This system provides a comprehensive system of documents relating to Safety Management in the CCGA-P.
They describe how vessels are to be maintained, and operated safely, minimising the risk of accidents to the volunteers or incidents to society vessels, how to minimise adverse affects on the environment, and the need to preplan should a vessel be involved in an incident itself.
Further the system describes the requirements of the CCGA-P with regard to human resources issues and the training required to achieve a level of competency, and the ongoing "professional" development by individual volunteers.
These are living documents, and are expected to evolve as a result of accidents, improvements in techniques, changing rules and regulations and input from the members.
The documents are controlled. This means that only the most recent version is to be used. There will be a need for stations to print out a current copy, - it will be necessary to check that the printed version is still the current version.