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Issued by: Approved by: Date Issue Page HSEQ DEPARTMENT GENERAL MANAGER January 2017 0 4 of 4 SAFETY MANAGEMENT MANUAL According to IMO Resolution A.741(18), as amended – ISM Code CHAPTER 16 AUDITS AND POLICY EVALUATION 16.3 POLICY EVALUATION AND REVISION Enforcement and results of the Company policy are regularly analysed, with the purpose of making sure that: a) Company goals have been attained; b) instructions and procedures are appropriate and effective; c) resources (both human and technical) being used are suitable for the pre-arranged goals. Every year a Policy revision meeting shall be held, of a team chaired by the General Manager and composed by the DPA, the CSO, the Heads of Marine, Technical and Crewing Departments, the internal Auditor and the Technical Superintendents, in which the following points shall be considered and evaluated: (i) outcomes of internal audits; (ii) outcomes of audits carried out by the appointed auditing body (RINA); (iii) SMS non-conformities reported by masters (see Chapter 4, § 4.4.2); (iv) results of Company inspections and of surveys carried out by authorities and third parts (see Chapter 9); (v) analysis of accidents, non-conformities and near-misses which did happen on board (see Chapter 10). Top consideration must be given to all suggestions and recommendations received by shipowners and industrial organizations, and to the coming into force of new national and international rules and regulations. A minute of the meeting shall be drawn up, detailing all considered problems, the outcomes, conclusions and measures taken. On the basis of the conclusions reached, the team may decide to issue new documents or to update the SMS manual. New documents shall be worked out by involved Departments. Updating of the SMS manual is the responsibility of the HSEQ Department (see Chapter 1, § 1.1.1(c)). The fulfilment of the measures taken shall be verified and checked by the DPA. Additional meetings may be decided by the General Manager or the DPA every time that they deem it necessary in order to maintain an effective enforcement of the Company’s SMS. FRATELLI d’AMICO ARMATORI S.p.A. - ROMA