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  11.1 The Company should establish and maintain procedures to control all documents and data which are relevant to the SMS.

  11.2 The Company should ensure that;

  • .1 valid documents are available at all relevant locations;

  • .2 changes to documents are reviewed and approved by authorized personnel; and

  • .3 obsolete documents are promptly removed.

  11.3 The documents used to describe and implement the SMS 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.

Parent topic: Part A - Implementation
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