1.1 The present Guidance applies to shipboard
personnel other than ship security officers employed or engaged
on a ship which is required to comply with the provisions
of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code.
1.2 The term “shipboard personnel”
means: (1) master and the members of the crew or other persons employed
or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business
of that ship, including high-speed craft; (2) in the case
of special purpose shipsfootnote, the
crewfootnote and the special purpose personnelfootnote; and (3) in the case of mobile offshore
drilling units not on location, the special personnelfootnote and the maritime crewfootnote; and excludes passengers.