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ISM Code

Meaning in maritime & shipping, with examples

nounCommon term

In maritime & shipping, ISM Code means: The International Safety Management Code: IMO rules that require shipping companies to run a documented safety management system for the safe operation of ships and the protection of the environment.

In Turkish: Uluslararası Emniyetli Yönetim Kodu, ISM Kod

How it is used

Made mandatory by SOLAS Chapter IX. Seafarers talk about the SMS (safety management system), SMS manuals, internal audits, non-conformities and the designated person ashore (DPA), who links the ship with the company's top management.

Example sentences

  1. The ISM Code requires every company to name a designated person ashore.

  2. The auditor raised two non-conformities during the ISM Code audit.

Common collocations

  • ISM Code audit
  • safety management system (SMS)
  • designated person ashore (DPA)
  • non-conformity
  • SOLASThe International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea: the main IMO treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships.
  • port state controlThe inspection of foreign ships in a country's ports to check that they meet international rules on safety, pollution prevention, crew certificates and working conditions.
  • enclosed spaceA space on a ship with limited openings and poor natural ventilation, such as a tank, cargo hold or void space, where the air may lack oxygen or contain toxic gas.
  • flag stateThe country in which a ship is registered and whose flag it flies. Its laws apply on board, and it issues the ship's statutory certificates or authorises others to issue them.

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