Y.CO ISM Yacht Audit Checklist

This ISM yacht audit checklist helps superyachts and their management teams verify compliance with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code. It guides auditors through vessel and crew certification, documentation control, and safety management processes, including reporting, emergency preparedness, and internal audits. Sections cover bridge procedures such as ECDIS use, passage planning, and navigation publications; engineering requirements including PMS, ORB, SOPEP, IAPP technical files, ballast water management, and critical equipment checks; and crew familiarization, drills, hours of rest, risk assessments, and safety meetings. The template also addresses contingency planning, lithium-ion battery handling SOPs, helicopter and submarine operations (as applicable), and closing meeting actions for non-conformities and observations tracked via Y.CO LIVE.