1 All ships shall be provided with a ship security
alert system, as follows:
.1 ships constructed on or after 1 July 2004;
.2 passenger ships, including high-speed passenger
craft, constructed before 1 July 2004, not later than the first survey
of the radio installation after 1 July 2004;
.3 oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas carriers,
bulk carriers and cargo high-speed craft, of 500 gross tonnage and
upwards constructed before 1 July 2004, not later than the first survey
of the radio installation after 1 July 2004; and
.4 other cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and
upward and mobile offshore drilling units constructed before 1 July
2004, not later than the first survey of the radio installation after
1 July 2006.
2 The ship security alert system, when activated,
shall:
.1 initiate and transmit a ship-to-shore security
alert to a competent authority designated by the Administration, which
in these circumstances may include the Company, identifying the ship,
its location and indicating that the security of the ship is under
threat or it has been compromised;
.2 not send the ship security alert to any other
ships;
.3 not raise any alarm on-board the ship; and
.4 continue the ship security alert until deactivated
and/or reset.
3 The ship security alert system shall:
.1 be capable of being activated from the navigation
bridge and in at least one other location; and
.2 conform to performance standards not inferior
to those adopted by the Organization.
4 The ship security alert system activation points
shall be designed so as to prevent the inadvertent initiation of the
ship security alert.
5 The requirement for a ship security alert system
may be complied with by using the radio installation fitted for compliance
with the requirements of chapter IV,
provided all requirements of this regulation are complied with.
6 When an Administration receives notification
of a ship security alert, that Administration shall immediately notify
the State(s) in the vicinity of which the ship is presently operating.
7 When a Contracting Government receives notification
of a ship security alert from a ship which is not entitled to fly
its flag, that Contracting Government shall immediately notify the
relevant Administration and, if appropriate, the State(s) in the vicinity
of which the ship is presently operating.