Unit 2: International Safety Management (ISM) Code 2002
2.2 Part A - Implementation
2.2.11 Documentation
The Company should establish and maintain procedures to control all documents and data which are relevant to the safety management system.
The Company should ensure that:
- valid documents are available at all relevant locations;
- changes to documents are reviewed and approved by authorized personnel; and
- obsolete documents are promptly removed.
The documents used to describe and implement the safety management system may be referred to as the Safety Management Manual. Documentation should be kept in a form that the Company considers most effective. Each ship should carry on board all documentation relevant to that ship.