HAVING ADOPTED amendments to the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (hereinafter referred
to as "the Convention"), concerning special measures to enhance maritime
safety and security,
CONSIDERING that the new chapter
XI-2 of the Convention makes a reference to an International
Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and
requires that ships, companies and port facilities to comply with
the relevant requirements of part A of
the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, as
specified in part A of the ISPS Code,
BEING OF THE OPINION that the implementation by Contracting
Governments of the said chapter will greatly contribute to the enhancement
of maritime safety and security and safeguarding those on board and
ashore,
HAVING CONSIDERED a draft of the International Code for
the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities prepared by the Maritime
Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (hereinafter
referred to as "the Organization"), at its seventy-fifth and seventy-sixth
session, for consideration and adoption by the Conference,
1. ADOPTS the International Code for the Security
of Ships and of Port Facilities (hereinafter referred to as "the Code"),
the text of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;
2. INVITES Contracting Governments to the Convention
to note that the Code will take effect on 1 July 2004 upon entry into
force of the new chapter XI-2 of
the Convention;
3. REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee to keep
the Code under review and amend it, as appropriate;
4. REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the Organization
to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the text
of the Code contained in the Annex to
all Contracting Governments to the Convention;
5. FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit
copies of this resolution and its Annex to
all Members of the Organization, which are not Contracting Governments
to the Convention.