It is VALLES STEAMSHIP (CANADA) LTD.'S policy that it's Safety Management System is central to the management process and to thereby ensure that each part or function meets the customer's (i.e. Owners and Charterers) requirement's;

The Safety Management System is designed with the following objectives in mind :-

• To satisfy the Company's own objectives in attaining and maintaining the desired safety standards by providing for safe practices in ship operation and a safe working environment, and;
  
  
• To meet the Owner's and Charterer's need for confidence in the ability of Management to deliver a consistent level of quality and safety as well as a - continous improvement of safety management skills of personnel ashore and aboard ships, including preparing for emergencies related both to safety and environmental protection, and
  
  
• To try to establish safeguards against all identified risks by complying with mandatory rules-and regulations, applicable codes, and by taking guidelines and standards recommended by the IMO, Administrations, Classification Societies and maritime industry organizations into account.

This is achieved by the implementation of a completely electronic document / quality / safety management system which is online 24/7. Our electronic system facilitates quick and controlled revision of the system, especially in the rapidly changing maritime sphere. Apart from incorporating our quality and safety procedures the system also is a library of best practice sharing as well as lessons learnt. Being completely democratic the system is improved as a collective effort of the entire workforce on a regular basis.