Auditing the ISM: A Guide for ISM Auditors

The purpose of this book “AUDITING THE ISM - A Guide for ISM Auditors” is to provide guidance to the Auditors engaged in conducting audits for certification of ships and shipping companies under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code.

These Audits under the ISM Code are not technical inspections or surveys but a planned and systematic verification to ensure that all the management controls for safety and environment protection ashore and on ships have been established and are effective and in compliance with the documented Safety Management System satisfying the ISM Code requirements.

Since its first publication in September 2004, this book has been widely accepted and warmly appreciated by not only the beginners but also by many stalwarts in the shipping industry dealing with the implementation of ISM Code. This new edition therefore places additional emphasis on environmental management and ‘risk assessment’.

The intention behind this third edition has been to draw on experience in ISM Auditing that has been gained since the ISM Code was adopted and ratified internationally. While continuing to provide a standard resource for those within the shipping industry who need to understand ISM Code requirements, the revised edition takes full account of the latest ISM Code amendments as well as guidance to Administrations and Shipping Companies that has subsequently been developed by the International Maritime Organization.