Annex - Interim Scheme for the Compliance of Special Purpose Ships with the Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Security – (Adopted on 19 May 2006)
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Annex - Interim Scheme for the Compliance of Special Purpose Ships with the Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Security – (Adopted on 19 May 2006)

 The Maritime Safety Committee decided that:

  1 For the purpose of this Scheme:

  • .1 “Gross tonnage” means the gross tonnage of the ship as determined under the provisions of the International Convention on the Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 and shown on the International Tonnage Certificate (1969) of the ship;

  • .2 “Requirements” means the requirements of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and part A of the ISPS Code, taking into account the guidance given in part B of the ISPS Code;

  • .3 “Special purpose ship” means a special purpose ship as defined in the SPS Code, irrespective of the date on which the keel of the ship was laid, of 500 gross tonnage and upwards engaged on international voyage which has not been required by the Administration to comply with the Requirements; and

  • .4 “SPS Code” means the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships which is annexed to resolution A.534(13) as amendedfootnote.

  2 Terms not otherwise defined in this Scheme shall have the same meaning as the meaning attributed to them in SOLAS chapters I and XI-2 or the ISPS Code.

  3 Special purpose ships, other than those owned or operated by a SOLAS Contracting Government (Contracting Government) and used only on Government non-commercial service and Companies operating such ships which have not been required to comply with the Requirements shall comply with the Requirements by not later than 1 July 2008.

  4 Until 30 June 2008, special purpose ships not complying with the Requirements whilst within a port facility which is required to comply with the Requirements shall acknowledge the measures to enhance maritime security established by the Contracting Government within whose territory the port facility is located and, irrespective of the provisions of SOLAS regulation XI-2/10.3 footnote (relating to the submission of the Declaration of Security) and sections A/5.1 and A/5.2 of the ISPS Code, shall request a Declaration of Securityfootnote as from 1 October 2006. Contracting Governments are urged to facilitate such requests and to issue appropriate guidance on this Scheme to port facilities located within their territories. If the port facility security officer refuses the request of the ship for a Declaration of Security then the special purpose ship shall use the Declaration of Securityfootnote to record the security measures that it has taken and shall complete and sign, on behalf of the ship alone, the Declaration of Security. If the special purpose ship does not have a designated ship security officer, the Declaration of Security shall be concluded by the master.

  5 If an Administration has issued to a special purpose ship entitled to fly its flag a statement attesting that the ship is not required to comply with the Requirements, that statement shall be withdrawn and cancelled. An Administration may issue to a special purpose ship entitled to fly its flag, which it did not require to comply with the Requirements, a statement attesting that the ship is subject to the provisions of this Scheme.

  6 Without prejudice to the provisions of SOLAS regulation XI-2/2.2 to XI-2/2.2.1, port facilities which have not been required by the Contracting Government within whose territory they are located to comply with the Requirements because they serve special purpose ships shall comply with the Requirements not later than 1 July 2008.

  7 Special purpose ships which, on the date of adoption of this Scheme, were holding either a valid International or a valid Interim International Ship Security Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefits under this Scheme and shall maintain compliance with the Requirements. In addition, port facilities serving special purpose ships which on the date of adoption of this Scheme were implementing security measures in accordance with an approved port facility security plan shall not be entitled to any benefits under this Scheme and shall maintain compliance with the Requirements.

  8 Contracting Governments when exercising control and compliance measures pursuant to the provisions of SOLAS regulation XI-2/9 in relation to special purpose ships shall adhere to the provisions of this Schemefootnote.

  9 Contracting Governments may, when implementing this Scheme, conclude written bilateral or multilateral agreements with other Contracting Governments on alternative security agreements covering special purpose ships operating on short international voyages between port facilities located within their territories. Any such agreement shall not compromise the level of security of other ships or of port facilities not covered by the agreement.

  10 This Scheme shall cease to apply on 1 July 2008.

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1189 – Interim Scheme for the Compliance of Special Purpose Ships with the Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Security – (30 May 2006)
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