Well this thread died quickly. I was under the impression that SMS is a very important part of everyday operations. At least it is at the company I work for. All of the places I’ve work for in the last 15 years all had an SMS in play. I generally don’t have any issues with the current SMS I deal with daily. As stated above, the maintenance and safety aspects of such a system require the spending of $$ which JOE boss obviously doesn’t ever like to do. I could care less really, I follow the SMS and report what I’m required to report and if the company chooses not to deal with my findings it’s on them and not me. If anyone is interested or has anything to add in terms of drills on your vessels, that would be a big help. For example, what do does your company SMS say for vessel drill requirements and drill topics and structure? This topic was loosely discussed a while back on another thread but that thread also died quickly. I personally feel we don’t drill and train nearly enough. I’m one of the mates onboard and clearly I have no say in what happens on my little ATB.