THE Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji has started with the auditing and inspecting of ships and its companies in an effort to verify compliance with the Maritime Safe Ship Management Systems (SSMS) Regulation 2014.
Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji’s acting chief executive officer, Iliesa Batisaresare said the audit and inspection would be carried out on all ships and its companies and would continue for approximately six months or until all eligible ships and shipping companies were audited.
He said the relevant ships and their companies are hereby put on notice that they were to submit their company SSMS manuals and SOPs no later than March 31 this year.
The authority reminds relevant stakeholders to take notice of Section 40 of the Maritime Transport Act 2013 and Regulation 18 of the Maritime (Safe Ship Management Systems) Regulations 2014.
The authority wishes to issue full SSMS certifications to ships and relevant companies soon and their cooperation is be appreciated.
For clarification on the SSMS audit, stakeholders can contact manager ships inspection, Captain Sesoni Komaisoso at the authority.
