Policy

• We will take disciplinary action, including dismissal, against anybody consuming alcohol, while ashore, for at least 4 hours prior scheduled watchkeeping duties or work period.
• Any crew member suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol while on duty will be immediately relieved from duty and placed under observation until the influence subsides.
• All crew members understand that it is their duty and benefit, to report immediately to the appropriate Officer or the Master, if they suspect or have evidence that one of their fellow crew members is intoxicated.
• The use of alcohol by pilots while performing duties is strictly prohibited. Any pilots under the influence and unable to perform duties will not be allowed to be part of the bridge team.
• All new recruits must undergo a Drug and Alcohol test prior to embarkation.
• All employees must be adequately informed of this Policy, which has the full support of Top Management and applies to all employees.

The Company believes that although shipping is the most fuel-efficient mode of transport, there is still a need for further action to enhance the energy efficiency of ship related operations. Improving energy efficiency contributes to environmental protection by reducing air emissions.

Energy efficiency is controlled primarily through well-planned and properly managed ship operations, requiring the personal commitment of all involved.

In our efforts to enhance the energy efficiency on the shipboard operations, the company is committed to:

• Establishing and maintaining a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP): This plan is regularly reviewed by relevant departments and applies to all fleet vessels. It outlines standard procedures and practices on best energy management under the various operational modes of the vessel.

• Setting Specific, Measurable, Attainable Targets: We have established a series of time- bound, measurable, and achievable goals. These targets are aligned with design optimization, in-service performance monitoring and best-practice operational management processes.
• Promoting Energy Efficiency Awareness: Through training programs for both shore- based and sea-going personnel and the implementation of energy related campaigns and other personnel incentive/motivating programs.
• Monitoring and Compliance: We are committed to adhering to all applicable legal requirements related to ship energy efficiency management.

This Policy is subject to periodic review and is supported by Top Management.

AN BINH LOGISTICS CORP is committed to improving environmental performance in all areas required by the international regulations, laws, and Company’s Safety Management System (SMS) towards a cleaner environment. Our commitments include:

• Pollution Prevention: Emphasizing source reduction, including necessary funding and human resources to effectively maintain the onboard systems, equipment, and components.
• Continuous Risk Reduction: Working towards the continual reduction of environmental risks.
• Transparency: Sharing information on our environmental performance with external stakeholders.

The Company’s goal is to achieve ZERO spills through ongoing improvement. For achieving this goal, the Company:

• Complies with Regulations: Adheres to all applicable environmental laws, regulations, and requirements, applying responsible standards even in areas where specific laws may not exist.
• Effective Responds to Incidents: Responds quickly and effectively to environmental incidents resulting from its operations, collaborating with industry organizations and government agencies.
• Risk Assessment: Identifies the environment and establishes appropriate safeguards.
• Employee Engagement: Encourages every employee to take responsibility for environmental performance and fosters appropriate operational practices and training.
• Operational Reviews: Undertakes regular reviews and evaluations of our operations to track progress and foster compliance with this Policy.
• Management of Emissions and Waste: Manages its business with the goal of preventing environmental incidents and of controlling emissions and wastes minimize harm.
• Facility Design and Maintenance: Designs, operates and maintains facilities to this end.
• Industry Collaboration: Shares experiences and insights to contribute to improvements in industry performance.

This Policy is fully supported by Top Management, is made available to the public, and applies to all employees of the Company.

AN BINH LOGISTICS CORP prioritizes health and hygiene in its operations, ensuring that all employees work under safe and hygienic conditions. Our commitment to ensure high standards of health and hygiene, involves:

• Complies with Regulations: Adhering to all relevant legislation and guidelines, and implementing responsible standards where specific laws and regulations do not exist.
• Risk Identification and Management: Seeking to identify and evaluate health and hygiene risks in our operations that could impact employees, contractors or the public, and establishes appropriate safeguards.
• Knowledge Dissemination: Communicating knowledge about health and hygiene risks to individuals at potential risk or organizations and the scientific community.
• Medical Fitness Assessment: Evaluating the medical fitness of employees at the time of employment and periodically thereafter to ensure their ability to work without undue risk to themselves or others.
• Risk Control Programs: Implementing programs and protective measures to manage identified risks, including monitoring employees at potential risk.
• Medical Services: Providing or arranging necessary medical services for the treatment of occupational illnesses or injuries and handling medical emergencies.
• Health & Hygiene Promotion: Offering voluntary programs to enhance employee well- being and personal safety, complementing their personal healthcare responsibilities.
• Operational Reviews: Undertaking regular reviews and evaluations of operations to track progress and to foster compliance with this Policy.

The Company’s goal is to achieve the highest standards of health and personal hygiene through continuous improvement.

Information about employees is confidential and should not be revealed to non-medical personnel except upon the employee’s request, as required by law, due to overriding public health considerations, or as necessary by the Company’s Drug and Alcohol Policy.

This Policy is fully supported by Top Management, publicly accessible and applicable to all Company’s employees.

1. Prioritize Navigation Safety
2. Adherence to International Regulations:
   • Always follow on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGs 1972)
3. Minimum Under Keel Clearance (UKC):
   • For all vessels when underway: 10% of vessel’s navigational draft after allowing for squat.(Note: If the depth of sea bottom is more than 200% of the vessel’s navigational draft after allowing for squat, there is no need to calculate UKC).
   • For vessels in the channel or in port limit area: 10% of vessel’s navigational draft after allowing for squat.
   • For vessels alongside a protected berth:
     • 0.3m for ships with summer drafts of less than 10m.
     • 0.6m for ships with summer drafts in the range of 10m – 18m.
     • 0.9m for ships with summer drafts in excess of 18 m.

1. • Vessels moored to sea berths such as Conventional/Multi Buoy Mooring (CBM) and Single Point Mooring (SPM) must make an additional allowance to account for sea-swell. This allowance will vary as detailed previously.
   • If a charterer requests a lesser minimum than stated above, or in ports where a lesser/greater allowance is permitted or accepted, the Master has to notify and consult the Company/ Operation Managers.
2. ECDIS Navigation:
   • In case of navigation with ECDIS, when determining UKC, the accuracy of charted depths within the ENCs required for the voyage should be taken into account (Refer Procedure for operation with NAVIGATIONAL POLICY ECDIS).
3. UKC in Chartering Zones:
   • In areas of charting CATZOC 6 (ZOC A1), the UKC should be 10% of calculated vessel draught.
   • In areas of charting CATZOC 4-5 (ZOC A2, B), the UKC should be 15% of calculated vessel draught.
   • In areas of charting CATZOC 2-3 (ZOC C, D), the UKC should be 25% of calculated vessel draught.
   • Where charting CATZOC is Un-assessed by the ENC producer (ZOC U), reference should be made to other sources of accuracy data before determining the UKC.

AN BINH LOGISTICS CORP endeavors to earn the confidence of the shipowners, charterers, seafarers and the marine industry and be recognized as a high quality, trustworthy international ship manager. This can only be achieved by providing flawless services that satisfy all relevant requirements. The Company always provides professional ship management services to owners and charterers, protecting their interests and assets under its care, and fulfilling all expectations.

The Company is committed to complying with all applicable legal and other requirements related to pertinent hazards and to continually improving the effectiveness of its SMS.

The Company adopts a proactive approach concerning the needs of its clients and is responsive to their requests, suggestions or complaints, always trying to improve the value of its services.

The Company encourages employee teamwork, personal improvement, cooperation, innovative thinking, initiative, leadership, decisiveness and focus on client’s needs and satisfaction.

The Company sets measurable HSQE objectives and targets and reviews them when appropriate. To objectively assess performance, the Company:

• Establishes criteria for the quality of its
• Monitors, measures and analyses its objectives and targets for continual suitability to verify that processes are effectively implemented.

The SMS defines the methods used to achieve Company’s policies and objectives, and targets. Its implementation ensures that all applicable requirements related to managing ships will be satisfied, thus providing the necessary confidence between the Company and its customers.

The Company’s management considers its SMS as the basic tool for providing consistent and effective ship management services and improvements, ensuring it is regularly reviewed and adequately resourced to maintain its suitability and effectiveness. The management commits itself to the active implementation of the SMS and requires all involved personnel to do the same.

Every suggestion for improvement will be given full attention and will be brought to the highest level of the management.

The Management of AN BINH LOGISTICS CORP is committed to taking all reasonable precautions and measures during the operation of managed vessels to ensure safety at sea, the prevention of human injury or loss of life, and the avoidance of damage to property.

The Company’s goal is to achieve ZERO accidents through continuous improvement. To fulfill these objectives, the management is committed to the following approach:

• Compliance with mandatory rules and regulations, considering Codes, guidelines, and standards recommended by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Flag Administrations, Classification Societies, and Industry organizations, applicable to the operations of managed vessels.
• Adherence to a Safety Management System (SMS) by all Company employees, including those on managed vessels, promoting the concept of safety, environmental excellence, continuous improvement, and enhancement of personnel skills.
• Assigning employees with the necessary skills and capabilities in required areas of responsibility, including adequate verification resources.
• Defining the organization, responsibility, authority, and interfacing of the various management functions within the framework of the SMS.
• Providing safe and environmentally sound practices in the operation of managed vessels.
• Maintaining a safe working environment onboard to assist in preventing human injury and loss of life.
• Offering necessary training to ensure that the Company’s employees are capable of achieving safety and pollution prevention objectives in their work.

• Providing facilities, systems/equipment, and a maintenance system suited for achieving objectives.
• Conducting management review meetings and management system audits.

This Policy has the full support of Top Management and applies to all Company employees.

AN BINH LOGISTICS CORP has established this Cyber Security Policy to address cyber security concerns. The primary goal of this policy is to protect the company’s information assets from all threats, whether internal or external, deliberate or accidental. This policy aims to ensure operational continuity, minimize damage, and maximize return on investments and opportunities within the industry.

Top Management has approved this Cyber Security Policy. It is the policy of AN BINH LOGISTICS CORP to ensure that:

1. Information and systems identified as vulnerable to cyber-attacks will be protected against loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
2. Regulatory and legislative requirements will be met.
3. Cyber Security Contingency Plans are in place for robust support.
4. Cyber Security training is available to all staff.
5. All breaches of information security, whether actual or suspected, will be reported to and investigated by the Information Security Manager.
6. Cooperating third parties (such as service providers and producers) will be reviewed regarding their Cyber Security policies and performance.
7. Guidance and procedures have been established to support this policy, including incident handling, information backup, system access, virus controls, passwords, and encryption.
8. The role and responsibility of the designated Information Security Manager is to manage information security and provide advice and guidance on implementing the Cyber Security Policy.
9. The designated owner of the Cyber Security Policy is directly responsible for maintaining and reviewing the policy.
10. All managers are directly responsible for implementing the Cyber Security Policy within their departments.

It is the responsibility of each employee/crew member to adhere to the Cyber Security Policy. Notes:

• Information can take various forms, including data printed or written on paper, stored electronically, transmitted by post or using electronic means, stored on tape or video, or spoken in conversation.
• Confidentiality: Ensuring that information is accessible only to authorized individuals.
• Integrity: Safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of information and processing methods.
• Availability: Ensuring that authorized users have access to relevant information when required.
• This policy ensures that information and vital services are available to users whenever needed.
• Depending on the business’s size and nature, the role of the Information Security Manager may be a part-time or full-time position.

Top Management Commitment:

The Company’s Top Management is dedicated to providing a safe and secure working environment on its ships, supporting efforts to detect and deter terrorist or criminal activities.

Security Management System:

To enforce this Policy, the Company has developed a Security Management System that includes:

1. Development, implementation, and updating of an individual Ship Security Plan for each Company vessel, in accordance with the provisions of the ISPS Code Parts A & B and the US Coast Guard MVIC 10-02.
2. Development, implementation, and updating of an individual Cyber Security Plan for each Company vessel.
3. Detection of security threats and implementation of preventive measures against potential security incidents.
4. Designation of senior staff with overall responsibility for security within the Company and on individual ships.
5. Cooperation with responsible authorities and adherence to their
6. Promotion of security awareness among all
7. Establishment of a reporting and recording system for security incidents, implementing and verifying specific onboard security measures.
8. Establishment of a Cyber Security Plan on each vessels.

Support and Compliance:

The Company commits to providing appropriate security guidance, advice, documentation, and resources to meet its security objectives and fully comply with the ISPS Code and any additional requirements by relevant Contracting Governments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Company ensures that the Company Security Officer (CSO), the Master, and the Ship Security Officer (SSO) receive necessary support to fulfill their duties in accordance with Chapter XI-2 of the ISPS Code.

Objectives:

The Company aims to:

1. Provide security procedures and practices for ship operations to protect port security and the wider community, establishing safeguards for the crew, passengers, and port personnel onboard.
2. Enhance the security skills and awareness of Company personnel ashore and
3. Prioritize the Security Policy over commercial interests if a conflict arises, with the Master giving precedence to this Policy.

Implementation and Training:

Achievement of these objectives involves:

1. Comprehensive training for Company and ship personnel, both upon hiring and continuously during their employment.
2. Active promotion of security awareness amongst Company and ship
3. Consideration of decisions made by the international shipping
4. Regular documented reviews and internal audits of security procedures and plans for constant improvement.
5. Advance scheduling of voyages, cargo handling, and all ship’s operations to anticipate potential dangers and take necessary precautions.

Compliance:

All employees and crew members are expected to comply with the requirements of the Ship Security Plan (SSP) and be familiar with their relevant security duties and measures to protect the ship from unlawful acts.

Emergency Response:

In the event of an attack or hijack attempt, the preservation of the lives of ship personnel is the top priority.

Knowledge and Training:

The Company ensures that the CSO, the Master, and the SSO, as well as shipboard personnel with specific security duties, have adequate knowledge and training to perform their assigned duties in accordance with SOLAS and the ISPS Code.

Policy Review:

This Policy will be revised as necessary to ensure the achievement of its aims and to monitor the effectiveness of its procedures and guidelines.

Safety and Security:

In case of conflict between safety and security, the Company declares that safety will always take precedence.