Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Tranz Rail
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implement a programme to enhance the sea staff's awareness of:
• the principles of a safe ship management system
• the importance of following a safe ship management system in practice as opposed to following it in a manual.
• the principles of a safe ship management system
• the importance of following a safe ship management system in practice as opposed to following it in a manual.
Reply Text
The Safety Management System (SMS) has been in place now for just under two years. We have made numerous changes to it as a result of input largely from seagoing personnel. This process will continue. The system is audited internally twice a year, verifications are being carried out continuously by masters and system reviews are carried out by masters and management. An external audit of the office is carried out annually and twice in five years for the ships. Audits in addition to those required by the system are also being planned. During the audits the opportunity is always taken to educate and support personnel in the operation of the Safe Management System. Further training of staff will be undertaken before 30th September this year. A change of systems and culture of this magnitude will take time particularly when it is being carried out concurrently with large changes in maritime legislation.
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