Management system certification
On the basis of the Ukrainian Shipping Register, the Management System Certification Body (hereinafter referred to as the Register CB) in the international certification system – Global Accreditation System (GAS), accreditation certificate No. GAS.IB.804.009 dated 22.12.2023) and the voluntary certification body in the certification system of the Ukrainian Shipping Register operate successfully.
In accordance with the Order of the State department of maritime and river transport of Ukraine No. 543 dated 17.07.2003 ‘On the arrangement for Certification of the Quality Management Systemscertification at enterprises and companies of the water transport industry branch and related activities’, the Ukrainian Shipping Register was appointed Head certification body for the quality systems certification, quality management systems in the field of water transport and related activities.
According to the developed internal regulatory documents, the Register CB renders services on certification of management systems for compliance with the following standards according to the established criteria: DSTU ISO 9001 (ISO 9001:2015); DSTU ISO 14001:2015 (ISO 14001:2015); ISO 45001:2018, etc. in accordance with the certificate of the notification in the International Certification System (SIC Global Inc.) dated 24.09.2021.
The Register CD is guided by the generally accepted goals and principles formulated by the international business community regarding certification activities, namely: competence, impartiality, independence, objectivity, voluntariness, confidentiality, openness, as well as international and national regulations that define the requirements for both the customer for the certification and the certification body.
The Register CB is authorised by the State service of maritime and inland water transport and shipping of Ukraine as an accredited Quality Systems Certification Body to confirm the compliance of enterprises, companies and institutions providing seafarers’ training with the requirements of Rule I/8 “Quality Standards” of the Annex to the STCW Convention and the respective chapter A-I/8, which are recognised as adequate to the requirements of DSTU ISO 9001 standard, taking into account the requirements set out in MSC.1/Circ. 1449 of 14.01.2013.
The quality of assessment services rendered by the Register is guaranteed by its internal quality management system certified for the conformity with the requirements of DSTU ISO 9001:2015 (ISO 9001:2015), recognised by the certification body of the ‘Bureau of International Certification’, accredited by the GAS accreditation forum, certificate No. SIC.MS.008.ISO9001.3665 issued on 18.12.2023.
The services regulated by the indicated documents are rendered by competent experts of the Ukrainian shipping Register, which provides management system certification services. The appropriate qualifications, extensive experience and skills of the Register’s personnel are confirmed by the fact that the employees of the Ukrainian shipping Register are members of official delegations of national and international committees.
Provisions on Register CB Council
THE USE OF CONFORMITY MARK OF VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
COMPLAINT/APPEALS MANAGEMENT PROCESS