10 Maintenance of the Ship and Equipment
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10 Maintenance of the Ship and Equipment

  10.1 The Company should establish procedures to ensure that the ship is maintained in conformity with the provisions of the relevant rules and regulations and with any additional requirements which may be established by the Company.

  10.2 In meeting these requirements the Company should ensure that:

  • .1 inspections are held at appropriate intervals;

  • .2 any non-conformity is reported with its possible cause, if known;

  • .3 appropriate correction action is taken; and

  • .4 records of these activities are maintained.

  10.3 The Company should identify equipment and technical systems the sudden operational failure of which may result in hazardous situations. The SMS should provide for specific measures aimed at promoting the reliability of such equipment or systems. These measures should include the regular testing of stand-by arrangements and equipment or technical systems that are not in continuous use.

  10.4 The inspections mentioned in 10.2 as well as the measures referred to in 10.3 should be integrated in the ship's operational maintenance routine.

Parent topic: Part A - Implementation
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