Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Maritime Management Services
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Liaise with an [operator of the vessel in accident report 97-202/203] and review the Safety Management Policy Manual for their vessel critically and ensure it contains the relevant operational and safety instruction necessary to comply with the New Zealand Ship Safety Management Code.
Reply Text
We have been working closely with the [operator of the vessel in accident report 97-202/203] since their accident, and our suspension of their Safe Ship Management Certificate, to reformulate their Safety Management Policy Manual and help them to develop their Operational and Safety Procedures Manual to fully cover the requirements of the Code. The lifting of their Safe Ship Management Certificate suspension will not be made until we, and the MSA, are satisfied that their systems are fully in place and that the vessel is "Fit for Purpose". We expect this to be completed somewhere around the beginning of October 1997.
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