These full scope internal audits are performed to ensure that the requirements for verification, review and evaluation (ISM 12) are met.
It confirms in writing that the company is fulfilling its responsibilities (ISM 3) as the objectives of the code are to improve safety and ensure compliance (ISM 1.2). The company policy in terms of safety & environment protection (ISM 2) is evaluated. We will have alook on the resources & personell (ISM 6) provided and confirm that all main shipboard operations (ISM 7) are regulated. The maintenance (ISM 10) planning and performance is to be looked at.
As emergency situations do happen, the entire company needs to be prepared for emergencies (ISM 8). The emergency preparedness plans will be reviewed to ensure that they are exhaustive and workable. To ensure that emergency situation are kept as little as possible, the reporting procedures and activities of non-conformities, accidents and hazardous occurrences (ISM 9) are evaluated by industry standards (like the accident triangle) and appropriate root cause analysis is performed, corrections and preventive actions are defined and circulated.
Finally the documentation (ISM 11) will be reviewed.
I am also performing remote ISM & ISPS audits and remote MLC inspections.