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FOREWORD

งานห้องสมุด ศูนย์ฝกพาณิชย์นาวี

One of the main functions of the international associations that have prepared this publication is
to represent the industry’s interests at regulatory bodies such as the International Maritime
Organization (IMO). The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Oil Companies
International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and the International Association of Ports and Harbors
(IAPH) all contribute significantly to the work of IMO through their active participation in IMO
meetings.

IMO provides the forum for developing and adopting and, thereafter, reviewing and updating, as
may be necessary, the world-wide regulatory framework within which shipping operates. In the
years since the adoption by IMO of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions, the safety and
security record and the environmental performance of the tanker industry has improved
considerably. Such an improvement, however, cannot be brought about by regulation alone; it is
also testimony to the good practices adopted and constantly refined by industry, and the
dedication to safety and environmental protection of the people it employs. This commitment to
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continuous improvement, a concept embraced by the IMO International Safety Management
(ISM) Code, is demonstrated by the industry’s efforts to keep the International Safety Guide for
Oil Tankers and Terminals – or ISGOTT, as it is widely known within the tanker industry –
updated.

It therefore gives me great pleasure to introduce this revised edition of the Guide. For many
years, IMO has recognized ISGOTT as one of the principal industry reference manuals on the
safe operation of oil tankers and the terminals that serve them, and it is referred to in many IMO
regulations and recommendations.

This new, fifth edition continues to provide best known safety practices on the operation of oil
tankers and terminals but now also embraces a risk based control philosophy. By enhancing risk
awareness, ISGOTT now seeks to foster an environment where the uncertainties associated with
some shipboard operations are reduced not solely by prescription, but also by encouraging
seafarers and their employers to identify the risks in everything they are doing and to then
implement fit-for-purpose risk reduction measures. This puts the focus back on people and is,
therefore, entirely consistent with the ISM Code and IMO’s strategy related to the human
element.

I am confident that this new edition of ISGOTT will not only contribute to the further improvement
of the tanker industry’s excellent safety record but will also bring us closer to the goal of zero
accidents to which we all aspire. I, therefore, commend it to all interested parties.

Efthimios E. Mitropoulos
Secretary-General
International Maritime Organization

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