SHIP SECURITY ACTIONS

ISPS REQUIREMENTS
 ISPS REQUIREMENTS
• Prevention of access to unauthorized persons.
• Prevention of unauthorized loading or discharge of
goods and cargo
• Prevention of introduction of unauthorized
weapons, dangerous illegal substances etc
• Movement control – on / off / around the ship
• Prevention of stowaways
• Deterrence of attempted crime and terrorism
• Coming / leaving vessel: who / what / when
SECURITY MEASURES
DETERRENCE
 SECURITY MEASURES
DETERRENCE
• Security check points near key areas
• Locks on doors
• Coded or card reading access control system
 SECURITY MEASURES
DETERRENCE
• Lighting – inside and outside
• Signs indicating presence of guards, alarms,
camera etc
 SECURITY MEASURES
DETERRENCE
• Visible presence of guards
• Staff visibly displaying permits
• Vigilant staff
SECURITY MEASURES
DETECTION
 SECURITY MEASURES
DETECTION
• Screening
• Intruder detection alarm system
• Security patrols and inspections
• CCTV cameras
• Challenge of intruder by staff
REGULAR SECURITY INSPECTION BY SSO
REGULAR SECURITY INSPECTION BY SSO
– Monitoring of ship’s decks observing any
movement around the vessel (shore side and sea
side)
– Regular checking of ship’s access points
REGULAR SECURITY INSPECTION BY SSO
– Inspection of decks and moorings for any sign of
attempted unauthorized access
– Rat guards properly placed, hawse pipes covered,
stores are monitored or locked
REGULAR SECURITY INSPECTION BY SSO
– Cranes housed
– Open spaces are manned by responsible
personnel of department
OOW
 OOW
• Responsible for :
– Supervising security patrols and gangway watch
– Assisting gangway watch as required
– Processing visitors
PERSONNEL WITH SECURITY DUTIES
 PERSONNEL WITH SECURITY DUTIES

• Maintain security vigilance

• Challenge and question any unescorted
person onboard who is not a crew member
 PERSONNEL WITH SECURITY DUTIES

• Assist in the performance of vessel searches

• Report deficiencies such as broken or missing
locks and lights
• Ask questions if they are unsure
SECURITY LEVELS
What are the different security levels referred to in the ISPS Code?

• Security level 1: normal, the level at which the

ship or port facility normally operates.
Security level 1 means the level for which
minimum appropriate protective security
measures shall be maintained at all times.
What are the different security levels referred to in the ISPS Code?

• Security level 2: heightened, the level applying for as

long as there is a heightened risk of a security
incident.
• Security level 2 means the level for which
appropriate additional protective security measures
shall be maintained for a period of time as a result of
heightened risk of a security incident.
What are the different security levels referred to in the ISPS Code?

• Security level 3: exceptional, the level applying for the period of

time when there is the probable or imminent risk of a security
incident.
• Security level 3 means the level for which further specific
protective security measures shall be maintained for a limited
period of time when a security incident is probable or imminent,
although it may not be possible to identify the specific target.
What are the different security levels referred to in the ISPS Code?

• Setting security level 3 should be an exceptional measure applying

only when there is credible information that a security incident is
probable or imminent.
• Security level 3 should only be set for the duration of the identified
security threat or actual security incident.
• While the security levels may change from security level 1, through
security level 2 to security level 3, it is also possible that the
security levels will change directly from security level 1 to security
level 3.
ACCESS CONTROL
 ACCESS CONTROL LEVEL 1
• Check identity and purpose
• Establish secure areas for searching / inspection
• Search vehicles as per frequency given in SSP
• Segregating checked personnel / baggage
• Segregate personnel embarking and disembarking
• Secure access points which are not needed
• Lock access to unattended spaces
• Security briefing to all ship’s personnel
 ACCESS CONTROL LEVEL 2
• Actions as per SSP
• Additional persons for patrolling during silent hours
• Limiting number of access points
• Boat patrols
• Increase frequency and details of search of people
• Escorting visitors
• Additional specific security briefing to ship personnel
• Carrying full or partial search of ship
 ACCESS CONTROL LEVEL 3
• Actions as per instructions issued by authority
• Limiting access to a single, controlled point
• Access to only those responding to threat
• Directions of persons on board
• Suspend embarkation / disembarkation
• Suspend cargo operations
• Evacuation of ship
• Movement of ship
• Preparing for full SEARCH
 RESTRICTED AREA
• Nav Bridge
• Engine Room
• Steering Gear Room
• Crew Accommodation
• Ventilation and Air-conditioning Room
• Potable Water System
• Bow Thruster Room
• Emergency Generator Room
• Battery Room
• HAZMAT Store
 RESTRICTED AREA LEVEL 1
• Locking or securing access points
• Using surveillance equipment to monitor the
areas
• Using guards or patrols
• Using automatic intrusion detection devices to
alert the ship’s personnel of unauthorized
access
 RESTRICTED AREA LEVEL 2
• Increase frequency and intensity of
monitoring and control of Ras
• Actions as per SSP
• Establish Ras adjacent to access points
• Continuously monitoring surveillance
equipment
• Dedicating additional personnel to guard and
patrol restricted areas
 RESTRICTED AREA LEVEL 3
• Comply with instructions issued by those
responding to security incident or threat
thereof
• Setting up of additional RAs on the ship in
proximity to the security incident, or the
believed location of the security threat to
which access is denied
• Searching of RAs as part of a search of the ship
 CARGO HANDLING LEVEL 1
• Routine checking of cargo, cargo units, spaces
• Loaded cargo to match the cargo documented
• Vehicles subjected to search as per SSP
• Checking of seals to prevent tampering
• May use visual or scanning / sniffer dogs
methods to check cargo
 CARGO HANDLING LEVEL 2
• Additional actions as per SSP
• Detailed checking of cargo, transport units,
spaces
• Intensified checks to ensure that only intended
cargo is loaded
• Intensified searching of vehicles to be loaded
• Increased frequency and details in checking of
seals or other methods used to prevent
tampering
 CARGO HANDLING LEVEL 3
• Comply with the instructions issued
• Suspension of loading or unloading of cargo
• Verify the inventory of dangerous goods and
hazardous substances carried on board, if any
and their location
 DELIVERY OF SHIP STORES
• LEVEL 1
• Ensure stores match the order
• Ensure immediate secure stowage
• LEVEL 2
• Checks PRIOR to delivery of stores on board
• Intensify inspections
• LEVEL 3
• As per instructions issued
• Restrict or suspend
 UNACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE
• LEVEL 1
• 100 % search
• LEVEL 2
• 100% search with 100% X Ray screening
• LEVEL 3
• Comply with instructions issued
• X ray screening from at least two angles
• Restrict or suspend baggage receipt
 MONITORING SECURITY
• ISPS Code states that the ship personnel
should have the capability to monitor the ship
itself, restricted areas onboard and areas
surrounding it
 SHIP SECURITY MONITORING LEVEL 1
• As per SSP : lighting, watch keepers, security
guards, surveillance equipments, physical
barriers and restricted areas
• Illuminating deck, STS activity and interface
points at night and in low visibility
• Use maximum illumination having regard to ROR
• Adequate lighting to cover detection beyond the
ship, both shore side and sea side
 SHIP SECURITY MONITORING LEVEL 2

• Increasing frequency and detailing of security

patrols
• Increase coverage and intensity of lighting and
surveillance equipment
• Additional shore-side lighting
 SHIP SECURITY MONITORING LEVEL 3

• Switch on all lighting, or illuminating the

vicinity of the ship
• Switch on all surveillance equipment capable
of recording activities on board and in the
vicinity of ship
• Prepare for underwater inspection of hull
• Slow revolution of ship’s propellers to deter
underwater access to hull
CONTROL & COMPLIANCE IN PORT OF
ANOTHER COUNTRY
 CONTROL & COMPLIANCE IN PORT OF
ANOTHER COUNTRY
• Ship is subject to control in the port of
another Contracting Government, whose
control shall be limited to verifying that ship
has a valid ISSC (or interim ISSC), unless there
are clear grounds for non compliance.
 EXAMPLES OF CLEAR GROUNDS
• Expired or invalid ISSC
• Evidence of serious security equipment, documentary or
procedural deficiencies
• Personnel assessed as being unfamiliar with their security
duties
• Receipt of credible reports or complaints that the vessel does
not comply
• Evidence that vessel has embarked people, stores or goods
from a non ISPS compliant source without signing DoS or
taking any additional security measures
• Vessel has been issued with consecutive interim ISSC
 CONTROL & COMPLIANCE IN PORT OF
ANOTHER COUNTRY
• In case of non compliance, ship can be
delayed, detained, restricted in operations or
expulsion from port.
INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
ENTERING PORT
 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
ENTERING PORT
• That ship possess valid, ISSC and issuing
authority
 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
ENTERING PORT
• Security level at which ship is operating
 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
ENTERING PORT
• Security level at which operated in last 10
ports where she conducted ship/port interface
 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
ENTERING PORT
• Any special or additional security measures
that were taken where she conducted
ship/port interface during last 10 port calls
 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
ENTERING PORT
• That the appropriate ship security procedures
were maintained during any ship to ship
activity within the time frame (of last 10 port
calls)
 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
ENTERING PORT
• Other practical security-related information
(but not details of SSP), taking into account
the guidance given in Part B of the Code
 EXAMPLE OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Record of additional measures taken while carrying out STS
with a ship of not contracting government
• Record of measures taken when carrying out STS with a ship of
contracting government but to whom the Code does not apply
• Information about the persons or goods rescued at sea
• Information contained in CSR
• Location of ship at time of report and ETA
• Crew list, passenger list and general description og goods on
board
• Information required to be carried under XI-2/5
PSC – MAKING GOOD IMPRESSION – VISUAL
INDICATORS
• Access control
• Lighting
• Signage
• Personnel activity
• Alarm detectors
 COMMON DEFICIENCIES
• Gangway not manned
• Visitor not checked in, including PSC personnel
• Access area control low
• Poor monitoring of decks and surroundings
• Unmanned stores or personal effects
• Crew do not know who is coming on board
• Crew do not know who is SSO
• Original cargo documents not on board
• Vessel staff can not prove that ship is ISPS compliant
• Crew unfamiliar with SSP and related procedures
DECLARATION OF SECURITY(DoS)
 DECLARATION OF SECURITY(DoS)
• An agreement between a port or port facility
and a ship; or between a ship and another
ship.
• Confirms the security responsibilities of each
party during ship/port interface or STS activity
• Details what measures can be shared or
additionally provided and by which party
 ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENT FOR DoS
• Contracting governments to determine when DoS is required
by assessing the risk posed by the interface activity.
• Examples:-
– Ship operating at higher security level than port facility
– There has been a security threat / incident involving port facility or
ship
– At security level 3
– A specific interface could endanger local facilities or residents
– A specific interface could pose pollution risk
– Interface involving embarking passengers or handling dangerous
cargo
ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENT FOR DoS

• Examples:-
– Ship using a non SOLAS port facility
– Ship operating at higher security level compared
to the other ship during STS activity
– Ship is without valid ISSC
– Need to do so is indicated by the port facility DA
or ship’s Administration
 DoS
• Change in security level may require new or
revised DoS to be completed
 GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
AGREEMENT ON DoS
• Usually applies to specific voyages between
two countries and to specific passenger and
cargo movements between countries when
both governments consider that the activity
poses additional security risk but wish to avoid
a higher security level
 REQUEST OF DoS BY PORT FACILITY

• Ship must comply the request

• PFSP will indicate the circumstances, specified
by DA, when such requests should be made
 REQUEST OF DoS BY SHIP
• Circumstances under which such request
should be made will be specified in the SSP
• Port facility has to acknowledge the request
but does not have to agree to DoS unless
circumstances relating to the request conform
to those specified in the PFSP
 DoS IS TO BE COMPLETED BY
• Master or SSO on behalf of the ship
• The PFSO or, if the contracting government
determines otherwise, by any other body
responsible for shore side security, on behalf
of the port facility
 DoS FORM
• Given in Part B of ISPS Code
• Particulars of ship and port facility
• Validity period of DoS
• List of activities being undertaken during
interface
• Security levels of ship and of port facility
 DoS FORM
ACTIVITY PORT SHIP
Ensuring performance of all security duties
Monitoring restricted areas to ensure that only authorized persons
have access
Controlling access to port facility
Controlling access to ship
Monitoring port facility, including berthing areas and surrounding
Monitoring ship, including berthing areas and surrounding
Handling of cargo
Delivery of ship stores
Handling unaccompanied baggage
Controlling of embarkation of persons and their effects
Ensuring security communication is readily available between ship
and port facility
• Requirement to request a DoS should be
based on security considerations.
• DoS should never be the norm and should not
normally be required when both port facility
and the ship is operating at security level 1
REPORTING OF SECURITY INCIDENTS
 REPORTING OF SECURITY INCIDENTS

• Reports of security incidents and suspicious

activity will be entered into the ship’s log. In
addition, SSO shall conduct an investigation of
all security breaches.
 REPORTING OF SECURITY INCIDENTS

• A report detailing the security breaches,

results of investigation and corrective actions
recommended should be prepared by SSO and
submitted to Master and CSO
 REPORTING OF SECURITY INCIDENTS

• Send report to contracting government within

24 hours
 REPORTING OF SECURITY INCIDENTS

• All incidents of armed robbery, piracy and

petty thefts in Indian ports to be sent to
nearest MRCC, local agent, port authority with
a copy to DG Commcentre as per NT
CIRCULAR NT/ISPS/SECURITY/NO.02/2008
dated 05 Aug 2008
 REPORTING FORMAT SECURITY INCIDENT
1 NAME OF VESSEL
2 C/S
3 FLAG
4 IMO NO
5 TYPE OF VESSEL
6 DATE OF INCIDENT
7 TIME OF INCIDENT
8 VESSEL’S POSITION LAT LONG
9 WHETHER REPORTED TO IMB KUALUMPUR YES / NO
10 OTHER CENTRES TO WHOM REPORTED
11 DATE OF REPORTING
12 TIME OF REPORTING
13 TYPE AND QUANTITY OF CARGO
DETAILS OF INCIDENT INCLUDING INJURY TO
CREW / DEATH, LOSS OF SHIP’S PROPERTY ETC