Safety & Quality Department

Safety & Quality Department is staffed with qualified, skilled and experienced personnel.

The SQ Department is responsible for:
• monitoring of all safety and pollution preventing aspects of the operation of each vessel;
• ensuring that adequate resources and shore-based support are applied, as required;
• co-ordination of SQMS requirements with the Management involved in order to ensure that all safety aspects are observed;
• reviewing all reports received, of non-conformity, hazardous situations or accidents and for co-ordinating of corrective and preventive actions of these reports and ensuring that they have been effectively implemented ;
• controlling, amending and distributing all documents related to the company’s safety and quality management system;
• supervising the provision and updating of Rules, Regulations, Codes, Guidelines and Publications related to the company’s management system;
• identifying the need for operating procedures, instructions and other documentation related to the company’s Management System;
• responsible for evaluating potential emergency situations, establishing and, where necessary, amending suitable procedures to deal with them, and issuing a schedule of drills to all relevant vessels;
• ensuring that the certification of all company managed vessels is maintained in accordance with the relevant Classification Society, Flag State and Port State Control requirements;
• identifying and co-ordinating training needs for shore-based and shipboard personnel which may be required in support of the management system and verify that such training is provided for all personnel concerned;
• ensuring that the training and familiarisation program at sea is followed;
• identification and assessment of all risks to the Company’s ships, personnel and the environment and establishing appropriate safeguards;
• ensuring that customer’s requirements are determined and met with aim of enhancing customer satisfaction;
• 24/7 availability in case of emergency.