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International Conventions

• Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)

• International Ship and Port
Facility Security (ISPS)
• STCW as amended
SOLAS
 SOLAS is the IMO convention to ensure
Safety of Life at Sea
 Chapter XI – Measures to enhance maritime
safety including:
 Authorisation of recognised organisations
 Surveys
 Ship Identification number
 Port state control
 Records.
Reaction to 9/11
 11th September 2001 – terrorist
attacks in the USA
 The IMO SOLAS Amendments
come into force 1st July 2004
 This legislation was rapidly
introduced under pressure from the
USA.

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SOLAS Changes Summary
 Introduction of the International
Ship & Port Facility Security Code
(ISPS Code, 2004)
 Ship’s Identification Number to be
visible
 New SOLAS Chapter XI-2 – Special
measures to enhance ships security
International Ship and Port Security
 ISPS is an amendment to the SOLAS convention and is a
certification scheme to fulfil IMO requirements of the
ISPS-Code Part A (mandatory) and Part B (guidance)
 The code contains detailed security-related requirements
for Governments, port authorities and shipping companies

X-ray inspection of
shipping containers to
detect stowaways,
explosives and other
contraband

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Standards of Training Certification and
Watchkeeping (STCW) amendments
 2006 - The amendments
added training and
certification for ship
security officers (SSOs).
 2010 - New
requirements for
security training for all
seafarers, and training if
their ship comes under
attack by pirates.

http://www.imo.org/OurWork/HumanElement/TrainingCertification/Pages/STCW-Convention.aspx
IMO guidance on preventing and
suppressing acts of piracy and armed
robbery
 The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) issued
a Circular (MSC.1/Circ.443) on Measures to
prevent unlawful acts against passengers and
crews on board ships.

 The convention for the Suppression of

Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime
Navigation. The main purpose of the
Convention is to ensure that appropriate action
is taken against persons committing unlawful
acts against ships. These include the seizure of
ships by force; acts of violence against persons
on board ships; and the placing of devices on
board a ship which are likely to destroy or
damage it.
 The Convention obliges Contracting
Governments either to extradite or prosecute
alleged offenders.

http://www.imo.org/About/Conventions/ListOfConventions/Pages/SUA-Treaties.aspx
NZ Government legislation and
regulations
 The Maritime Security Act 2004
 The Maritime Security Act 2004 and its
associated regulations bring the
requirements of the International Ship and
Port Security (ISPS) Code into legislation.

The Maritime Security Act makes Maritime

New Zealand responsible for ensuring that
the provisions of the ISPS Code are
complied with by:
 international trading ports in New Zealand
 commercial
 freight and passenger vessels visiting New
Zealand.

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Shipping-safety/Maritime-seurity/Maritime-security-in-New-Zealand.asp
Security at New Zealand’s Port
Facilities
 New Zealand has 21 port facilities which operate under the ISPS Code. Each
of these port facilities has been audited by Maritime New Zealand to ensure
best practice.
 Every vessel berthing at a New Zealand ISPS port facility is required to abide
by that port's security provisions.

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Security Sensitive information
The following are Confidential:
 identification of restricted areas & measures for
preventing unauthorised access
 procedures for responding to security threats
 procedures for responding to instructions from
Contracting Governments
 duties of shipboard personnel
 inspection, testing, calibration & maintenance
of security equipment
 location of ship security alert system activation
points
 procedures for using the ship security alert
system

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