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  2 The Committee considered the security measures and procedures to be applied during ship/port interface when either the ship or the port facility do not comply with the requirements of chapter XI-2 and of the ISPS Code.

  3 The Committee recalled paragraph B/9.51 of the ISPS Code which recommends that the ship security plan (SSP) should establish details of the procedures and security measures the ship should apply when:

  • .1 it is at a port of a State which is not a Contracting Government;

  • .2 it is interfacing with a ship to which the ISPS Code does not applyfootnote;

  • .3 it is interfacing with a fixed or floating platform or a mobile drilling unit on location; or

  • .4 it is interfacing with a port or port facility which is not required to comply with chapter XI-2 and part A of the ISPS Code;

and thus considers that guidance, in this respect, is only required for those ships which have not already included appropriate provisions to this end in the approved SSP.

  4 The Committee decided to recommend that in such cases, if the ship's approved SSP does not already include provisions as recommended in paragraph B/9.51 of the ISPS Code, the ship should attempt to conclude, if possible, a Declaration of Security or to take the following action:

  • .1 record the actions taken by the Company Security Officer (CSO) and/or Ship Security Officer (SSO) to establish contact with the Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO), and/or any other persons responsible for the security of the port, ship or platform being interfaced;

  • .2 record the security measures and procedures put in place by the ship, bearing in mind the security level set by the Administration and any other available security-related information; and complete and sign, on behalf of the ship alone, a Declaration of Security;

  • .3 implement and maintain the security measures and procedures set out in the Declaration of Security throughout the duration of the interface;

  • .4 report the actions taken to the CSO and through the CSO to the Administration; and

  • .5 request the CSO to inform the authorities responsible for the exercise of control and compliance measures (regulation XI-2/9) and the PFSO(s) at the next port(s) of call of the difficulties the ship experienced and of the actions the ship itself took.

  5 The Committee recognized that a ship should be able to address most of the ship security activities required by section A/7 of the ISPS Code.

  6 In addition the Committee recognized that on certain occasions and, in particular, when a ship is required to call at a port of a State which is not a Contracting Government, the ship may be unable to identify the person responsible for the security of that port or to conclude with such a person a Declaration of Security.

Parent topic: Annex 1 - Guidance Relating to the Implementation of SOLAS Chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code
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