5 Declaration of Security
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5 Declaration of Security

  5.1 Contracting Governments shall determine when a Declaration of Security is required by assessing the risk the ship/port interface or ship to ship activity poses to persons, property or the environment.

  5.2 A ship can request completion of a Declaration of Security when:

  • .1 the ship is operating at a higher security level than the port facility or another ship it is interfacing with;

  • .2 there is an agreement on a Declaration of Security between Contracting Governments covering certain international voyages or specific ships on those voyages;

  • .3 there has been a security threat or a security incident involving the ship or involving the port facility, as applicable;

  • .4 the ship is at a port which is not required to have and implement an approved port facility security plan; or

  • .5 the ship is conducting ship–to–ship activities with another ship not required to have and implement an approved ship security plan.

  5.3 Requests for the completion of a Declaration of Security, under this section, shall be acknowledged by the applicable port facility or ship.

  5.4 The Declaration of Security shall be completed by:

  • .1 the master or the ship security officer on behalf of the ship(s); and, if appropriate,

  • .2 the port facility security officer or, if the Contracting Government determines otherwise, by any other body responsible for shore-side security, on behalf of the port facility.

  5.5 The Declaration of Security shall address the security requirements that could be shared between a port facility and a ship (or between ships) and shall state the responsibility for each.

  5.6 Contracting Governments shall specify, bearing in mind the provisions of regulation XI-2/9.2.3, the minimum period for which Declarations of Security shall be kept by the port facilities located within their territory.

  5.7 Administrations shall specify, bearing in mind the provisions of regulation XI-2/9.2.3, the minimum period for which Declarations of Security shall be kept by ships entitled to fly their flag.

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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