21-Management, Leadership and Accountability / 748
SMS Section
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Mana
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m
ent
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L
eaders
h
i
p
and
A
ccountabilit
y
BOS-MNL-01.900100
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Introduction
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Main
O
bjective
To provide direction and clearly define responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities at all levels within the
Company.
An effective Quality Management System requires commitment at the highest levels of the Organisation and
clear definitions of the roles, responsibilities,
authorities and accountabilities
for everyone involved in its
administration. HSE Driver 1 establishes these principles.
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Sa
f
et
y
and
E
nviron
m
ental
E
xcellence
The concepts of safety and environmental excellence
shall
be understood at all levels in the Company and
actively promoted through leadership and the disciplined use of documented management systems.
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3 Th
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Q
ualit
y
Mana
g
e
m
ent S
y
ste
m
The Company
shall
establish and maintain a documented Quality Management System that can accomplish
the stated fleet management policies and objectives. In addition, all Managers
shall
be held accountable for
achieving the targets and objectives established for them.
Management activities that require instructions and procedures
shall
be systematically identified. Where
instructions and procedures are required, they
shall
be suited to the purpose and easy to understand and
follow. Where appropriate, these instructions
shall
be developed in consultation with those who will be
affected by them, or who have to apply them.
The Quality Management System
shall
promote feedback and appropriate responses within the Company. It
shall
also provide, at a minimum, information on incidents, vessel inspections, fleet performance, serious
near misses and lessons learnt. This information
shall
be made available to those who charter vessels as
applicable.
The vessel’s Safety Management System
shall
be the basis for all HSE controls for all operations carried out
onboard. Supplementary bridging documents from charterer or field operator may be appropriate but
shall
not
take final responsibility or control of any process onboard the vessel away from the vessel
Master
and
Management Systems.
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R
oles and
R
es
p
onsibilities
The Company
shall
ensure that management roles and individual responsibilities, authorities and
accountabilities are clearly established, documented, assigned and understood.
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5 C
o
mm
unication
The Company
shall
establish and maintain effective communication procedures between shore based
management and the fleet. This
shall
include communication related to requirements of OSM and the Quality
Management System to all areas and personnel within the Company as applicable.
Version 04. Original date: 22/06/2012. Version date: 31/12/2014. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Manual prepared by: BOS Managing Director. Approved by: BOS Managing Director. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative.
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