ISPS

The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) represents the culmination of just over a year’s intense work by IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee and it’s Maritime Security Working Group on the review of measures and procedures to prevent acts of terrorism which threaten the security of passengers and crew and the safety of ships.

The SAFE Solution ISPS Code course of instruction encompasses the following functional requirements:

• The Gathering and Assessment of Information with Respect to Security Threats
• Required maintenance of Communication Protocols
• Prevention of Unauthorized Access to Ships, Port Facilities, and Their Restricted Areas
• Preventing the Introduction of Unauthorized Weapons, Incendiary Devices, and Explosives to Ships and Port Facilities
• Provide a Means of Raising the Alarm in Reaction to Security Threats and/or Incidents
• Required Ship and Port Facility Security Plans Based Upon Security Assessments
• Required Training, Drills, and Exercises to Ensure Familiarity with Security Plans and Procedures
• U.S. MTSA Regulations and TWIC Implementation in Access Control

The SAFE Solutions offers a full complement of ISPS and MTSA compliance services. This service is available in whole, or in part, depending on your level of compliance. The SAFE Solution maintains the experience and capability to bring your facility and/or vessel into full ISPS compliance as well as providing service to maintain that standard for years to come.

Additionally, SAFE is now scheduling required “Drills & Exercises” (as per ISPS A/13, A18, and 33-CFR 104.230, 105.220) and “Security Plan Audits” (as per ISPS A/9, A/16 and 33-CFR 104.415, 105.415). These services offer: quarterly drill scenarios, schedule, oversight and annual third-party security audits as well as Facility and Vessel Security Plan maintenance. In all, SAFE can provide your company a turn-key approach to the due diligence necessary to maintain ISPS Code and MTSA compliance.

In today’s economy, the oceans have increased importance, allowing all countries to participate in the global marketplace. More than 80 percent of the world’s trade travels by water and forges a global maritime link. About half the world’s trade by value, and 90 percent of the general cargo, are transported in containers. Shipping is the heart of the global economy, but it is vulnerable to attack.

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