Safety Management System Reference material

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Safety Management System Reference material August 2010. Maritime Safety Queensland, Safety Management System Reference material , August 2010 Page 1 of 93. Table of contents Section 1: Introduction ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ . 6. Safety Management Systems ........................................ ........................................ ........ 6. Ship's profile and lines of responsibility ........................................ ................................. 6. Safety and emergency planning ........................................ ........................................ .... 6. Operational manual ........................................ ........................................ ........................ 7. Technical manual ........................................ ........................................ ........................... 7. Maintenance and service manual.

1.9 Assessing and managing risk The maintenance and safe operation of commercial and fishing ships requires the owner and/or master to assess the risks to the vessel and its operation and then manage those risks. The steps that explain how to assess and manage risk for a ship are in section 7 of this document — Assessing and managing risk.

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