Information to be Provided by Ships Prior to Entry into Port
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Information to be Provided by Ships Prior to Entry into Port

  3.1 The Contracting Government may, in ensuring compliance with chapter XI-2, require that ships intending to enter its ports provide the following information (regulation XI-2/9.2.1):

  • .1 confirmation that the ship possesses a valid ISSC or a valid Interim ISSC and the name of its issuing authorityfootnote (regulation XI-2/9.2.1.1);

  • .2 the security level at which the ship is currently operating (regulation XI 2/9.2.1.2);

  • .3 the security level at which the ship operated in the previous tenfootnote calls at port facilities (regulation XI-2/9.2.1.3);

  • .4 any special or additional security measures that were taken by the ship in any previous port where it has conducted a ship/port interface within the timeframe specified paragraph 3.1.3 above (regulation XI-2/9.2.1.4). For example, a ship may provide, or be requested to provide, information, that might be recorded in the ship's log book or in another document such as the ship's security log bookfootnote, related to:

    • .1 measures taken while visiting a port facility located in the territory of a State which is not a Contracting Government, especially those measures that would normally have been provided by port facilities located in the territories of Contracting Governments (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.37.1); and

    • .2 any Declarations of Security that were entered into with port facilities or other ships (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.37.2);

  • .5 confirmation that appropriate ship security procedures were maintained during any ship-to-ship activity during the period covered by its previous ten calls at port facilities (regulation XI-2/9.2.1.5). For example, a ship may provide, or be requested to provide, information related to:

    • .1 measures taken while engaged in a ship-to-ship activity with a ship flying the flag of a State which is not a Contracting Government, especially those measures that would normally have been provided by ships flying the flag of Contracting Governments (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.38.1);

    • .2 measures taken while engaged in a ship-to-ship activity with a ship flying the flag of a Contracting Government but not required to comply with the provisions of chapter XI-2 and part A of the ISPS Code, such as a copy of any security certificate issued to that ship under other provisions (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.38.2); and

    • .3 in the event that persons or goods rescued at sea are on board, all known information about such persons or goods, including their identities when known and the results of any checks run on behalf of the ship to establish the security status of those rescued. It is not the intention of chapter XI-2 or part A of the ISPS Code to delay or prevent the delivery of those in distress at sea to a place of safety. It is the sole intention of chapter XI-2 and part A of the ISPS Code to provide States with enough appropriate information to maintain their security integrity (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.38.3);

  • .6 other practical security related information (but not details of the ship security plan) (regulation XI-2/9.2.1.6). For example, a ship may provide, or be requested to provide, information related to:

    • .1 information contained in the Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.1);

    • .2 location of the ship at the time the report is made (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.2);

    • .3 expected time of arrival of the ship in port (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.3);

    • .4 crew listfootnote (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.4);

    • .5 general description of cargo aboard the shipfootnote (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.5);

    • .6 passenger listfootnote (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.6);

    • .7 information regarding who is responsible for appointing the members of the crew or other persons currently employed or engaged on board the ship in any capacity on the business of that ship (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.7 and regulation XI-2/5);

    • .8 information regarding who is responsible for deciding the employment of the ship (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.7 and regulation XI-2/5); and

    • .9 in cases where the ship is employed under the terms of charter party(ies), who are the parties to such charter party(ies). (ISPS Code paragraph B/4.39.7 and regulation XI-2/5).

Parent topic: Chapter 3 - Ships Intending to Enter a Port of Another Contracting Government
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