SAFETY MANAGER

Job Description & Qualifications

The Safey Manager is responsible for:

· Ensuring the overall readiness of the vessel’s safety equipment, including Life Saving Appliances, Fire Fighting Appliances, and watertight integrity.

· Maintaining the safety equipment certification and records in compliance with the Company filing structure.

· Working closely with the Deck and Engine Management Team to ensure the safety, certification and survey of all Lifting Appliances and associated equipment.

· Ensuring a robust Safety & Health culture with the aim to prevent accidents.

· Investigating and reporting incidents as well as providing recommendations for corrective and preventive actions.

· Ensuring compliance with statutory health, safety and hygiene requirements, applicable Company’s requirements as well as the provisions of the MCA “Code of Safe Working Practice”.

· Communicating Company’s safety objectives and targets to all Officers and Crew and encouraging their participation and contribution.

· Conducting safety and health inspections at regular intervals as well as reporting defects and safety observations to the Master.

· Ensuring regular preventive maintenance, inspection and testing of all safety equipment.

· Supervision of Safety Officer and Marine Admin (Safety).

· Working closely with the Engineering Department regarding the servicing and repair of all safety equipment.

· Ensuring that safety familiarization, training, drills and emergency exercises are conducted in full compliance with statutory and company requirements.

· Ensuring STCW, CoC and Company required certificates are valid for all seafarers on-board.

· Ensuring that corrective and preventive actions are implemented timely and effectively.

· Ensuring that the Muster List and all associated software and documentation is fully up to date and displayed as required.

· Reviewing the Company’s Management System on a regular basis and reporting to the Staff Captain proposals for improvement. The Safety Manager reports and is accountable to the Staff Captain. Mandatory qualifications: Certification as per latest Qualification Requirements Matrix GOATT-3.1 Ship/client specific qualifications N/A CCS specific qualifications Familiarization (FAM) – on board training as per MS

3/3 MONTH ROTATION