Maritime Safety Management
Course Overview
This course provides a management-level understanding of how safety is organized, implemented, and continually improved in shipping and marine operations. Built around the ISM Code and supporting IMO instruments, it covers safety management system (SMS) structure, roles of the Designated Person Ashore and shipboard management, risk management, incident investigation, audits, and management review – enabling participants to run an effective SMS across a fleet or marine facility.
Every simulator in this course opens with a mandatory Risk Assessment Gate — identify the hazards, set the controls, and confirm the residual risk before the “permit to simulate” is issued — and every scenario injects live condition changes that demand dynamic risk assessment and Stop Work decisions, exactly as the field does.
Interactive Training Games
Audit a ship’s weather deck and find five SMS deficiencies.
Rule Major NC / NC / Observation on real audit evidence.
Run a blame-free investigation from evidence to fleet-wide corrective action.
Build the documentation hierarchy from policy to records.
Who Should Attend
- Marine superintendents and fleet managers
- DPAs and deputy DPAs
- Masters, chief engineers, and senior officers
- Marine HSEQ managers and auditors
- Ship operators and technical managers
- Marine contractors serving oil & gas operations
What You Will Learn
- Explain the objectives and requirements of the ISM Code and related IMO instruments.
- Describe the structure and documentation of a shipboard/shore SMS.
- Define the responsibilities of the Company, DPA, Master, and crew.
- Apply risk management and management of change within the SMS.
- Plan and conduct internal audits, inspections, and management reviews.
- Investigate marine incidents and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Course Curriculum
The ISM Code & the Safety Management SystemINTERACTIVE LESSON
Deck InspectionTRAINING GAME
Audit Findings: Classify Like an AuditorINTERACTIVE LESSON
Incident Investigation & RCAINTERACTIVE LESSON
Port State Control, Vetting & Continual ImprovementINTERACTIVE LESSON
Drills, Competence & the Shipboard Safety OrganizationINTERACTIVE LESSON
Enclosed Space Entry on ShipsINTERACTIVE LESSON
Definitions & Key TerminologyREFERENCE
Standards References & Further ReadingREFERENCE
Final ExamFINAL EXAM
Standards & References
Certification
Complete all lessons and pass the final examination (70%) to receive an accredited USQC certificate, verifiable online through the USQC Certificate Verification portal. Corporate packages are available based on the number of participants and training scope, aligned with UAE market standards.
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 11 Lessons
- 12 Weeks
Instructor
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