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Course Information
Estimated Time: 16 Hours
Difficulty: Beginner
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Lessons
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Course Introduction
- Introduction
- About this ISM Course
- Final Assessment Information
- Student Verification
- Course Notice
- Course Note
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1. ISM Reality
- Objectives
- Certificates and enforcement
- Context and Regulations
- Port State Control and Enforcement
- Major Nonconformities and Consequences
- Step-by-Step Procedures
- Flowchart: ISM Compliance Process
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2. Roles and Authority
- Responsibilities and authority under the SMS
- The Company (shipowner/operator)
- The Designated Person Ashore (DPA)
- The Master’s Responsibility and Authority
- The Chief Officers and Watch Officers
- Procedures and Checklists
- Worked Examples and Case Studies
- Formative Exercises
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3. The SMS as a working system
- SMS as a Working System
- Having Procedures vs Using Procedures
- Ship–Shore Interaction
- Document Control
- Accessibility and Usability of the SMS
- Procedures vs Reality
- Checklist Culture vs Operational Thinking
- Integration of External Requirements
- Common Failures in SMS Implementation
- Documentation vs Actual Practice
- Practical Onboard and Shore-Based Scenarios
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4. Bridge Operational Control
- Introduction to Bridge Operational Control
- Link Between Bridge Failures
- Ship–Shore Interface
- Auditor and PSC Perspective
- Passage Planning
- ECDIS as a Safety System
- Watchkeeping and Bridge Discipline
- Pilotage and Bridge Team Integration
- Common Bridge Failures
- Documentation vs Reality
- High-Risk Navigation
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5. Engine Department Operational Control
- Engine Department Operational Control
- Link Between Machinery Failure
- Ship–Shore Interface
- Auditor and PSC Perspective
- Change Management Onboard
- Engine Room Fire Risk Control
- Critical Systems and Emergency Readiness
- Pollution Prevention
- Record Keeping
- Documentation vs Reality
- Practical Onboard and Shore-Based Scenarios
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6. Risk Assessment and Hazard Control
- Risk Assessment in ISM
- Dynamic Risk Assessment
- Hazard Identification
- Job Safety Analysis
- Verification of Control Measures
- Near-Miss Reporting
- Common Failures
- Documentation vs Reality
- Practical Onboard and Shore-Based Scenarios
- Common Audit and PSC Findings
- Practical Insight from Sea Experience
- Chapter Summary
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7. Maintenance, Critical Equipment, and Defect Management
- Maintenance as a Safety Control
- Critical Equipment
- Defect Reporting and Interim Controls
- Records That Survive Scrutiny
- Common Failures in Maintenance
- Practical Scenarios from PSC and Audits
- Common Audit and PSC Red Flags
- Practical Insight
- Chapter Key Takeaways
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8. Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency preparedness
- Emergency Plans as Modules
- Drill Design for Reality
- Communications and Command Discipline
- Chapter Summary
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9. Reporting and Investigation
- Reporting and Investigation in the ISM System
- The Purpose of Reporting
- Types of Reports
- Writing a Useful Nonconformity
- Immediate Correction and Corrective Action
- Root Cause Analysis
- Near-Miss Reporting
- Preservation of Evidence
- Ship–Shore Reporting
- Analysis, Trends, and Continuous Improvement
- Breakdown of Reporting Systems
- Practical Scenarios: Ship and Shore
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10. Interval Verification
- Internal verification
- Management Review
- Inputs to Management Review
- Shore Responsibilities in Management Review
- Common Failures in Internal Verification
- Practical Onboard and Shore-Based Scenarios
- What Auditors and Inspectors Expect
- Practical Insight
- Chapter Key Takeaways
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11. External Audits and PSC Readiness
- External verification
- External ISM Audits
- Evidence-Based Verification
- PSC Inspections
- Major Nonconformities
- Audit-Ready Shipboard Behavior
- Demonstrating Control
- Crew Competence
- Shore-Based Responsibilities
- Common Audit and PSC Findings
- Practical Insight
- Lessons Learned from Detentions
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12. Human Element and Safety Culture
- Human element
- Safety Culture
- Just Culture Boundaries
- Normalization of Deviance
- Competence and Familiarization
- Communication and Challenge Culture
- Culture-Driven Casualties
- Indicators of Weak Safety Culture
- Building and Sustaining Safety Culture
- Chapter Key Takeaways
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Final Assessment
- Final Check
- Student Feedback
- Final Assessment
- What’s Next?
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