HAVING ADOPTED amendments to the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (hereinafter referred
to as "the Convention"), concerning special measures to enhance maritime
safety and security,
RECALLING that chapter XI-2 of
the Convention applies only to:
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(a) the following types of ships engaged on international
voyages:
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.1 passenger ships including passenger high-speed
craft; and
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.2 cargo ships, including cargo high speed craft,
of 500 gross tonnage and upwards; and
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.3 mobile offshore drilling units; and
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(b) port facilities serving such ships engaged
on international voyages,
RECOGNIZING the important contribution that the implementation
of the special measures adopted will make towards the safe and secure
operation of ships, for pollution prevention and for the safety and
security of those on board and ashore,
RECOGNIZING ALSO the need to address and establish appropriate
measures to enhance the security of ships and of port facilities other
than those covered by chapter XI-2 of
the Convention,
RECOGNIZING FURTHER that the establishment of such measures
will further enhance and positively contribute towards the international
efforts to ensure maritime security and to prevent and suppress acts
threatening the security in the maritime transport sector,
1. INVITES Contracting Governments to the Convention
to establish, as they may consider necessary, and to disseminate,
as they deem fit, appropriate measures to enhance the security of
ships and of port facilities other than those covered by chapter XI-2 of the Convention;
2. ENCOURAGES, in particular, Contracting Governments
to establish, as they may consider necessary, and to disseminate,
as they deem fit, information to facilitate the interactions of ships
and of port facilities to which chapter
XI-2 of the Convention applies with ships which are not covered
by chapter XI-2 of the Convention;
3. ALSO ENCOURAGES Contracting Governments to
establish, as they may consider necessary, and to disseminate as they
deem fit, information to facilitate contact and liaison between company
and ship security officers and the authorities responsible for the
security of port facilities not covered by chapter
XI-2 of the Convention, prior to a ship entering, or anchoring
off, such a port;
4. FURTHER ENCOURAGES Contracting Governments,
when exercising their responsibilities for mobile offshore drilling
units and for fixed and floating platforms operating on their Continental
Shelf or within their Exclusive Economic Zone, to ensure that any
security provisions applying to such units and platforms allow interaction
with those applying to ships covered by chapter
XI-2 of the Convention, that serve, or operate in conjunction
with, such units or platforms;
5. REQUESTS Contracting Governments to inform
the Organization of any action they have taken in this respect.