Explanatory Notes
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Explanatory Notes

  1 As appearing on the ship’s International Ship Security Certificate or the ship’s Interim International Ship Security Certificate.

  2 If a copy of the ship’s current Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) is submitted there is no need to complete this entry.

  3 If available.

  4 Refer to paragraph 27 of the Guidance relating to the implementation of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and of the ISPS Code (MSC/Circ.1132).

  5 Ship/port interface means the interactions that occur when a ship is directly and immediately affected by actions involving the movement of persons, goods or the provisions of port services to or from the ship (SOLAS regulation XI-2/1.1.8).

  6 Provide the date.

  7 Ship-to-ship activity means any activity not related to a port facility that involves the transfer of goods or persons from one ship to another (SOLAS regulation XI-2/1.1.10).

Information would not normally be required to include records of transfers of pilots or of customs, immigration or security officials nor bunkering, lighting, loading of supplies and unloading of waste by ship within port facilities as these would normally fall within the auspices of the Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP) (paragraph B/4.38 of the ISPS Code).

Ascertaining whether these activities fall within the PFSP should form part of the dialogue between the Ship Security Officer and the Port Facility Security Officer. It should be remembered that the physical boundaries of port facilities may not always coincide with the boundaries of the port or harbour authority.

  8 Dangerous substances as cargo means the carriage of substances, materials and articles covered by the IMDG Code and falling under the following classes of dangerous goods irrespective of whether these are carried in bulk or packaged form:

Class 1: Explosives
Class 2.1 : Flammable gas
Class 2.3 : Toxic gases
Class 3: Flammable liquids
Class 4.1: Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and desensitized explosives
Class 5.1: Oxidizing substances
Class 6.1 : Toxic substances
Class 6.2: Infectious substances
Class 7: Radioactive material
Class 8: Corrosive substances

This information may be extracted from the Dangerous Goods Manifest (IMO FAL Form 7) or the whole Dangerous Goods Manifest may be submitted.

  9 Other security-related matters include but are not limited to the carriage of stowaways or any persons rescued at sea. When reporting stowaways please see the Guidelines on the allocation of responsibilities to seek the successful resolution of stowaway cases adopted by the Organization with resolution A.871(20). This resolution provides in the Appendix to the Annex a Stowaway details report which should be completed and forwarded to the extent that is practically possible. When reporting persons rescued at sea please see the guidance provided in paragraph B/4.38.3 of the ISPS Code.

  10 Master, Ship Security Officer, Company Security Officer or Agent of the ship at the intended port of arrival.


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