Bangladesh Shipping Corporation ISM,ISPS & MLC Status

The Safety Management System (SMS) applies to the Marine Operations; Technical & Crewing Offices under BSC.The Safety Management System is referred to as the BSC (Bangladesh Shipping Corporation) for short.

The system is written in compliance with the ISM Code, MLC 2006 and the ISPS Code.

The Managing Director is deemed the highest level of management under the ISM Code. It is the responsibility of Managing Director to ensure that members of office staff are given appropriate instruction in relation to the system applicable to their position and responsibilities and that a continuous understanding and compliance of the system is maintained.

Similarly, onboard ship, it is the Master’s responsibility to ensure that the officers and crew are conversant with the relevant information in the system applicable to their rank or rating and that the system is fully complied with at all times.

Training, wherever possible, is to be given to seafarers ashore and may be supplemented by onboard training from time-to-time.

SCOPE

The SMS incorporates business, personnel and technical management and the execution of all activities deemed as vital in obtaining safety, environmental and quality performance in service and customer satisfaction.

Field of Application

The SMS applies to all critical activities executed by the Company ashore and onboard. Activities performed on behalf of the Company by contractors and suppliers will be monitored accordingly. The Company requires that contractors and suppliers maintain a similar level of safety, environmental and quality performance.

Where the Company delegates ISM and quality related tasks to external entities, an annual audit on these entities is required to ensure they are acting in conformity with the Company responsibilities under the ISM Code and ISO 9001 Standard.

The current status of certificates is as follows:

Certificate Status (Maintained by DPA)