Safety management in shipping : the importance of emergency preparedeness
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Abstract
The Safety Management System (SMS) is an organized system developed and executed by shipping firms to ensure the safety of both the ship and the maritime environment. It includes engagement from the highest levels of management, policy manual, documentation, methods and protocols for audits, liaison between ships and shore personnel, method for determining areas in which actual practices are not satisfied, and regular management review. Industrial activities are characterized by unexpected occurrences and hazards, but there is no such thing as absolute and unqualified safety. Risk is a measure of the probability and consequence of uncertain future events, while safety is defined as freedom from unacceptable risk. Safety management is the process of bringing certain safety functions into being to ensure safety, which means shielding people, the environment, assets, and infrastructure from dangers that are not acceptable.
Therefore, the purpose of this work is to highlight the importance of the terms safety, safety management systems, emergency preparedness for shipping. Therefore, after studying the subject bibliographically and seeing what the international organizations report, we examine through the next case how these terms can find practice in a ship that is at sea.
Among the most important conclusions is the importance of preparation for the safety of seaworthiness and transport at sea in general.