Maritime security
Maritime security is an
integral part of IMO's responsibilities. A comprehensive security regime for
international shipping entered into force on 1 July 2004. The mandatory
security measures, adopted in December 2002, include a number of amendments to
the 1974 Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS),
the most far-reaching of which enshrines the new International Ship and Port
Facility Security Code (ISPS Code), which contains detailed security-related
requirements for Governments, port authorities and shipping companies in a
mandatory section (Part A), together with a series of guidelines about how to
meet these requirements in a second, non-mandatory section (Part B).
Circulars relating to
maritime security:
MSC/Circ.1130 Guidance to masters, Companies and duly authorized officers
on the requirements relating to the submission of security-related information
prior to the entry of a ship into port
MSC/Circ.1111 Guidance relating to the implementation of SOLAS chapter
XI-2 and the ISPS Code (English)
This circular includes:
- ANNEX 1
GUIDANCE RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLAS CHAPTER XI-2 AND THE ISPS
CODE
- ANNEX 2
RESOLUTION MSC.159(78) (adopted on 21 May 2004) INTERIM GUIDANCE ON
CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE MEASURES TO ENHANCE MARITIME SECURITY
MSC/Circ.1072 Guidance on provision of ship security alert systems
Purchase the ISPS
Code and SOLAS amendments
Model Course -
ISPS - Company Security Officer, 2003 edition
Model Course - ISPS - Port Facility Security Officer, 2003 edition
Model Course - ISPS - Ship Security Officer, 2003 edition
Model Course - ISPS - Port Facility Security Officer, 2003 edition
Model Course - ISPS - Ship Security Officer, 2003 edition
