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IRCA Maritime Safety Management Systems auditor training course provides maritime professionals with the knowledge and skills required to assess the conformance of a maritime organization's management system to the ISM Code.

To apply for certification as a Maritime auditor you should:

  1. complete an IRCA certified QMS auditor/lead auditor training course
  2. complete the additional auditing Maritime Safety Management Systems (MSMS) course

ISO 9000:2000 series courses will help you to:

  • realize the business benefits of an improvement   based QMS
  • understand and apply the process approach
  • consider the QMS in terms of the 8 quality management principles
  • interpret the requirements of ISO 9001
  • relate the requirements of ISO 9001 to ISO 9004
  • plan, conduct and report a process based audit

The Maritime Safety Management Systems (MSMS) auditing course will help you to:

  • relate the requirements of the ISM code to the ISO 9000 series
  • interpret the requirements of the ISM code in an audit context
  • plan and conduct an audit with respect to the management of a maritime organization and the operation of a ship

Visit Maritime auditor courses for more detailed information on the selection of IRCA courses available.

For details of training organizations that provide Maritime auditor courses in your region, visit find a course.

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