Alassia’s published policies cover compliance, ethics, environmental protection, health and safety, and equal treatment across ship and shore operations.
1. Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
The Codes are based on the Company’s beliefs and values establishing its commitment to honesty, integrity, professionalism and impartiality. The aim of the Codes is to ensure that we are all united by strong and clear values and the highest standards of behaviour. The Company does not tolerate the engagement in, or concealment of, any humiliating/intimidating or other behaviour which may be interpreted as harassment, abuse/bullying, racism or discrimination.
2. Safety Policy
The Company is committed to provide safe practices in ship operation and a safe working environment for ensuring prevention of human injury or loss of life, welfare of employees and avoidance of any adverse impact on property, and its goal is to achieve ZERO accidents through continuous improvement. Safety management objectives also include assessing all identified risks to its ships, personnel and the environment and establishing appropriate safeguards, and continuously improving safety management skills of personnel ashore and aboard.
3. Quality Policy
The Company is committed to provide quality services which consistently and continuously meet the requirements of its customers. By adopting a proactive approach concerning the needs of our clients and by being responsive to their requests, suggestions or complaints, we are always trying to improve the value of our services. The criteria for the quality of our services are established by monitoring, measuring and analysing our objectives and targets, by reviewing our objectives and targets for continual suitability, and by verifying that those processes are effectively implemented.
4. Environmental Policy
The Company is committed to improve environmental performance in all areas of vessels’ operation. We are committed to reducing waste oil or other pollutant production, controlling emissions and wastes to below harmful levels, eliminating spills and environmental incidents, and identifying and mitigating key environmental risks. Our long-term goals are to achieve ZERO incidents and ZERO spills at sea through continuous improvement.
5. Health and Hygiene Policy
The Company is committed to always ensure that all employees execute their work under healthy and hygienic conditions and its goal is to achieve the highest standards of health and personal hygiene through continuous improvement.
6. Energy Efficiency Management Policy
The Company is committed to always promote energy efficiency awareness through training to the shore and sea-going personnel and implement energy related campaigns and other personnel incentive and motivating programs, aiming at continually improved energy efficiency performance, through well-planned and properly managed ship operations, time-specific targets, in-service performance monitoring, and compliance with all applicable legal requirements related to ship energy efficiency management.
7. Drug & Alcohol Policy
The Company has banned all alcoholic beverages from the managed vessels (ZERO alcohol policy). Any form of drug is prohibited except prescribed drugs, as is the misuse of legitimate drugs. No seafarer, whatever rank, will navigate the vessel or operate its equipment while impaired by drugs or alcohol or where there is any risk of such impairment. Drug possession, distribution and trafficking is strictly prohibited.
8. Cyber Security Policy
The Company is committed to monitor and increase employees’ awareness, to verify their familiarization with potential threats, focus on security training and train employees on strategies necessary to prevent or respond to threats. Supporting procedures include incident handling, information backup, system access, antivirus controls, passwords, and encryption.
9. Social Media Policy
This policy assists our seafarers in making responsible decisions about the way they use social media. It prohibits postings that might contain discriminatory remarks, harassment and threats of violence, and gives guidelines for prudent use of the internet.
10. Anti-bribery Policy
Our company follows strict rules on anti-bribery, money laundering and corruption. Any kind of offer, gift or bribe in any form, direct or indirect, including kickbacks, is strongly prohibited in all company operations. Procurements are conducted in a fair and transparent way, and every supplier with whom we do business is informed of our anti-bribery practices via our electronic procurement platform.
11. Data Protection Policy
All information regarding the Company’s operations is treated as business confidential to the extent permitted by law. We only collect the personal information that is provided voluntarily and we recognize and respect the privacy of our applicants, current employees and former employees. We are dedicated to protecting the confidentiality and privacy of information entrusted to us and comply with personal data privacy legislation.