9 Recommended Practice
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC/Circular.1156 – Guidance on the Access of Public Authorities, Emergency Response Services and Pilots on Board Ships to which SOLAS Chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code Apply – (23 May 2005) - Annex - Guidance on the Access of Public Authorities, Emergency Response Services and Pilots on Board Ships to which SOLAS Chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code Apply - 9 Recommended Practice

9 Recommended Practice

  9.1 The shipboard personnel responsible for controlling the access to the ship should:

  • .1 unless other arrangements have been previously made by, or through, the agent of the ship, seek from the public authorities, the emergency response services and the pilots when boarding the ship, the presentation of their identification document and from the public authorities and the emergency response services the purpose of their intended visit;

  • .2 record the details of the identification document presented, if such a recording would not amount to obstruction of the person in question in the performance of his or her duties;

  • .3 escort, when necessary and without unnecessary delay, the public authorities or emergency response services to their intended destination on board;

  • .4 advise, if appropriate, without delay, the master and the SSO as to the arrival of the public authorities, the emergency response services or of the pilot; and

  • .5 verify the authenticity of the identity, or identification document if the ship has serious reasons for doubting the authenticity of the identification document presented, without obstructing any public authority or the emergency response services from the performance of their duties.


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