QUALITY POLICY

 
(Reference Policy Manual Ch. 1.3.1.1)
 
The Company in order to achieve Safety and Environmental Excellence in Ship Management establishes and maintains a quality management system, customer focused, aiming to the continuous improvement of customer satisfaction by accomplishing the following main objectives:
 
Main Objectives:
• Develop a proactive approach to safety management, both onboard and ashore, that includes identification of hazards (including exposure to substances hazardous to health) and the implementation of preventive and mitigation measures.
 
• Establish procedures for evaluating and managing changes to operations, procedures, ship’s equipment or personnel to ensure that safety and environmental standards are not compromised;
 
• Develop a proactive approach to environmental management that includes identification of sources of marine and atmospheric pollution and measures for the reduction of potential impacts onboard;
 
• Establish security preventive measures and contingency plans to protect the ship, its crew, cargoes and visited ports from illegal practices. Develop a cyber security defense, both onboard and ashore, that includes identification of hazards and the implementation of preventive and mitigation hazards;
 
• Establish maintenance standards so that all ships in the fleet are capable of operating safely without risk of an accident or detention;
 
• Use effective investigation, reporting and follow up methods to learn from significant near misses and incidents and thus prevent recurrence;
 
• Establish an emergency-preparedness system and regularly test it to ensure an ongoing ability to react effectively to an incident;
 
• Establish and consistently apply navigational practices and bridge procedures in line with the regulatory and Company policies;
 
• Establish and consistently apply planning and operational practices and procedures that support regulatory and Company Policies during cargo, ballast and mooring operations;
 
• Compliance with charterer’s requirements, and all applicable legislation and regulations;
 
• Provide direction and clearly define responsibilities and accountabilities at all levels of the organization of the Company;
 
• Ensure that the fleet is supported by competent shore-based staff, who are committed to a high standard of fleet management;
 
• Ensure that all ships in the fleet have competent crews who fully understand their roles and responsibilities and who are capable of working as an effective team;
 
• Establish and implement appropriate measurement and feedback processes to focus on and drive continuous improvement.
 
In order to achieve the main objectives:
Top Management clearly defines and documents its policies for each of the aforementioned main objectives that cover all the activities undertaken by the Company. These policies are described in the Policy Manual.
 
Company CEO
Mr C Mangos
 
Date : 12/02/2023
 
 

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