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INTE

R

N

A

L

A

UD

IT

PR

OCE

DUR

E

BOS-

P

RD-1202.90020

3

x

M

LC;

x

ISO S

tan

d

a

rd

s

.

A

ll

t

yp

es

an

d

fr

e

q

u

en

cy

o

f

Q

M

S

a

ud

i

ts

an

d

i

ns

p

e

c

t

i

ons

a

r

e

d

es

cr

i

be

d

i

n

t

h

e

QMS Audits and Inspections

Programme.

W

h

e

r

e

a

c

o

m

b

i

ne

d

Q

M

S

a

ud

i

t

i

s

to

be

c

on

duc

te

d

, i

t

i

s

i

mp

o

r

tant

t

h

at

t

h

e

QM

S

A

udit

T

ea

m

Leader

ens

ur

es

t

h

at

t

h

e

Q

M

S

a

ud

i

t ob

j

e

c

t

i

v

es

,

s

c

o

p

e an

d cr

i

te

r

i

a a

r

e

a

ppr

o

pr

i

ate

to

t

h

e

nat

ur

e o

f

t

h

e

c

o

m

b

i

ne

d

Q

M

S

a

ud

i

t

.

Q

M

S

a

ud

i

ts

a

ga

i

nst

“

IS

M

code”

conducted

by

Corporate

shall

be

cons

i

dered

as

a

S

h

i

p

Management

O

rgan

i

zat

i

on

f

i

rst

party aud

i

t

.

Q

M

S

aud

i

ts

aga

i

nst

“

IS

M

code”

conducted

by Corporate

shall

be conducted

fo

ll

o

wi

ng

the

present

procedure and

re

l

ated

f

il

es

,

and

respect

i

t

re

q

u

i

rements

.

4.2.3

Deter

m

inin

g

t

h

e

feasibi

l

it

y

of

t

h

e audit

T

he

feas

i

b

ili

ty of

the

aud

i

t

shall

be determ

i

ned

,

ta

ki

ng

i

nto

cons

i

derat

i

on

such

factors

as

the ava

il

ab

ili

ty of:

- S

uff

i

c

i

ent and appropr

i

ate

i

nformat

i

on

for

p

l

ann

i

ng

the aud

i

t

;

and

,

-

Ade

q

uate

t

i

me and

resources

.

W

here

the aud

i

t

i

s

not

feas

i

b

l

e

,

an

a

l

ternat

i

ve

shall

be

proposed

to

the

A

uditee

.

4.2.4

Se

l

ectin

g

t

h

e

A

udit

T

ea

m

W

hen

the

aud

i

t

has

been

dec

l

ared

feas

i

b

l

e

,

a

Q

M

S

Aud

i

t

T

eam

shall

be

se

l

ected

by

the

Q

ua

l

it

y

Re

p

resentati

v

e,

ta

ki

ng

i

nto

account

the

competence

needed

to

ach

i

eve

the

ob

j

ect

i

ves

of

the

aud

i

t

. I

f

there

i

s

on

l

y

one

Aud

i

tor

,

the

Q

M

S

Aud

i

tor

shall

perform

a

ll

app

li

cab

l

e dut

i

es

of

a

QM

S

A

udit

T

ea

m

Leader

.

I

n dec

i

d

i

ng

the

s

i

ze

and

compos

i

t

i

on of

the Aud

i

t

T

eam

,

cons

i

derat

i

on

shall

be g

i

ven

to

the

fo

ll

o

wi

ng:

x

Aud

i

t ob

j

ect

i

ves

,

scope

,

cr

i

ter

i

a and

est

i

mated durat

i

on

of

the aud

i

t

;

x

W

hether

the aud

i

t

i

s

a

comb

i

ned or

j

o

i

nt

aud

i

t

;

x

T

he overa

ll

competence

of

the Aud

i

t

T

eam

needed

to

ach

i

eve

the

ob

j

ect

i

ves

of

the

Q

M

S

aud

i

t

;

x

S

tatutory

,

regu

l

atory

,

contractua

l

and

cert

i

f

i

cat

i

on

re

q

u

i

rements

,

as

app

li

cab

l

e

;

x

T

he

need

to

ensure

the

i

ndependence

of

the

Aud

i

t

T

eam

from

the

act

i

v

i

t

i

es

to

be

aud

i

ted

and

to

avo

i

d

conf

li

ct of

i

nterest

;

x

T

he ab

ili

ty of

the Aud

i

t

T

eam members

to

i

nteract

effect

i

ve

l

y

wi

th

the

A

uditee

and

to

w

or

k

together

;

x

T

he

l

anguage

of

the

aud

i

t

,

and an

understand

i

ng

of

the

A

uditee

’

s

part

i

cu

l

ar

soc

i

a

l

and

cu

l

tura

l

character

i

st

i

cs

;

these

i

ssues

may

be

addressed

e

i

ther

by

the

QM

S

A

uditor's

o

w

n

s

kill

s

or

through

the

support of

a

techn

i

ca

l

e

x

pert

.

T

he process

of

assur

i

ng

the overa

ll

competence

of

the

Q

M

S

Aud

i

t

T

eam

should

i

nc

l

ude

the

fo

ll

o

wi

ng

steps:

x

I

dent

i

f

i

cat

i

on

of

the

k

no

wl

edge

and

s

kill

s

needed

to

ach

i

eve

the

ob

j

ect

i

ves

of

the

Q

M

S

aud

i

t

,

us

i

ng

as

support

the Corporate

Competence and Evaluation of QMS Auditors Specifications

;

x

S

e

l

ect

i

on

of

the

QM

S

A

udit

T

ea

m m

e

m

bers

such

that

a

ll

of

the

necessary

k

no

wl

edge

and

s

kill

s

are

present

i

n

the

Q

M

S

Aud

i

t

T

eam

,

us

i

ng

as

support

the

Competence and Evaluation of QMS Auditors

records

of

each

A

uditor

.

I

f

not

fu

ll

y

covered

by

the

A

uditors

i

n

the

Q

M

S

Aud

i

t

T

eam

,

the

necessary

k

no

wl

edge

and

s

kill

s may

be

sat

i

sf

i

ed

by

i

nc

l

ud

i

ng

techn

i

ca

l

e

x

perts

.

T

ec

h

nica

l E

x

p

erts

shall

operate

under

the d

i

rect

i

on of

the

QM

S

A

udit

T

ea

m

Leader

.

A

uditors

-

in

-

trainin

g

may be

i

nc

l

uded

i

n

the

Q

M

S

Aud

i

t

T

eam

,

but

shall

not aud

i

t

wi

thout

d

i

rect

i

on or

gu

i

dance

.

T

he

A

uditee

or

A

udit

Cl

ient

can

re

q

uest

the

rep

l

acement

of

part

i

cu

l

ar

QM

S

A

udit

T

ea

m m

e

m

bers

on

reasonab

l

e

grounds

such

as

prev

i

ous

uneth

i

ca

l

behav

i

our

. S

uch

grounds

should

be

commun

i

cated

to

the

QM

S

A

udit

T

ea

m

Leader

and

to

the

Q

ua

l

it

y

Re

p

resentati

v

e

, w

ho

shall

reso

l

ve

the

i

ssue

wi

th

the

A

uditee

or

A

udit

Cl

ient

before

ma

ki

ng any dec

i

s

i

ons

on

rep

l

ac

i

ng

QM

S

A

udit

T

ea

m m

e

m

bers

.

4.2.5 E

stab

l

is

h

in

g

initia

l

contact wit

h

t

h

e

A

uditee

T

he

i

n

i

t

i

a

l

contact

for

the

aud

i

t

wi

th

the

A

uditee

shall

be

by

the

QM

S

A

udit

T

ea

m

Leader

. T

he

purpose

of

the

i

n

i

t

i

a

l

contact

i

s:

x

T

o estab

li

sh

commun

i

cat

i

on

channe

l

s

wi

th

the

A

uditee

’

s

representat

i

ve

;

Vers

i

on

S

F

(

BOS-

P

RD-1202.0001-

ver

.0

4)

. O

r

i

g

i

na

l

date:

2011-0

3

-2

3

.

Vers

i

on

date:

201

5

-12-10.

Va

li

d

vers

i

on

on

l

y

on

Q

M

S

s

i

te

.

Uncontro

ll

ed

document

w

hen

pr

i

nted

.

Procedure prepared by:

BOS

Aud

i

t Manager

.

Approved

by:

BOS Q

H

S

E Manager

.

Va

li

dated by:

BOS Q

ua

li

ty

R

epresentat

i

ve

.

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