General Security Aspects
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General Security Aspects

  4.3 When visiting a ship for the purposes of regulation XI-2/9.1.1, the duly authorized officer may, in order to observe and gain a general impression of the overall security arrangements of the ship, consider the following aspects:

  • .1 while approaching and boarding the ship and moving around the ship take note of the specific security aspects described in paragraphs 4.4.1 to 4.4.12 below, taking into account the security level, or levels, the ship and the port facility are operating at. Duly authorized officers should only consider those aspects which arise during the course of their normal business on board;

  • .2 check that the ISSC or the Interim ISSC is on board, valid and has been issued by the Administration, a recognized security organization authorized by it or by another Contracting Government at the request of the Administration;

  • .3 check that the security level at which the ship is operating is at least that set by the Contracting Government for the port facility (regulation XI-2/4.3);

  • .4 identifying the ship security officer;

  • .5 when checking other documentation, ask for evidence that security drills have been carried out at appropriate intervals and seek information on any exercise involving the ship;

  • .6 check the records of the last tenfootnote calls at port facilities (regulation XI-2/9.2.1), including the records of any ship-to-ship activities that took place during this period, which should include for each case:

  • .7 assess whether key members of the ship's security personnel are able to communicate effectively with each other on security-related matters.

Parent topic: Chapter 4 - Control of Ships in Port
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