Guidelines & standards

The framework to move beyond compliance

At its most basic level, DryBMS requires companies to meet existing legal requirements (Basic Level). The next three levels (Intermediate Level, Advanced Level and Excellence Level) allow companies to identify processes, procedures and practices that are beyond compliance and help achieve safer, more sustainable operational practices. 

DryBMS sets out 30 areas of management practice within four sections: Performance, People, Plant and Processes. 

Benefits:

  • The programme facilitates higher levels of dry bulk safety standards, going beyond compliance with international legislation and recognised guidelines and common practices from across the industry.
  • DryBMS enables shipowners and managers to demonstrate operational excellence and provide assurance to relevant stakeholders.
  • Operators can use the programme to identify and plan the most effective management upgrades required across their company.
  • DryBMS provides the opportunity for charterers and shipowners to work together in raising industry standards.
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Process

23. Permit to work

The company has a formal control of work process to provide a work environment that will allow tasks to be completed safely with adequate control measures in place.

Process

24. Safety culture improvement

The company has a programme to develop and maintain a culture to enable safe, compliant and efficient operations.

Process

25. Environmental management

The company manages the impact of its operations on the environment and integrates environmental requirements into the safety management system.

Process

26. Management of change including vessel acquisition

The company has a formal process to document, evaluate, approve and communicate temporary and permanent changes that could impact safe, compliant and efficient operations.

Process

27. Security management

The company has processes in place to maintain the security of the workforce, vessels and premises.

Process

28. Cyber security

The company has a programme to design and operate IT and digital process control systems to manage risk to system and information integrity, availability and confidentiality

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