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IBC GLOBAL ACADEMY

Diploma for Harbour Masters 2009-2010:


Module 2 Assignment

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Course Name:    

Course Code:  

Date of Submission: 

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In order to describe the components of a Safety Management System (SMS), it seems neces-
sary to identify them first.

For the purposes of this assignment, I will adopt the classification proposed by the United
States¶ Federal Aviation Administration (2008), according to which a SMS has four compo-
nents: á 
, á  á    , á  áá 
 and á     .

The  
 (SP) provides the foundation for the implementation and develop-
ment of a safety management system (SMS). It is a major expression of the commitment of
the Port Authority to pursue and attain the best practicable safety performance and thus a
balance between productivity and protection. Moreover, a SP sets the roles and responsibili-
ties of system managers and operators.

A   á     (SRM) defines hazards and risks and assists the organiza-
tion in telling which risks are or can be reasonably accepted from those that cannot. It estab-
lishes and monitors the demand for risk mitigation measures as well as the appropriateness of
those initiatives, on the grounds of a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the risks that
are intrinsic to the system.

After risk control measures are implemented as indicated by the SRM, their effec-
tiveness must be controlled, reported, reviewed and audited. All these activities would be
within the realm of the  áá 
 (SA).

Both the SRM and the SA give the organization the ability to collect and recall in-
formation, learn from that information, adapt accordingly and eventually improve its safety
performance. They also allow the organization to methodically predict and prevent risks.

Finally,      (SPRO) refers to influencing the organization into the crea-
tion and development of a constructive safety culture by á  lessons and achievements
within the system. Typical safety promotion activities would be training and communication.
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A navigational access to a port can be regarded as a system in which people and technology
interact with the environment to deliver safe and efficient ship transits. To protect this sys-
tem, it is important that stakeholders and experts are involved in the first place ± a panel,
preferably coordinated by a person who has no direct interest in the outcome of the discus-
sions, is a recommended way to gather those people and the information and knowledge they
may offer.

After the panel is implemented, it should ëá


 the system as clearly and com-
pletely as practicable. A suggested framework for this would be the 5M Model, which focus
on five factors:

u Mission ± the functions the system is designed to perform;

u Man ± the human element, especially the operators;

u Machine ± the relevant hardware and software;

u Management ± the regulations, policies and processes; and

u Media ± the environment in which the system is operated.

Once the system is as clearly and completely described as practicable, the focus
would change to the hazards. The first phase is their identification: all the conditions or ob-
jects that are a potential or actual threat to any of the elements of the system must be unam-
biguously named and defined. An analysis of the hazards would follow, linking events to
specific consequences: for instance, a flood is a hazard in the Brazilian port of Itajai. One
possible result is the breaking away of a ship from her berth.

Now comes the time to assess the probability and the severity of the consequence of
the hazard, both in face of the most likely and the worst credible scenario. The outcome
would be a value, assigned to the risk, which indicates the its level of tolerability with regard
to each of the elements of the PIER (Personnel, Infrastructure, Environment and Reputation).

Lastly, the risks would be ranked. This intends to help identify the priorities and im-
prove the quality of the decision to be made by the management.

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Federal Aviation Administration. (2008).   


         
á    Retrieved May 26, 2010, from Federal Aviation Administration:
http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/media/ATOSMSManualVersion2-1_05-27-
08_Final.pdf

Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand. (2004).    ë á    
 á áááá  ë    á á  !"  ë Retrieved March 7,
2010, from http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Publications -and-forms/Commercial-
operations/Ports-and-harbours/Port-harbour-risk-assessment.pdf

Richardson, B. (2009). #      á á$ë%& ë


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Richardson, B. (2009). #      á á$ë'&    


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