Accident prevention on board ship at sea and in port
1.Basic provisions
1.1.Goal
1.1.1.The target of this code is to offer sensible steerage on security andhealth in shipboard work with a view to:(a)
stopping accidents, illnesses and different dangerous results on the well being of seafarersarising from employment on board ship at sea and in port;(b)
guaranteeing that the accountability for security and well being is known and stays apriority for all involved with maritime transport, together with governments,shipowners and seafarers; and(c)
selling session and cooperation amongst governments, as nicely asshipowners’ and seafarers’ organizations in the advance of security and well being onboard ship.1.1.2.The code additionally offers steerage in the implementation of the provisions of the Prevention of Occupational Accidents to Seafarers Conference, 1970 (No. 134), andRecommendation, 1970 (No. 142), in addition to different relevant ILO Conventions andRecommendations.
1.2.Utility
1.2.1.The code covers the protection and well being of all seafarers serving on board allseagoing ships, whether or not publicly or privately owned, and that are ordinarily engagedin business maritime navigation. Nevertheless, elements of the code could also be relevant tovessels used in inland waterways or to fishing vessels.1.2.2.The provisions of this code needs to be thought of as the essential minimumrequirements for safeguarding seafarers’ security and well being.
1.three.Basic definitions
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1.three.1.For the needs of this code the next phrases have been outlined asfollows:(a)
competent authority:
a minister, authorities division or different authority havingpower to subject rules, orders or different directions having the pressure of legislation inrespect of security and well being aboard any vessel registered in their territory or any shipwithin their territorial waters and ports;(b)
competent particular person or competent officer:
a ranking or an officer possessing adequatequalifications, comparable to appropriate coaching and adequate data, expertise andskill, and together with, the place applicable, any certificates required by the competentauthority, to fill a selected place, perform a particular process, or assume supervisory
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Use of the male gender in the textual content needs to be learn as that means male or feminine.
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accountability. The competent authority could outline applicable standards for thedesignation of such individuals and could decide the duties assigned to them;
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(c)
crew:
seafarers, apart from the grasp, working on the ship;(d)
officer:
one who’s ranked as an officer
by nationwide legal guidelines or rules;
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(e)
private protecting tools:
consists of however isn’t restricted to protecting clothes,security helmets, eye and face safety, listening to safety, gloves, security footwear,lifelines, security harnesses, respiration equipment and respirators, as applicable;(f)
ranking:
a reliable member of the crew apart from an officer;(g)
accountable individuals:
individuals having authority delegated to them both immediately orindirectly by the shipowner or the grasp to hold out or supervise the duties oroperations into account;(h)
security officer:
an officer designated by the shipowner or the grasp as beingresponsible for finishing up sure duties related to shipboard security and well being;(i)
security coverage:
a written doc produced by a shipowner indicating in broad termshis dedication, goals and aims;(j)
security programme:
an in depth plan designed to implement the beliefs and intentionsexpressed in the protection coverage;(okay)
security consultant:
a member of the crew elected or appointed by and from themembers of the crew to serve on the shipboard security and well being committee;(l)
shipboard security and well being committee:
a committee which examines and offers withall facets of shipboard security and well being and associated points;(m)
seafarer:
any particular person employed in any capability on board a seagoing ship or vesselengaged in business maritime navigation, whether or not publicly or privately owned,apart from a ship of battle;(n)
ship or vessel:
any seagoing registered craft, whether or not publicly or privately owned,engaged in business maritime navigation;(o)
shipowner:
any particular person(s) or group that owns the ship or acts on behalf of theowner and is answerable for the ship and its tools or for the seafarers employedthereon. For the needs of the code, the time period can also embody, for instance, a shipmanagement firm.
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Such requirements ought to at least be these of the IMO’s Worldwide Conference on Requirements of Coaching, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (and any subsequent revisions oramendments), and the necessities of the ILO’s Service provider Transport (Minimal Requirements) Conference,1976 (No. 147), and different related devices.
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See additionally 1.three.1(b), above.
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2.Basic duties and obligations
2.1.Basic duties of the competent authority of flag States
2.1.1.The competent authority ought to, on the idea of an Assessment of security andhealth hazards and in session with shipowners’ and seafarers’ organizations, adoptnational legal guidelines or rules to make sure the protection and well being of seafarers working onships.2.1.2.A sensible software of those nationwide legal guidelines or rules ought to beprovided by means of technical requirements or codes of apply, or by different appropriatemethods.2.1.three.In giving impact to paragraphs 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 above, the competentauthority ought to have due regard to the related requirements adopted by recognizedinternational organizations in the sphere of maritime security.
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2.1.four.The competent authority ought to present applicable inspection providers toenforce or administer the applying of the provisions of nationwide legal guidelines and regulationsand ought to present the required sources for the accomplishmentof their process, orsatisfy itself that applicable inspection and enforcement are carried out.
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2.1.5.The inspection and survey of ships ought to usually be carried out by thecompetent authority.
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If inspection and survey are delegated to classification societiesand different our bodies, the competent authority ought to be sure that its internationalobligations
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are fulfilled and that nationwide legal guidelines and rules are enforced.2.1.6.The measures to be taken to make sure organized cooperation betweenshipowners and seafarers to advertise security and well being on board ship needs to be
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These embody, from the Worldwide Labour Group, the Service provider Transport (MinimumStandards) Conference, 1976 (No. 147); the Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Conference, 1970(No. 134); the Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Advice, 1970 (No. 142); and from theInternational Maritime Group, the Worldwide Conference for the Security of Life at Sea, 1974(SOLAS); the Worldwide Conference on Requirements of Coaching, Certification and Watchkeeping forSeafarers, 1978 (STCW); the Worldwide Conference on Loadlines, 1966 (ICL); the Conference on theInternational Laws for Stopping Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG) and any subsequent revisionsof the above devices.
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For steerage on inspections in accordance with Conference No. 147, the ILO publication
Inspection of labour situations on board ship: Information-lines for process
needs to be adopted. Inaccordance with Article 2 of Conference No. 134, the competent authority in every maritime nation shalltake the required measures to make sure that occupational accidents are adequately reported andinvestigated, and complete statistics on such accidents saved and analysed. Use can also be manufactured from the IMO/ILO Tips for the investigation of accidents the place fatigue could have been a contributingfactor, the place applicable.
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See additionally the Labour Inspection (Seamen) Advice, 1926 (No. 28).
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Tips for the Authorization of Organizations Performing on Behalf of the Administration, IMOResolution A.739(18), 1993, and subsequent associated resolutions needs to be adopted.
