5ISM CODE 2018 EDITION 5 Resolution A.741(18)* adopted on 4 November 1993 International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) THE ASSEMBLY, RECALLING Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships, RECALLING ALSO resolution A.680(17), by which it invited Member Governments to encourage those responsible for the management and operation of ships to take appropriate steps to develop, implement and assess safety and pollution-prevention management in accordance with the IMO Guidelines on Management for the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention, RECALLING ALSO resolution A.596(15), by which it requested the Maritime Safety Committee to develop, as a matter of urgency, guidelines, wherever relevant, concerning shipboard and shore-based management, and its decision to include in the work programme of the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee an item on shipboard and shore-based management for the safe operation of ships and for the prevention of marine pollution, respectively, RECALLING FURTHER resolution A.441(XI), by which it invited every State to take the necessary steps to ensure that the owner of a ship which ?ies the ?ag of that State provides such State with the current information necessary to enable it to identify and contact the person contracted or otherwise entrusted by the owner to discharge his responsibilities for that ship in regard to matters relating to maritime safety and the protection of the marine environment, * As amended by MSC.104(73), MSC.179(79), MSC.195(80), MSC.273(85) and MSC.353(92). Part A – Implementation ISM CODE 2018 EDITION 21 10.2 In meeting these requirements, the company should ensure that: .1 inspections are held at appropriate intervals; .2 any non-conformity is reported, with its possible cause, if known; .3 appropriate corrective action is taken; and .4 records of these activities are maintained. 10.3 The company should identify equipment and technical systems the sudden operational failure of which may result in hazardous situations. The safety management system should provide for speci?c measures aimed at promoting the reliability of such equipment or systems. These measures should include the regular testing of stand-by arrangements and equipment or technical systems that are not in continuous use. 10.4 The inspections mentioned in 10.2 as well as the measures referred to in 10.3 should be integrated into the ship’s operational maintenance routine. 11 Documentation* 11.1 The company should establish and maintain procedures to control all documents and data which are relevant to the safety management system. 11.2 The company should ensure that: .1 valid documents are available at all relevant locations; .2 changes to documents are reviewed and approved by authorized personnel; and .3 obsolete documents are promptly removed. 11.3 The documents used to describe and implement the safety management system may be referred to as the Safety Management Manual. Documentation should be kept in a form that the company considers most effective. Each ship should carry on board all documentation relevant to that ship. * Refer to the List of certi?cates and documents required to be carried on board ships, 2017 (FAL.2/Circ.131, MEPC.1/Circ.873, MSC.1/Circ.1586 and LEG.2/Circ.3).