---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 96.220"
title: "33"
number: "96.220"
heading: "What makes up a safety management system?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/96.220"
---

# §96.220. What makes up a safety management system?

- (a) The safety management system must document the responsible person's—
  - (1) Safety and pollution prevention policy;
  - (2) Functional safety and operational requirements;
  - (3) Recordkeeping responsibilities; and
  - (4) **Reporting responsibilities.**
- (b) A safety management system must also be consistent with the functional standards and performance elements of IMO Resolution A.741(18).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3201 et. seq.; 46 U.S.C. 3103; 46 U.S.C. 3316; 33 U.S.C. 1231.

### Source

Source: CGD 95-073, 62 FR 67506, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted.