Thursday, 26 September 2013

Benefits of following Process and Policy



Article Source:- http://oempl.com/benefits-process-policy


“Process and policy”, these are two global terms, often used by people who are working in any kind of system. These systems can be an organization or to be precised in the field of shipping or marine, it can be a shipping company, vessel, crewing agency, or any other projects.
Crewing manager, crews, staff of crewing agency, clients of shipping companies in fact whole marine industry, we all are part of a system whether defined or undefined. Being so it is obvious that we have to follow certain process and policies of the system. These process and policies can be any rules and regulation which are well defined or it can be vague but has to be followed by all of us.
Process and Policy:
Process and policy goes hand in hand with system.
If we follow the process and policies of the system then it runs smoothly
Process is basically work in flow of a systems and polices are nothing but guidelines to be followed during work flow.
Benefits of following process and policy:
  • Smooth flow of work amongst whole system.
  • Fewer burdens on crew manager, crews and their co-workers on-board and off the board.
  • It helps in prompt services from both the end i.e. crew management company and shipping company.
  • Better managed data for better crew scheduling and crew rotation.
  • Organized work for crew and their seniors.
  • Better office connectivity.
How to develop better Process and policy?
  • Always maintain proper reporting and clear communication.
  • Taking regular updates from all your sources like crews, manning agencies, crewing manager, master, travel agent etc…
  • Always be aware of rules and regulations of your company and follow them.
  •  Always do actions in accordance with rules and regulations instead of ding reactions, because reactions waste your time and energy.
  • Express yourself when you are communicating in terms of ideas and suggestions.
  • Always try to find solution of problem with system
  • Give knowledge of your work to seniors, crewing agency etc…
If you consider process as a thread then policy can be considered as a beautiful design. Both of these things are useful in designing an excellent cloth.
Process and policy are key for successful functioning of any organization if crews and crew managers follow all the process and policy it improves their productivity. In fact it is of immense importance for HSE-Health and Safety Environment Policy.
So always be in accordance with process and policy and we can get maximum benefits from the system.
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