ISM AUDITS SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE

ISM AUDIT SMC

TYPES OF AUDIT SMC

1. interim audit

2. initial audit

3. intermediate  audit

4. renewal  audit

5. additional audit

Interim audit

                Company in possession of interim DOC or DOC is eligible to apply for interim SMC audit for ship when takes on responsibility for the operation of  the ship, that  is ship is new to the company

                Satisfactory compleation of audit issue a short term SMC for 3 months by RO and after scrutiny of report dg shipping issues SMC for 6 months

Initial audit

                Company possession of DOC (not interim) and having implemented SMC onboard the ship for at least 3 months eligible to apply for initial SMC audit of the ship after satisfactory compleation of initial SMC audit  RO issues SMC valid for 5 months, after scrutiny of audit report dg shipping issues SMC for not exceeding 5 years

Intermediate audit

                Company should apply for intermediate SMC and of their vessel to maintain the validity of  SMC. The SMC audit is required to be carried out between second and third anniversary date of SMC

                Endorse the SMC for intermediate  audit

Renewal audit

                Renewal verification audit before the expiry of validity of the existing SMC for obtaining fresh SMC preferably when the window period (six months prior expiry of SMC)

Additional audit

                Company in possession of interim SMC or SMC  for their ships is require to apply for additional audit on imposition  by audit team or dg shipping .the audit team endorses the SMC  for additional verification on satisfactory  compleation of audit