MSM is committed to conserve and protect the environment and more specifically on personal, occupational and environmental health.
MSM puts the highest priority in conserving and protecting the environment and undertakes all possible actions for preventing pollution.
MSM ensures compliance with environmental legislation and regulations at sea, as well as ashore; zero spillage policy, pollution prevention policy and reduction of identified environmental impacts. We further encourage the anti-pollution consciousness and a positive attitude towards pollution prevention for all employees.
Company environmental policy includes:
- Energy Conservation with a comprehensive Shipboard Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP)
- Pollution Prevention with a comprehend Environmental Compliance Program (ECP)
- Waste Reduction (SEEMP)
- Minimise sources usage (SEEMP)
- Anonymous Incident Reporting to : environment@mastermind-cyprus.com
In all our activities and operations we will:
- Comply fully with all legal and other requirements to which the organisation subscribes which relate to environmental aspects
- Review our Environmental Aspects and objectives regularly
- Communicate the MSM’s environmental aspects and subsequent environmental management program and targets to all employees
- Communicate our Environmental Policy to subcontractors and partners
Commitment to Human Life, Environmental Responsibility and Excellence in Ship Management
The responsibility of our management team is to offer services that meet customer’s quality standard requirements, always considering:
- human life at sea
- the environment
- the requirements and expectations of the customer
- services offered to be competitive and based on efficiency and quality
With our Quality and Safety Management System we aim to avoid operational mistakes and to optimise organisational structure.
– Safety means safe ship operation, protection of lives and of the environment
– Quality means to meet customer requirements
Reliability, economy and safety are characteristics of quality, which means that we:
- Aim to protect human life
- Aim for environmental protection in compliance with IMO, SOLAS, MARPOL
- Continuously maintain vessel’s technical condition
- Cooperate with our employees to achieve a permanent improvement of quality
The consideration of regulations such as below are part of our quality:
- IMO Conventions
- Public and international regulations (MARPOL, SOLAS)
- Classification rules
- International Ship Management Code
- MLC & ILO Conventions
Together with our people we strive to keep up the quality and service of Mastermind Shipmanagement.
Safeguarding Lives Through Systematic Safety and Health Management
We place the highest emphasis on the safe operation of our ships and the safety of our personnel, through:
- Briefing our people on company’s quality policies
- Investigating personal accidents and reporting the circumstances and findings
- Evaluating reports of near misses and significant safety deficiencies and the corrective actions
- Conducting safety inspections regularly
- Verification of compliance with the specified safety procedures, as well as national/international standards
Non-conformities are brought to the attention of the DPA and discussed in regular Safety Meetings.
The management will review the Safety and Health Policy regularly and make recommendations for amendments when necessary.
Commitment to Training, Knowledge and Career Development for All Personnel
We consider our personnel, ashore and at sea, our most important asset. We aim to provide customers with the best quality service in a safe manner, therefore adequate training of personnel is vital for us. We encourage seafarers to improve their knowledge, skills and expertise and our training is threefold, onboard the vessels, e-learning and ashore.
For onboard training we provide the following training material:
- Deck and Engine cadet training book
- Employment Record Book
- Marlearn e-learning courses
- Publication library
- Marlins “English for Seafarers”
We encourage our seafarers to enhance their knowledge and skills further and our Captains are instructed to assist seafarers in their efforts. Through proper evaluation of our seafarers successful training progress, promotion to higher ranks is possible and provided.
Via our HR Department our office employees can receive further training once the requirements have been identified by each department. Training options will be evaluated by the management and selected to ensure best quality of services.
At Mastermind Shipmanagement we fully support all our employees efforts for improvement and promise personnel who strive for the good of company a long lasting relationship.