The RS quality management system has been implemented and maintained to ensure that organizational structure, processes operating in RS, providing performance of the RS services, technical and organizational interaction of the RS personnel are in operated conditions. By means of regular checks, carried out by independent certification bodies, RS quality management system demonstrates its efficiency and accordance with the requirements of international documents concerning quality management system and customers’ satisfaction. To maintain effectiveness of the quality management system, the Quality Division has been established in RS, embracing all levels of organization.
The RS Quality Division is a specialized unit that provides implementation, maintenance and improvement of the RS quality management system (RS QS) in compliance with the following standards:
ISO 9001:2008 - Quality management systems - Requirements;
IACS QSCS – International Association of Classification Societies Quality System Certification Scheme;
Council Directive 94/57/EC;
BS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2004 - "General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection";
IMO Resolutions A.739(18), A.789(19),
and other applicable requirements of international and national standards.
The objective of the Quality Division is the continual improvement of the efficiency of the RS quality management system at all levels of the organization to ensure that all the interested parties are satisfied with the RS activities and services, and the continual improvement of the RS activity as a whole.
The main tasks of the Quality Division are as follows:
to ensure that RS quality policy, objectives and commitments are implemented at all RS levels;
to organize implementation of new international and national requirements in the RS quality management system and to continually improve the RS QS;
to organize implementation in the RS activity of the decisions taken by the IACS Council and IACS Quality Committee related to RS QS;
to organize training of all the RS personnel on quality management at RHO departments and RS Branch Offices;
to organize and support audits carried out by external auditors;
to plan, organize and carry out internal quality audits and vertical contract audits in order to improve the RS QS and RS products/services;
to prepare documents necessary for the annual QS RS review by the RS Top Management;
to take part in performing the self-assessment of the RS activities against the RF Government Quality Prize criteria;
to prepare necessary material based on the results of measurement of the RS fundamental processes, and proposals to the RS Top Management regarding the improvement of the RS QS.
