A number of very serious marine casualties occurred in the 1980s, in all of which human error and poor management methods were identified to be the underlying causes.

In October 1989, the IMO adopted Resolution A.647(16), and published the Guidelines on Management for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention. The objective was to ensure safety, to prevent human injury or loss of life, and to avoid damage to property and the marine environment. The central idea was to promote sound management and operating practices within the industry.

In 1993 the IMO adopted the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (the ISM Code). This became mandatory for passenger ships, high-speed craft and tankers in 1998 and for cargo ships, Yachts in Commercial operation and mobile offshore drilling units of more than 500 gross tons in 2002.

This along with the introduction of the Large Yacht Code (LY2) by the British Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the reason why all Commercially operated (charter) Yachts above 24 Meters require a Safety Management System

The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) is a comprehensive set of measures to enhance the security of ships and port facilities, developed in response to the perceived threats to ships and port facilities in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States.

The ISPS Code is implemented through chapter XI-2 Special measures to enhance maritime security in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

In essence, the Code takes the approach that ensuring the security of ships and port facilities is a risk management activity and that, to determine what security measures are appropriate, an assessment of the risks must be made in each particular case.

The purpose of the Code is to provide a standardized, consistent framework for evaluating risk, enabling Governments to offset changes in threat with changes in vulnerability for ships and port facilities through determination of appropriate security levels and corresponding security measures.

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