Ship Managment

Ship Management
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Ship management deals with the practice of handling a ship. The management is handled by independent firms which utilize ships of other firms or independent owners. Managing a ship isn’t an easy undertaking. Ship management involves various tasks that are carried out before, after, and during the operation. Always, the first duty that a company managing ships must undertake is to ensure that the ship is approved. The approval is usually provided by various classification societies. These classification societies are referred to as IACS “International Association of Classification Societies.” In this essay, I will discuss why we still need IACS in ship management.
IACS is dedicated to clean seas and safe ships. The societies make exceptional contribution to marine regulation and safety via technical support, research, compliance verification, and development. It was established to promote high values in safety, contamination deterrence and to association closely with the freight organizations and industry (Bhattacharjee, 2017). Members of IACS class an enormous number of vessels and most global administrations utilize the IACS members’ regulations and rules as the foundation of their marine’s license to maneuver including acquiescence with compulsory requirements. The IACS disregards substandard vessels and upsurges the complexity of ship operations and design. Due to its extensive understanding of the fleet and industry, IACS offers massive input to international regulations and shipping, depending apparently on the contribution from the participants.

Though the organization is non-governmental, it holds an advice-giving status with the IMO “international maritime organization” and frequently participates in the level of a viewer and as a consultant to the member states and IMO.
We, therefore, need IACS in ship management. It has a vital responsibility to implement ISM “International safety management,” which is a backbone of the shipping management today. The IACS develops guidelines and offers clarifications of the ISM code. The societies also facilitate collaboration with the docks state controller to guarantee high excellence in the marine field. Thus the IACS is still needed in the ship management to guarantee high standards, safe future, security, quality ships, proper regulations and rules in the maritime field.
References
Bhattacharjee, S. (2017, July 4). What is International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)? Retrieved January 12, 2018, from https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/what-are-international-classification-society-international-association-of-classification-societies-iacs/