Port, Port Facility & Port Service Provider Security Officer

Course Content

Course Duration

3 Days

Course Objectives

• Knowledge of the ISPS Code and regulations
• Roles & responsibilities of Governments and industry participants - working relationships
• Roles & responsibilities of security officers in ports and on ships and offshore facilities
• Principles of security - physical, technical and manpower
• Identifying maritime & offshore security threats and making decisions
• Training drills, exercises, internal and external audit requirements
• Access control of ships, ports, port and offshore facilities, security zones and identification systems
• Security risk assessment principles
• Security assessments: vulnerabilities and treatments
• Security plans - structure, development, maintenance and going beyond compliance
• Maritime security levels, responding to security threats and directions
• Terrorist behaviour and methods of concealment of weapons of terrorism
• Control measures, powers of officials, incident and event reporting obligations and penalties
• Developing and maintaining a security awareness and vigilance culture