, and the fire on board the Scandinavian Star. Part 2 is based on a discussion by a panel of experts in the field of Crisis Management. The views and advice of the panel are divided into nine sections to illustrate the development of the Crisis Management Plan: The Audit; The Communications Strategy; The Crisis Team; External Support; The Short Term Response (Key Decision Phase); The Long Term Response (Protecting the Business); Handling the Media; The Problem of Stress; Preparation and Testing of the Plan. CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - ENGINE ROOM
A Little Local Difficulty A crucial element of successful ship management is the proper management of human resources on board. Many factors influence how effectively human resources can be managed in a working environment. The most important of these are:
Individual attributes Within these elements lie a range of latent hazards against achieving maximum safety and efficiency and a range of personal characteristics, which combined, lead to inefficiencies in performance, damage to equipment and injury to personnel. While the principles can be used in any location, this example deals with a typical working day in the engine room. All personnel are well qualified, all appears to follow working practices, but linked they lead to problems. A range of pertinent questions are asked inviting the audience to make their own analysis of the sequences they saw during the dramatised events. |
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