13. pants

Training,

drills and exercises on ship security

Training

13.1. The Company Security Officer

(CSO) and appropriate shore based Company personnel, and the Ship

Security Officer (SSO), should have knowledge of, and receive

training, in some or all of the following, as appropriate:

.1. security administration;

.2. relevant international

conventions, codes and recommendations;

.3. relevant Government

legislation and regulations;

.4. responsibilities and functions

of other security organizations;

.5. methodology of ship security

assessment;

.6. methods of ship security

surveys and inspections;

.7. ship and port operations and

conditions;

.8. ship and port facility

security measures;

.9. emergency preparedness and

response and contingency planning;

.10. instruction techniques for

security training and education, including security measures and

procedures;.

.11. handling sensitive security

related information and security related

.12. knowledge of current security

threats and patterns;

.13. recognition and detection of

weapons, dangerous substances and devices;

.14. recognition, on a non

discriminatory basis, of characteristics and behavioural patterns

of persons who are likely to threaten security;

.15. techniques used to circumvent

security measures;

.16. security equipment and

systems and their operational limitations;

.17. methods of conducting audits,

inspection, control and monitoring;

.18. methods of physical searches

and non-intrusive inspections;

.19. security drills and

exercises, including drills and exercises with port facilities;

and.

.20. assessment of security drills

and exercises.

13.2. In addition the SSO should

have adequate knowledge of, and receive training, in some or all

of the following, as appropriate:

.1. the layout of the ship;

.2. the ship security plan and

related procedures (including scenario-based training on how to

respond);

.3. crowd management and control

techniques;

.4. operations of security

equipment and systems; and

.5. testing, calibration and

whilst at sea maintenance of security equipment and systems.

13.3. Shipboard personnel having

specific security duties should have sufficient knowledge and

ability to perform their assigned duties, including, as

appropriate:

.1. knowledge of current security

threats and patterns;

.2. recognition and detection of

weapons, dangerous substances and devices;

.3. recognition of characteristics

and behavioural patterns of persons who are likely to threaten

security;

.4. techniques used to circumvent

security measures;

.5. crowd management and control

techniques;

.6. security related

communications;

.7. knowledge of the emergency

procedures and contingency plans;

.8. operations of security

equipment and systems;

.9. testing, calibration and

whilst at sea maintenance of security equipment and systems;

.10. inspection, control, and

monitoring techniques; and

.11. methods of physical searches

of persons, personal effects, baggage, cargo, and ship's

stores.

13.4. All other shipboard

personnel should have sufficient knowledge of and be familiar

with relevant provisions of the SSP, including:

.1. the meaning and the

consequential requirements of the different security levels;

.2. knowledge of the emergency

procedures and contingency plans;

.3. recognition and detection of

weapons, dangerous substances and devices;

.4. recognition, on a non

discriminatory basis, of characteristics and behavioural patterns

of persons who are likely to threaten security; and

.5. techniques used to circumvent

security measures.

Drills and

exercises

13.5. The objective of drills and

exercises is to ensure that shipboard personnel are proficient in

all assigned security duties at all security levels and the

identification of any security related deficiencies, which need

to be addressed.

13.6. To ensure the effective

implementation of the provisions of the ship security plan,

drills should be conducted at least once every three months. In

addition, in cases where more than 25 percent of the ship's

personnel has been changed, at any one time, with personnel that

has not previously participated in any drill on that ship, within

the last 3 months, a drill should be conducted within one week of

the change. These drills should test individual elements of the

plan such as those security threats listed in paragraph 8.9.

13.7. Various types of exercises

which may include participation of company security officers,

port facility security officers, relevant authorities of

Contracting Governments as well as ship security officers, if

available, should be carried out at least once each calendar year

with no more than 18 months between the exercises. These

exercises should test communications, coordination, resource

availability, and response. These exercises may be:

.1. full scale or live;

.2. tabletop simulation or

seminar; or

.3. combined with other exercises

held such as search and rescue or emergency response

exercises.

13.8. Company participation in an

exercise with another Contracting Government should be recognized

by the Administration.