Zodiac started work on implementing quality management system in 1993 completing certification to what was then the ISO 9002 Standard in 1994. The company was then ideally placed to begin the early implementation of the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code).

Zodiac received the Document of Compliance for the office-based activities in July 1996 (two years ahead of the phase I implementation date) and then completed certification for all the managed vessels (phase I and phase II ships) before the phase 1 due date which was July 1998.

The managers of Zodiac Maritime have seen very good results achieved in the performance of the managed fleet and are enthusiastic supporters of the Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO14001 ISM and ISPS) that we have implemented.

Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd is pleased to work in partnership with several of our major customers on a range of safety programmes and initiatives.

The health and safety of everyone that works on board our managed vessels is very important to us. We focus our attention on the elements that contribute to a safe working environment in order to minimize the risk of injury to all those on board our vessels.

We monitor our safety performance by using internationally accepted definitions for work related injuries and we measure these in relation to man hours exposure. The internationally accepted standards for marine accident and injury reporting are either the Marine Injury Reporting Guidelines as published by OCIMF or the OSHA reporting standards ISO18001.

Because we use the internationally accepted OCIMF definitions for all our accident and injury reporting we are able to monitor trends and compare our performance with other ship owners and ship managers all over the world. This helps us to focus our safety initiatives and prioritise our efforts to acheive the safety performance standards that we want.

We benchmark our safety performance with many ship owners and managers and compare our results on a like for like basis within the different types of ships that we manage.

Lost Time Injury Frequency 01/01/11 - 31/12/11

Vessels under the management of Zodiac Maritime Agencies continue to produce good results during the many Port State Control inspections that are carried out on board our managed fleet. Click the link for further PSC information.