RECALLING that regulation XI-2/9 of the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (hereinafter referred to as the
“Convention”), entitled Control and Compliance Measures,
provides for the control of ships already in a port and for the control
of ships intending to enter a port of another Contracting Government
to the Convention,
RECALLING ALSO that the Conference of Contracting Governments
to the Convention which adopted Special Measures to enhance Maritime
Security has also adopted, on 12 December 2002, Conference resolution
3 which in operative paragraph 1(c) invited the Organization to consider
the need and, if necessary, develop further guidance on control and
compliance measures on aspects other than those already addressed
in part B of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code (hereinafter referred to as the “ISPS Code”),
ACKNOWLEDGING the need to supplement the guidance, which
is presently provided in paragraphs B/4.29 to B/4.46 of the ISPS Code in relation to the exercise of control
and compliance measures envisaged in regulation
XI-2/9 of the Convention,
RECOGNIZING that the consistent, uniform and harmonized
implementation of the control and compliance measures will contribute
towards the enhancement of maritime security,
HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendations of the Sub-Committee
on Flag State Implementation at its twelfth session,
1. ADOPTS the Interim Guidance on Control and
Compliance Measures to enhance Maritime Security (hereinafter referred
to as “the Interim Guidance”) set out in the Annex to
this resolution;
2. INVITES SOLAS Contracting Governments, when
exercising control and compliance measures pursuant to the provisions
of regulation XI-2/9 of the Convention
to apply the aforementioned Interim Guidance;
3. URGES SOLAS Contracting Governments and the
industry to submit to the Committee information, observations, comments
and recommendations based on the practical experience to be gained
through the application of the Interim Guidance;
4. AGREES to review and revise as necessary, at
an appropriate time, the Interim Guidance in the light of the practical
experience to be gained through its application.