SUMMARY OF SECURITY MEASURES (PART B, SECTION 9)

Measures
1. Access to the Ship by ship’s
personnel, passengers, visitors, Security Level 1 Security Level 2 SecuritySecurity Level 3
etc.
The SSP should establish the security At security level 1, the SSP should establish the At security level 2, the SSP should establish the At security level 3, the ship should comply with the
measures covering all means of security measures to control access to the security measures to be applied to protect against a instructions issued by those responding to the
access to the ship identified in the ship, where the following may be applied: heightened risk of a security incident to ensure security incident or threat thereof. The SSP should
SSA. This should include any: higher vigilance and tighter control, which may detail the security measures which could be taken by
1. checking the identity of all persons seeking to include: the ship, in close co-operation with those responding
1. Access ladders; board the ship and confirming their reasons for and the port facility, which may include:
2. access gangways; doing so by checking joining instructions, 1. assigning additional personnel to patrol deck
3. access ramps; passenger tickets, boarding passes, work orders areas during silent hours to deter unauthorised 1. limiting access to a single, controlled, access
4. access doors, side scuttles, etc; access; point;
windows and ports; 2. in liaison with the port facility the ship should 2. limiting the number of access points to the ship, 2. granting access only to those responding to the
5. mooring lines and anchor chains; ensure that designated secure areas are identifying those to be closed and the means of security incident or threat thereof;
6. cranes and hoisting gear, and established in which inspections and searching of adequately securing them; 3. directions of persons on board;
7. other access points identified in the people, baggage (including carry on items), 3. deterring waterside access to the ship, including, 4. suspension of embarkation or disembarkation;
SSA. personal effects, vehicles and their contents can for example, in liaison with the port facility, 5. suspension of cargo handling operations,
take place provision of boat patrols deliveries etc;
3. in liaison with the port facility the ship should 4. establishing a restricted area on the shore-side of 6. evacuation of the ship;
ensure that vehicles destined to be loaded on the ship, in close co-operation with the port 7. movement of the ship;
board car carriers, ro-ro and other passenger facility; 8. preparing for a full or partial search of the ship.
ships are subjected to search prior to loading, in 5. increasing the frequency and detail of searches of
accordance with the frequency required in the people, personal effects, and vehicles being
SSP; embarked or loaded onto the ship;
4. segregating checked persons and their personal 6. escorting visitors on the ship;
effects from unchecked persons and their 7.providing additional specific security briefings to
personal effects; all ship personnel on any identified threats, re-
6. segregating embarking from disembarking emphasising the procedures for reporting
passengers; suspicious persons, objects, or activities and the
7. identification of access points that should be stressing the need for increased vigilance; and,
secured or attended to prevent unauthorized 8. carrying out a full or partial search of the ship.
access;
8. securing, by locking or other means, access to
unattended spaces adjoining areas to which
passengers and visitors have access; and
9. providing security briefings to all ship personnel
on possible threats, the procedures for reporting
suspicious persons, objects or activities and the
need for vigilance.

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2. Restricted Areas on the Ship. Security Level 1 Security Level 2 SecuritySecurity Level 3
The SSP should identify the restricted At security level 1, the SSP should establish the At security level 2, the frequency and intensity of the At security level 3, the ship should comply with the
areas to be established on the ship, security measures to be applied to restricted areas, monitoring of, and control of access to restricted instructions issued by those responding to the
specify their extent, times of which may include: areas should be increased to ensure that only security incident or threat thereof. The SSP should
application the security measures to authorized persons have access. The SSP should detail the security measures which could be taken by
be taken to control access to them 1. locking or securing access points; establish the additional security measures to be the ship, in close co-operations with those
and those to be taken to control 2. using surveillance equipment to monitor the applied, which may include: responding and the port facility, which may include:
activities within them. Restricted areas areas;
may include: 3. using guards or patrols; and 1. establishing restricted areas adjacent to access 1. the setting up of additional restricted areas on the
4. using automatic intrusion detection devices to points; ship in proximity to the security incident, or the
1. navigation bridge, mach. spaces of alert the ship’s personnel of unauthorised access. 2. continuously monitoring surveillance equipment; believed location of the security threat, to which
category A and other control and access is denied; and
stations as defined in Ch.II-2; 3. dedicating additional personnel to guard and 2. searching of restricted areas as part of a search of
2. spaces containing security and patrol restricted areas. the ship.
surveillance equipment and
systems and their controls and
lighting system controls;
3. ventilation and air-conditioning
systems and other similar spaces;
4. spaces with access to potable
water tanks, pumps, or manifolds;
5. spaces containing dangerous
goods or hazardous substances;
6. spaces containing cargo pumps
and their controls;
7. cargo spaces and spaces
containing ship’s stores;
8. crew accommodation; and
9. any other areas as determined by
the CSO, through the SSA to which
access must be restricted to
maintain the security of the ship.
3. Handling of Cargo.
Security Level 1 Security Level 2 Security Level 3
The security measures relating to At security level 1, the SSP should establish the At security level 2, the SSP should establish the At security level 3, the ship should comply with the
cargo handling should: security measures to be applied during cargo additional security measures to be applied during instructions issued by those responding to the
handling, which may include: cargo handling, which may include: security incident or threat thereof. The SSP should
1. prevent tampering, and detail the security measures which could be taken by
2. prevent cargo that is not meant for 1. routine checking of cargo, cargo transport units 1. detailed checking of cargo, cargo transport units the ship, in close co-operation with those responding
carriage from being accepted and and cargo spaces prior to, and during, cargo and cargo spaces; and the port facility, which may include:
stored on board the ship. handling operations; 2. intensified checks to ensure that only the
2. checks to ensure that cargo being loaded intended cargo is loaded; 1. suspension of the loading or unloading of cargo;
The security measures should include matches the cargo documentation; 3. intensified searching of vehicles to be loaded on and
inventory control procedures at 3. ensuring, in liaison with the port facility, that car-carriers, ro-ro and passenger ships; and 2. verify the inventory of dangerous goods and

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access points to the ship. Once on vehicles to be loaded on board car-carriers, ro-ro 4. increased frequency and detail in checking of hazardous substances carried on board, if any,
board the ship, cargo should be and passenger ships are subjected to search seals or other methods used to prevent and their location.
capable of being identified as having prior to loading, in accordance with the frequency tampering.
been approved for loading onto the required in the SSP; and
ship. In addition, security measures 4. checking of seals or other methods used to Detailed checking of cargo may be accomplished by
should be developed to ensure that prevent tampering. the following means:
cargo, once on board, is not tampered 1. increasing the frequency and detail of visual and
with. Checking of cargo may be accomplished by the physical examination;
following means: 2. increasing the frequency of the use of scanning/
1. visual and physical examination; and detection equipment, mech. devices, dogs; and
2. using scanning/detection equipment, mechanical 3. co-ordinating enhanced security measures with
devices, or dogs. the shipper or other party in accordance with an
established agreement and procedures.
4. Delivery of Ship’s Stores. Security Level 1 Security Level 2 Security Level 3
The security measures relating to the At security level 1, the SSP should establish the At security level 2, the SSP should establish the At security level 3, the ship should comply with the
delivery of ship’s stores should: security measures to be applied during delivery of additional security measures to be applied during instructions issued by those responding to the
ship’s stores, which may include: delivery of ship’s stores by exercising checks prior security incident or threat thereof. The SSP should
1. ensure checking of ship’s stores to receiving stores on board and intensifying detail the security measures which could be taken by
and package integrity; 1. checking to ensure stores match the order prior to inspections. the ship, in close co-operation with those responding
2. prevent ship’s stores from being being loaded on board; and and the port facility, which may include:
accepted without inspection; 2. ensuring immediate secure stowage of ship’s
3. prevent tampering; and stores. 1. subjecting ship’s stores to more extensive
4. prevent ship’s stores from being checking;
accepted unless ordered. 2. preparation for restriction or suspension of
handling of ship’s stores; and
For ships regularly using the port 3. refusal to accept ship’s stores on board the ship.
facility it may be appropriate to
establish procedures involving the
ship, its suppliers and the port facility
covering notification and timing of
deliveries and their doc. There should
always be some way of confirming
that stores presented for delivery are
accompanied by evidence that they
have been ordered by the ship.
5. Handling Unaccompanied
Security Level 1 Security Level 2 Security Level 3
Baggage.
The SSP should establish the security At security level 1, the SSP should establish the At security level 2, the SSP should establish the At security level 3, the ship should comply with the
measures to be applied to ensure that security measures to be applied when handling additional security measures to be applied when instructions issued by those responding to the
unaccompanied baggage (i.e. any unaccompanied baggage to ensure that handling unaccompanied baggage which should security incident or threat thereof. The SSP should
baggage, including personal effects, unaccompanied baggage is screened or searched include 100 percent x-ray screening of all detail the security measures which could be taken by
which is not with the passenger or up to and including 100 percent, which may include unaccompanied baggage. the ship, in close co-operation with those responding
ship’s personnel member at the point use of x-ray screening. and the port facility, which may include:
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and subjected to appropriate 1. subjecting such baggage to more extensive
screening, including searching, before screening, for example x-raying it from at least two
it is loaded on board the ship. different angles;
It is not envisaged that such baggage 2. preparation for restriction or suspension of
will be subjected to screening by both handling of unaccompanied baggage; and
the ship and the port facility, and in 3. refusal to accept unaccompanied baggage on
cases where both are suitably board the ship.
equipped, the responsibility for
screening should rest with the port
facility. Close co-operation with the
port facility is essential and steps
should be taken to ensure that
unaccompanied baggage is handled
securely after screening.
6. Monitoring the Security of the
Security Level 1 Security Level 2 Security Level 3
Ship.
The ship should have the capability to At security level 1, the SSP should establish the At security level 2, the SSP should establish the At security level 3, the ship should comply with the
monitor the ship, the restricted areas security measures to be applied which may be a additional security measures to be applied to instructions issued by those responding to the
on board and areas surrounding the combination of lighting, watch keepers, security enhance the monitoring and surveillance security incident or threat thereof. The SSP should
ship. Such monitoring capabilities may guards or use of security and surveillance equipment capabilities, which may include: detail the security measures which could be taken by
include use of: to allow ship’s security personnel to observe the ship the ship, in close co-operation with those responding
in general, and barriers and restricted areas in 1. increasing the frequency and detail of security and the port facility, which may include:
1. lighting; particular. patrols;
2. watch-keepers, security guards and 2. increasing the coverage and intensity of lighting 1. switching on of all lighting on, or illuminating the
deck watches including patrols, and The ship's deck and access points to the ship should or the use of security and surveillance and vicinity of, the ship;
3. automatic intrusion detection be illuminated at all times while conducting ship/port equipment; 2. switching on of all on board surveillance
devices and surveillance equipment. interface activities or at a port facility or anchorage. 3. assigning additional personnel as security equipment capable of recording activities on, or in
While underway, when necessary, ships should use lookouts; and the vicinity of, the ship;
The SSP should establish the the maximum lighting available consistent with safe 4. ensuring co-ordination with waterside boat 3. maximising the length of time such surveillance
procedures and equipment needed at navigation, having regard to the provisions of the patrols, and foot or vehicle patrols on the shore- equipment can continue to record;
each security level and the means of 1972 COLREGS. The following should be side, when provided. 4. preparation for underwater inspection of the hull of
ensuring that monitoring equipment considered when establishing the appropriate level the ship; and
will be able to perform continually, and location of lighting: Additional lighting may be necessary to protect 5. initiation of measures, including the slow revolution
including consideration of the possible against a heightened risk of a security incidents. of the ship’s propellers, if practicable, to deter
effects of weather conditions or of 1. the ship’s personnel should be able to detect When necessary, the additional lighting underwater access to the hull of the ship.
power disruptions. activities beyond the ship, on both the shore side requirements may be accomplished by co-ordinating
and the waterside; with the port facility to provide additional shore side
2. coverage should include the area on and around lighting.
the ship;
3. coverage should facilitate personnel identification
at access points; and
4. coverage may be provided through co-ordination
with the port facility.

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