council regul ec decemb safeti manag roll roll passeng ferri ro ro ferri council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur refer articl treati commun concern ship casualti loss life intern safeti manag code provid safe oper ship pollut prevent hereinaft refer ism code adopt intern maritim organ imo assembl resolut novemb presenc member state incorpor intern convent safeti life sea appli ro ro passeng vessel juli repres seri measur improv safeti sea ism code mandatori recommendatori natur safeti human life sea effect enhanc appli ism code strictli mandatori basi commun urgent concern safeti manag ro ro passeng ferri uniform coher implement ism code member state constitut step safeti manag ro ro passeng ferri resolut decemb safeti roll roll passeng ferri council invit commiss submit propos advanc mandatori applic ism code regular roll roll passeng ferri servic oper european port complianc intern law strict mandatori applic ism code requir ensur establish proper mainten safeti manag system compani oper seago ro ro passeng ferri ship compani level action commun level ensur advanc mandatori enforc provis ism code effect control applic avoid distort competit commun port ro ro ferri regul direct applic ensur enforc advanc implement requir regul applic juli advanc mandatori implement ism code ro ro ferri flag take account request contain point imo resolut strongli urg govern implement code give prioriti inter alia passeng ship safeti ship primari respons flag state member state ensur complianc adequ safeti manag rule ferri fly flag compani oper ensur safeti ro ro ferri irrespect flag oper wish oper regular servic port member state requir effect complianc safeti rule condit oper regular servic port compani oper ro ro ferri exclus shelter water port member state constitut limit risk assum proportion greater administr work load compani enjoi temporari derog identifi requir provis ism code enforc defin condit issu verif document complianc safeti manag certif member state find deleg reli special bodi order fulfil oblig pursuant regul ensur uniform adequ level control requir bodi meet requir council direct ec novemb common rule standard ship inspect survei organ relev activ maritim administr member state possibl suspend oper ro ro ferri port consid risk danger safeti life properti environ subject decis framework regulatori committe member state conform simplifi procedur involv committe regulatori natur amend regul take account develop intern level rapid introduct safeti rule rais specif technic administ problem greec larg number compani establish greec oper ferri greek flag exclus greek port derog limit durat cover situat grant bear mind addit regular passeng ferri servic greek port exclud januari freedom provid servic grant council regul eec decemb appli principl freedom provid servic maritim transport member state maritim cabotag adopt regul articl purpos regul enhanc safe manag safe oper pollut prevent ro ro passeng ferri oper port member state commun regular servic ensur compani oper ro ro ferri compli ism code establish proper mainten shipboard shore base safeti manag system compani control thereof flag port state administr articl purpos regul view implement ism code ro ro ferri mean seago passeng vessel facil enabl road rail vehicl roll roll vessel carri passeng regular servic mean seri ro ro ferri cross oper serv traffic point publish timet cross regular frequent constitut recogniz systemat seri compani mean owner ro ro ferri organ person manag bareboat charter assum respons oper ro ro ferri owner recogn organ mean bodi recogn complianc provis direct ec ism code mean intern manag code safe oper ship pollut prevent adopt imo assembl resolut novemb annex regul administr mean govern state flag ro ro ferri entitl fly document complianc mean document issu compani conform paragraph ism code safeti manag certif mean certif issu ro ro ferri conform paragraph ism code shelter water mean area annual probabl signific wave height exceed ro ro ferri time nautic mile place refug shipwreck person land articl regul appli compani oper ro ro ferri port member state commun regular servic flag articl compani compli provis paragraph paragraph ism code provis thereof mandatori requir vessel provid regular servic port member state commun derog paragraph compani oper ro ro ferri ferri regular servic exclus shelter water port situat member state defer complianc provis regul juli articl member state compli provis paragraph ism code provis thereof mandatori relat compani ro ro ferri purpos paragraph member state author reli fulli part recogn organ purpos paragraph ism code member state issu document complianc compani princip place busi territori prior issu member state consult administr state flag ro ro ferri compani entitl fly administr issu member state document complianc valid year date issu provid verif take place year order confirm proper function safeti manag system confirm modif introduc latest verif satisfi provis ism code safeti manag certif valid year date issu provid intermedi verif take place month frequent order confirm proper function safeti manag system confirm modif introduc latest verif satisfi provis ism code purpos regul articl member state accept document complianc safeti manag certif issu administr member state recogn organ act behalf member state recogn document complianc safeti manag certif issu behalf administr countri satisfi demonstr complianc provis regul document complianc safeti manag certif issu behalf administr countri recogn issu recogn organ articl member state satisfi compani provid regular ro ro ferri servic port compli provis regul articl member state consid compani notwithstand fact hold document complianc oper ro ro ferri regular servic port ground risk danger safeti life properti environ oper servic suspend time danger remov circumst procedur appli member state inform commiss member state decis delai give substanti reason therefor commiss examin suspens justifi reason danger safeti environ decid accord procedur laid articl decis member state suspend oper servic justifi reason danger safeti life properti environ suspens justifi member state concern request withdraw suspens articl order account gener term ism code commiss review implement regul year entri forc propos measur articl order account develop intern level imo definit ism code articl period valid document complianc safeti manag certif frequenc verif relat thereto articl annex definit recogn organ articl amend accord procedur laid articl introduc annex guidelin administr implement ism code articl commiss assist committe establish articl council direct eec repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur envisag accord opinion committe measur envisag accord opinion committe opinion deliv commiss delai submit council propos relat measur council act qualifi major expiri period dai date referr council council act propos measur adopt commiss articl regul enter forc januari applic juli derog subparagraph regul appli decemb compani incorpor greek law princip place busi greec oper ro ro ferri regist fly flag greec provid regular servic exclus port situat greec regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel decemb council presid borrel fontel oj amend propos submit june oj oj opinion european parliament june oj council common posit septemb oj decis european parliament novemb publish offici journal oj oj oj council direct eec septemb minimum requir vessel bound leav commun port carri danger pollut good oj annex intern manag code safe oper ship pollut prevent intern safeti manag ism code safeti pollut prevent manag requir content page preambl gener definit object applic function requir safeti manag system sm safeti environment protect polici compani respons author design person master respons author resourc personnel develop plan shipboard oper emerg prepared report analysi conform accid hazard occurr mainten ship equip document compani verif review evalu certif verif control preambl purpos code provid intern standard safe manag oper ship pollut prevent assembl adopt resolut xi invit govern step safeguard shipmast proper discharg respons regard maritim safeti protect marin environ assembl adopt resolut recogn organ manag enabl respond board ship achiev maintain high standard safeti environment protect recogn ship compani shipown ship oper wide rang condit code base gener principl object code express broad term widespread applic level manag shore base sea requir vari level knowledg awar item outlin cornerston good safeti manag commit top matter safeti pollut prevent commit compet attitud motiv individu level determin end result gener definit intern safeti manag ism code mean intern manag code safe oper ship pollut prevent adopt assembl amend organ compani mean owner ship organ person manag bareboat charter assum respons oper ship shipown assum respons agre duti respons impos code administr mean govern state flag ship entitl fly object object code ensur safeti sea prevent human injuri loss life avoid damag environ marin environ properti safeti manag object compani inter alia provid safe practic ship oper safe work environ establish safeguard identifi risk continu improv safeti manag skill personnel ashor aboard ship includ prepar emerg relat safeti environment protect safeti manag system ensur complianc mandatori rule regul applic code guidelin standard recommend organ administr classif societi maritim industri organ account applic requir code appli ship function requir safeti manag system sm compani develop implement maintain safeti manag system sm includ function requir safeti environment protect polici instruct procedur ensur safe oper ship protect environ complianc relev intern flag state legisl defin level author line commun shore shipboard personnel procedur report accid conform provis code procedur prepar respond emerg situat procedur intern audit manag review safeti environment protect polici compani establish safeti environment protect polici describ object paragraph achiev compani ensur polici implement maintain level organ ship base shore base compani respons author entiti respons oper ship owner owner report full detail entiti administr compani defin document respons author interrel personnel manag perform verifi work relat affect safeti pollut prevent compani respons ensur adequ resourc shore base support provid enabl design person person carri function design person ensur safe oper ship provid link compani board compani design person person ashor direct access highest level manag respons author design person person includ monitor safeti pollut prevent aspect oper ship ensur adequ resourc shore base support appli requir master respons author compani defin document master respons regard implement safeti environment protect polici compani motiv crew observ polici issu order instruct clear simpl manner verifi requir observ review sm report defici shore base manag compani ensur sm oper board ship clear statement emphas master author compani establish sm master overrid author respons make decis respect safeti pollut prevent request compani assist resourc personnel compani ensur master properli qualifi command fulli convers compani sm support master duti safe perform compani ensur ship man qualifi certif medic fit seafar accord nation intern requir compani establish procedur ensur personnel personnel transfer assign relat safeti protect environ proper familiar duti instruct essenti provid sail identifi document compani ensur personnel involv compani sm adequ understand relev rule regul code guidelin compani establish maintain procedur identifi train requir support sm ensur train provid personnel concern compani establish procedur ship personnel receiv relev inform sm work languag languag understood compani ensur ship personnel commun effect execut duti relat sm develop plan shipboard oper compani establish procedur prepar plan instruct kei shipboard oper safeti ship prevent pollut task involv defin assign qualifi personnel emerg prepared compani establish procedur identifi describ respond potenti emerg shipboard situat compani establish programm drill exercis prepar emerg action sm provid measur ensur compani organ respond time hazard accid emerg situat involv ship report analysi conform accid hazard occurr sm includ procedur ensur conform accid hazard situat report compani investig analys object improv safeti pollut prevent compani establish procedur implement correct action mainten ship equip compani establish procedur ensur ship maintain conform provis relev rule regul addit requir establish compani meet requir compani ensur inspect held interv conform report correct action record activ maintain compani establish procedur sm identifi equip technic system sudden oper failur result hazard situat sm provid specif measur aim promot reliabl equip system measur includ regular test stand arrang equip technic system continu inspect mention measur refer integr ship oper mainten routin document compani establish maintain procedur control document data relev sm compani ensur valid document relev locat document review approv author personnel obsolet document promptli remov document describ implement sm refer safeti manag manual document form compani consid effect ship carri board document relev ship compani verif review evalu compani carri intern safeti audit verifi safeti pollut prevent activ compli sm compani period evalu effici need review sm accord procedur establish compani audit correct action carri accord document procedur personnel carri audit independ area audit impractic due size natur compani result audit review brought attent personnel respons area involv manag personnel respons area involv time correct action defici found certif verif control ship oper compani issu document complianc relev ship document complianc issu compani compli requir ism code administr organ recogn administr govern countri act behalf administr compani chosen conduct busi document accept evid compani capabl compli requir code copi document board order master ask produc verif administr organ recogn certif call safeti manag certif issu ship administr organ recogn administr administr issu certif verifi compani shipboard manag oper accord approv sm administr organ recogn administr period verifi proper function ship sm approv