International Ship and Port Facility Security Code - Requirements

Requirements

The Code does not specify specific measures that each port and ship must take to ensure the safety of the facility against terrorism because of the many different types and sizes of these facilities. Instead it outlines "a standardized, consistent framework for evaluating risk, enabling governments to offset changes in threat with changes in vulnerability for ships and port facilities."

For ships the framework includes requirements for:

• Ship security plans
• Ship security officers
• Company security officers
• Certain onboard equipment

For port facilities, the requirements include:

• Port facility security plans
• Port facility security officers
• Certain security equipment

In addition the requirements for ships and for port facilities include:

• Monitoring and controlling access
• Monitoring the activities of people and cargo
• Ensuring security communications are readily available