Training of PCASP
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1405/Rev.2 – Revised Interim Guidance to Shipowners, Ship Operators, and Shipmasters on the Use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel on Board Ships in the High Risk Area1 – (25 May 2012) - Annex – Revised Interim Guidance to Shipowners, Ship Operators, and Shipmasters on the Use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel on Board Ships in the High Risk Area1 - 4 PMSC selection criteria - Training of PCASP

Training of PCASP

  4.6 As the quality of professional training given to PCASP is of extreme importance, the shipowner should verify that PMSC have adequate training procedures in place. The records of that training should give confidence that the PCASP have been provided with appropriate knowledge and skills.

  4.7 PMSC should be able to provide documentary evidence which may include:

  • .1 comprehensive and detailed records of training, both initial and refresher training, available for inspection;

  • .2 that subject to any additional requirements of the flag State, PCASP have received, as a minimum, shipboard familiarization training, including communication protocols;

  • .3 that personnel have been trained and qualified to documented company standards in the appropriate use of force following recognized principles/guidelines recognized by the flag State;

  • .4 that personnel have been trained to operate the specific firearms and other security equipment that will be used on the ships on which they will be deployed;

  • .5 that personnel have been given medical training to a recognized international standard; and

  • .6 that personnel have been given appropriate training and/or briefing with specific reference to the ship type, where that ship will be operating, and the provisions of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, International Safety Management (ISM) Code and BMP.

Parent topic: 4 PMSC selection criteria
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