The Maritime Safety Committee,
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The Maritime Safety Committee,

  1 The Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR), at its seventh session (13 to 17 January 2003), taking into account the urgency and importance of implementing SOLAS regulation XI-2/6 on Ship Security Alert Systems adopted by the Conference of Contracting Governments to the SOLAS Convention, 1974 (7-13 December 2002) to be used in the enhancement of Maritime Security, prepared the guidance on provision of ship security alert systems.

  2 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-seventh session (28 May to 6 June 2003), agreed to the proposed guidance regarding Ship Security Alert Systems, as set out in the annex.

  3 Member Governments are requested to bring the annexed guidance to the attention of Maritime Administrations, shipmasters, port authorities, port facility security operators, national authorities responsible for security, shipping companies, system manufacturers and designers.


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