Contacting the Company Security Officer
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Contacting the Company Security Officer

  27 The position of Company Security Officer (CSO) is a 24-hour responsibility. However, the CSO does not have to directly undertake all the duties and responsibilities of the CSO and their delegation is acceptable. In most instances the direct point of contact between a ship and its Company will be through the duty officer of the Company, who, if not the actual CSO, can alert the Company official undertaking the duties of the CSO. If duly authorized officers wish to confirm the procedures under which the ship can contact the CSO it would appear appropriate that a reasonable test would be the speed with which the ship can contact the duty officer of the Company and receive a response from either the CSO or the Company official acting on the behalf of the CSO.

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