8 Ship security assessment
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8 Ship security assessment

  8.1 The ship security assessment is an essential and integral part of the process of developing and updating the ship security plan.

  8.2 The company security officer shall ensure that the ship security assessment is carried out by persons with appropriate skills to evaluate the security of a ship, in accordance with this section, taking into account the guidance given in part B of this Code.

  8.3 Subject to the provisions of section 9.2.1, a recognized security organization may carry out the ship security assessment of a specific ship.

  8.4 The ship security assessment shall include an on-scene security survey and, at least, the following elements:

  • .1 identification of existing security measures, procedures and operations;

  • .2 identification and evaluation of key ship board operations that it is important to protect;

  • .3 identification of possible threats to the key ship board operations and the likelihood of their occurrence, in order to establish and prioritise security measures; and

  • .4 identification of weaknesses, including human factors in the infrastructure, policies and procedures.

  8.5 The ship security assessment shall be documented, reviewed, accepted and retained by the Company.

Parent topic: Part A - Mandatory requirements regarding the provisions of chapter XI-2 of the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended
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