13 Training, drills and exercises on ship security
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13 Training, drills and exercises on ship security

  Training

  13.1 The company security officer (CSO) and appropriate shore–based Company personnel, and the ship security officer (SSO), should have knowledge of, and receive training, in some or all of the following, as appropriate:

  • .1 security administration;

  • .2 relevant international conventions, codes and recommendations;

  • .3 relevant Government legislation and regulations;

  • .4 responsibilities and functions of other security organizations;

  • .5 methodology of ship security assessment;

  • .6 methods of ship security surveys and inspections;

  • .7 ship and port operations and conditions;

  • .8 ship and port facility security measures;

  • .9 emergency preparedness and response and contingency planning;

  • .10 instruction techniques for security training and education, including security measures and procedures;

  • .11 handling sensitive security–related information and security–related communications;

  • .12 knowledge of current security threats and patterns;

  • .13 recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices;

  • .14 recognition, on a non–discriminatory basis, of characteristics and behavioural patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security;

  • .15 techniques used to circumvent security measures;

  • .16 security equipment and systems and their operational limitations;

  • .17 methods of conducting audits, inspection, control and monitoring;

  • .18 methods of physical searches and non-intrusive inspections;

  • .19 security drills and exercises, including drills and exercises with port facilities; and

  • .20 assessment of security drills and exercises.

  13.2 In addition, the SSO should have adequate knowledge of, and receive training, in some or all of the following, as appropriate:

  • .1 the layout of the ship;

  • .2 the ship security plan (SSP) and related procedures (including scenario-based training on how to respond);

  • .3 crowd management and control techniques;

  • .4 operations of security equipment and systems; and

  • .5 testing, calibration and whilst at–sea maintenance of security equipment and systems.

  13.3 Shipboard personnel having specific security duties should have sufficient knowledge and ability to perform their assigned duties, including, as appropriate:

  • .1 knowledge of current security threats and patterns;

  • .2 recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices;

  • .3 recognition of characteristics and behavioural patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security;

  • .4 techniques used to circumvent security measures;

  • .5 crowd management and control techniques;

  • .6 security–related communications;

  • .7 knowledge of the emergency procedures and contingency plans;

  • .8 operations of security equipment and systems;

  • .9 testing, calibration and whilst at–sea maintenance of security equipment and systems;

  • .10 inspection, control, and monitoring techniques; and

  • .11 methods of physical searches of persons, personal effects, baggage, cargo, and ship's stores.

  13.4 All other shipboard personnel should have sufficient knowledge of and be familiar with relevant provisions of the SSP, including:

  • .1 the meaning and the consequential requirements of the different security levels;

  • .2 knowledge of the emergency procedures and contingency plans;

  • .3 recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices;

  • .4 recognition, on a non–discriminatory basis, of characteristics and behavioural patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security; and

  • .5 techniques used to circumvent security measures.

  Drills and exercises

  13.5 The objective of drills and exercises is to ensure that shipboard personnel are proficient in all assigned security duties at all security levels and the identification of any security–related deficiencies, which need to be addressed.

  13.6 To ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of the ship security plan, drills should be conducted at least once every three months. In addition, in cases where more than 25% of the ship's personnel has been changed, at any one time, with personnel that has not previously participated in any drill on that ship, within the last 3 months, a drill should be conducted within one week of the change. These drills should test individual elements of the plan such as those security threats listed in paragraph 8.9.

  13.7 Various types of exercises which may include participation of company security officers, port facility security officers, relevant authorities of Contracting Governments as well as ship security officers, if available, should be carried out at least once each calendar year with no more than 18 months between the exercises. These exercises should test communications, co–ordination, resource availability, and response. These exercises may be:

  • .1 full–scale or live;

  • .2 tabletop simulation or seminar; or

  • .3 combined with other exercises held, such as search and rescue or emergency response exercises.

  13.8 Company participation in an exercise with another Contracting Government should be recognized by the Administration.

Parent topic: Part B - Guidance regarding the provisions of chapter XI-2 of the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 as amended and part A of this Code
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