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Port
facility Security Plan
General
16.1. Preparation of the Port
Facility Security Plan (PFSP) is the responsibility of the Port
Facility Security Officer (PFSO). While the PFSO need not
necessarily personally undertake all the duties associated with
the post the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that they are
properly performed remains with the individual PFSO.
16.2. The content of each
individual PFSP should vary depending on the particular
circumstances of the port facility, or facilities, it covers. The
Port Facility Security (PFSA) will have identified the particular
features of the port facility, and of the potential security
risks, that have led to the need to appoint a PFSO and to prepare
a PFSP. The preparation of the PFSP will require these features,
and other local or national security considerations, to be
addressed in the PFSP and for appropriate security measures to be
established so as to minimise the likelihood of a breach of
security and the consequences of potential risks. Contracting
Governments may prepare advice on the preparation and content of
a PFSP.
16.3. All PFSPs should:
.1. detail the security
organization of the port facility,
.2. the organization's links with
other relevant authorities and the necessary communication
systems to allow the effective continuous operation of the
organization and its links with others, including ships in
port;
.3. detail the basic security
level 1 measures, both operational and physical, that will be in
place;
.4. detail the additional security
measures that will allow the port facility to progress without
delay to security level 2 and, when necessary, to security level
3;
.5. provide for regular review, or
audit, of the PFSP and for its amendments in response to
experience or changing circumstances; and
.6. reporting procedures to the
appropriate Contracting Governments contact points.
16.4. Preparation of an effective
PFSP will rest on a thorough assessment of all issues that relate
to the security of the port facility, including, in particular, a
thorough appreciation of the physical and operational
characteristics of the individual port facility.
16.5. Contracting Government
should approve the PFSPs of the port facilities under their
jurisdiction. Contracting Governments should develop procedures
to assess the continuing effectiveness of each PFSP and may
require amendment of the PFSP prior to its initial approval or
subsequent to its approval. The PFSP should make provision for
the retention of records of security incidents and threats,
reviews, audits, training, drills and exercises as evidence of
compliance with those requirements.
16.6. The security measures
included in the PFSP should be in place within a reasonable
period of the PFSP's approval and the PFSP should establish when
each measure will be in place. If there is likely to be any delay
in their provision this should be discussed with the Contracting
Government responsible for approval of the PFSP and satisfactory
alternative temporary security measures that provide an
equivalent level of security should be agreed to cover any
interim period.
16.7. The use of firearms on or
near ships and in port facilities may pose particular and
significant safety risks, in particular in connection with
certain dangerous or hazardous substances and should be
considered very carefully. In the event that a Contracting
Government decides that it is necessary to use armed personnel in
these areas, that Contracting Government should ensure that these
personnel are duly authorized and trained in the use of their
weapons and that they are aware of the specific risks to safety
that are present in these areas. If a Contracting Government
authorizes the use of firearms they should issue specific safety
guidelines on their use. The PFSP should contain specific
guidance on this matter in particular with regard its application
to ships carrying dangerous goods or hazardous substances.
Organization
and performance of port facility security duties
16.8. In addition to the guidance
given under section 16.3, the PFSP should establish the following
which relate to all security levels:
.1. the role and structure of the
port facility security organization;
.2. the duties, responsibilities
and training requirements of all port facility personnel with a
security role and the performance measures needed to allow their
individual effectiveness to be assessed;
.3. the port facility security
organization's links with other national or local authorities
with security responsibilities;
.4. the communication systems
provided to allow effective and continuous communication between
port facility security personnel, ships in port and, when
appropriate, with national or local authorities with security
responsibilities;
.5. the procedures or safeguards
necessary to allow such continuous communications to be
maintained at all tunes;
.6. the procedures and practices
to protect security sensitive information held in paper or
electronic format;
.7. the procedures to assess the
continuing effectiveness of security measures, procedures and
equipment, including identification of, and response to,
equipment failure or malfunction;
.8. the procedures to allow the
submission, and assessment, of reports relating to possible
breaches of security or security concerns;
.9. procedures relating to cargo
handling;
.10. procedures covering the
delivery of ship's stores;
.11. the procedures to maintain,
and update, records of dangerous goods and hazardous substances
and their location within the port facility;
.12. the means of alerting and
obtaining the services of waterside patrols and specialist search
teams, including bomb searches and underwater searches;
.13. the procedures for assisting
ship security officers in confirming the identity of those
seeking to board the ship when requested; and
.14. the procedures for
facilitating shore leave for ship's personnel or personnel
changes, as well as access of visitors to the ship including
representatives of seafarers' welfare and labour
organizations.
16.9. The remainder of this
section addresses specifically the security measures that could
be taken at each security level covering:.
.1. access to the port
facility;
.2. restricted areas within the
port facility;
.3. handling of cargo;
.4. delivery of ship's stores;
.5. handling unaccompanied
baggage; and
.6. monitoring the security of the
port facility.
Access to the
port facility
16.10. The PFSP should establish
the security measures covering all means of access to the port
facility identified in the PFSA.
16.11. For each of these the PFSP
should identify the appropriate locations where access
restrictions or prohibitions should be applied for each of the
security levels. For each security level the PFSP should specify
the type of restriction or prohibition to be applied and the
means of enforcing them.
16.12. The PFSP should establish
for each security level the means of identification required to
allow access to the port facility and for individuals to remain
within the port facility without challenge, this may involve
developing an appropriate identification system allowing for
permanent and temporary identifications, for port facility
personnel and for visitors respectively. Any port facility
identification system should, when it is practicable to do so, be
co-ordinated with that applying to ships that regularly use the
port facility. Passengers should be able to prove their identity
by boarding passes, tickets, etc., but should not be permitted
access to restricted areas unless supervised. The PFSP should
establish provisions to ensure that the identification systems
are regularly updated, and that abuse of procedures should be
subject to disciplinary action.
16.13. Those unwilling or unable
to establish their identity and/or to confirm the purpose of
their visit when requested to do so should be denied access to
the port facility and their attempt to obtain access should be
reported to the PFSO and to the national or local authorities
with security responsibilities.
16.14. The PFSP should identify
the locations where persons, personal effects, and vehicle
searches are to be undertaken. Such locations should be covered
to facilitate continuous operation regardless of prevailing
weather conditions, in accordance with the frequency laid down in
the PFSP. Once subjected to search persons, personal effects and
vehicles should proceed directly to the restricted holding,
embarkation or car loading areas.
16.15. The PFSP should establish
separate locations for checked and unchecked persons and their
effects and if possible separate areas for embarking/disembarking
passengers, ship's personnel and their effects to ensure that
unchecked persons are not able to come in contact with checked
persons.
16.16. The PFSP should establish
the frequency of application of any access controls particularly
if they are to be applied on a random, or occasional, basis.
Security Level 1
16.17. At security level 1, the
PFSP should establish the control points where the following
security measures may be applied:
.1. restricted areas which should
be bound by fencing or other barriers to a standard which should
be approved by the Contracting Government;
.2. checking identity of all
persons seeking entry to the port facility in connection with a
ship, including passengers, ship's personnel and visitors and
confirming their reasons for doing so by checking, for example,
joining instructions, passenger tickets, boarding passes, work
orders, etc;
.3. checking vehicles used by
those seeking entry to the port facility in connection with a
ship;
.4. verification of the identity
of port facility personnel and those employed within the port
facility and their vehicles;
.5. restricting access to exclude
those not employed by the port facility or working within it, if
they are unable to establish their identity;
.6. undertaking searches of
persons, personal effects, vehicles and their contents; and
.7. identification of any access
points not in regular use which should be permanently closed and
locked.
16.18. At security level 1, all
those seeking access to the port facility should be liable to
search. The frequency of such searches, including random
searches, should be specified in the approved PFSP and should be
specifically approved by the Contracting Government. Unless there
are clear security grounds for doing so, members of the ship's
personnel should not be required to search their colleagues or
their personal effects. Any such search shall be undertaken in a
manner which fully takes into account the human rights of the
individual and preserves their basic human dignity.
Security Level 2
16.19. At security level 2, the
PFSP should establish the additional security measures to be
applied, which may include:
.1. assigning additional personnel
to guard access points and patrol perimeter barriers;
.2. limiting the number of access
points to the port facility, and identify those to be closed and
the means of adequately securing them;
.3. providing for means of
impeding movement through the remaining access points, e.g.
security barriers;
.4. increasing the frequency of
searches of persons, personal effects, and vehicle;
.5. deny access to visitors who
are unable to provide a verifiable justification for seeking
access to the port facility; and
.6. using of patrol vessels to
enhance waterside security.
Security Level 3
16.20. At security level 3, the
port facility should comply with instructions issued by those
responding to the security incident or threat thereof. The PFSP
should detail the security measures which could be taken by the
port facility, in close co-operation with those responding and
the ships at the port facility, which may include:
.1. suspension of access to all,
or part of, the port facility;
.2. granting access only to those
responding to the security incident or threat thereof;
.3. suspension of pedestrian or
vehicular movement within all, or part, of the port facility;
.4. increased security patrols
within the port facility, if appropriate;
.5. suspension of port operations
within all, or part, of the port facility;
.6. direction of vessel movements
relating to all, or part, of the port facility; and
.7. evacuation of all, or part of,
the port facility.
Restricted
areas within the port facility
16.21. The PFSP should identify
the restricted areas to be established within the port facility,
specify their extent, tunes of application, the security measures
to be taken to control access to them and those to be taken to
control activities within them. This should also include, in
appropriate circumstances, measures to ensure that temporary
restricted areas are security swept both before and after that
area is established. The purpose of restricted areas is to:
.1. protect passengers, ship's
personnel, port facility personnel and visitors, including those
visiting in connection with a ship;
.2. protect the port facility;
.3. protect ships using, and
serving, the port facility;
.4. protect sensitive security
locations and areas within the port facility;
.5. to protect security and
surveillance equipment and systems; and
.6. protect cargo and ship's
stores from tampering.
16.22. The PFSP should ensure that
all restricted areas have clearly established security measures
to control:
.1. access by individuals;
.2. the entry, parking, loading
and unloading of vehicles;
.3. movement and storage of cargo
and ship's stores; and
.4. unaccompanied baggage or
personal effects.
16.23. The PFSP should provide
that all restricted areas should be clearly marked indicating
that access to the area is restricted and that unauthorized
presence within the area constitutes a breach of security.
16.24. When automatic intrusion
detection devices are installed they should alert a control
centre which can respond to the triggering of an alarm.
16.25. Restricted areas may
include:
.1. shore and waterside areas
immediately adjacent to the ship;
.2. embarkation and disembarkation
areas, passenger and ship's personnel holding and processing
areas including search points;
.3. areas where loading, unloading
or storage of cargo and stores is undertaken;
.4. locations where security
sensitive information, including cargo documentation, is
held;
.5. areas where dangerous goods
and hazardous substances are held;
.6. vessel traffic management
system control rooms, aids to navigation and port control
buildings, including security and surveillance control rooms;
.7. areas where security and
surveillance equipment are stored or located;
.8. essential electrical, radio
and telecommunication, water and other utility installations;
and
.9. other locations in the port
facility where access by vessels, vehicles and individuals should
be restricted.
16.26. The security measures may
extend, with the agreement of the relevant authorities, to
restrictions on unauthorized access to structures from which the
port facility can be observed.
Security Level 1
16.27. At security level 1, the
PFSP should establish the security measures to be applied to
restricted areas, which may include:
.1. provision of permanent or
temporary barriers to surround the restricted area whose standard
should be accepted by the Contracting Government;
.2. provision of access points
where access can be controlled by security guards when in
operation and which can be effectively locked or barred when not
in use;
.3. providing passes which must be
displayed to identify individuals entitlement to be within the
restricted area;
.4. clearly marking vehicles
allowed access to restricted areas;
.5. providing guards and
patrols;
.6. providing automatic intrusion
detection devices, or surveillance equipment or systems to detect
unauthorized access into, or movement within restricted areas;
and
.7. control of the movement of
vessels in the vicinity of ships using the port facility.
Security Level 2
16.28. At security level 2, the
PFSP should establish the enhancement of the frequency and
intensity of the monitoring of, and control of access to,
restricted areas. The PFSP should establish the additional
security measures, which may include:
.1. enhancing the effectiveness of
the barriers or fencing surrounding restricted areas, including
the use of patrols or automatic intrusion detection devices;
.2. reducing the number of access
points to restricted areas and enhancing the controls applied at
the remaining accesses;
.3. restrictions on parking
adjacent to berthed ships;
.4. further restricting access to
the restricted areas and movements and storage within them;
.5. use of continuously monitored
and recording surveillance equipment;
.6. enhancing the number and
frequency of patrols including waterside patrols undertaken on
the boundaries of the restricted areas and within the areas;
.7. establishing and restricting
access to areas adjacent to the restricted areas; and
.8. enforcing restrictions on
access by unauthorized craft to the waters adjacent to ships
using the port facility.
Security Level 3
16.29. At security level 3, the
port facility should comply with the instructions issued by those
responding to the security incident or threat thereof. The PFSP
should detail the security measures which could be taken by the
port facility, in close co-operation with those responding and
the ships at the port facility, which may include:
.1. setting up of additional
restricted areas within the port facility in proximity to the
security incident, or the believed location of the security
threat, to which access is denied; and
.2. preparing for the searching of
restricted areas as part of a search of all, or part, of the port
facility.
Handling of
cargo
16.30. The security measures
relating to cargo handling should:
.1. prevent tampering; and
.2. prevent cargo that is not
meant for carriage from being accepted and stored within the port
facility.
16.31. The security measures
should include inventory control procedures at access points to
the port facility. Once within the port facility cargo should be
capable of being identified as having been checked and accepted
for loading onto a ship or for temporary storage in a restricted
area while awaiting loading. It may be appropriate to restrict
the entry of cargo to the port facility that does not have a
confirmed date for loading.
Security Level 1
16.32. At security level 1, the
PFSP should establish the security measures to be applied during
cargo handling, which may include:
.1. routine checking of cargo,
cargo transport units and cargo storage areas within the port
facility prior to, and during, cargo handling operations;
.2. checks to ensure that cargo
entering the port facility matches the delivery note or
equivalent cargo documentation;
.3. searches of vehicles; and
.4. checking of seals and other
methods used to prevent tampering upon entering the port facility
and upon storage within the port facility.
16.33. Checking of cargo may be
accomplished by some or all of the following means:
.1. visual and physical
examination; and
.2. using scanning/detection
equipment, mechanical devices, or dogs.
16.34. When there are regular, or
repeated, cargo movement the Company Security Officer (CSO) or
the Ship Security Officer (SSO) may, in consultation with the
port facility, agree arrangements with shippers or others
responsible for such cargo covering off-site checking, sealing,
scheduling, supporting documentation, etc. Such arrangements
should be communicated to and agreed with the PFSO concerned.
Security Level 2
16.35. At security level 2, the
PFSP should establish the additional security measures to be
applied during cargo handling to enhance control, which may
include:
.1. detailed checking of cargo,
cargo transport units and cargo storage areas within the port
facility;
.2. intensified checks, as
appropriate, to ensure that only the documented cargo enters, the
port facility, is temporarily stored there and then loaded onto
the ship;
.3. intensified searches of
vehicles; and
.4. increased frequency and detail
in checking of seals and other methods used to prevent
tampering.
16.36. Detailed checking of cargo
may be accomplished by some or all of the following means:
.1. increasing the frequency and
detail of checking of cargo, cargo transport units and cargo
storage areas within the port facility (visual and physical
examination);
.2. increasing the frequency of
the use of scanning/detection equipment, mechanical devices, or
dogs; and
.3. co-ordinating enhanced
security measures with the shipper or other responsible party in
addition to an established agreement and procedures.
Security Level 3
16.37. At security level 3, the
port facility should comply with the instructions issued by those
responding to the security incident or threat thereof. The PFSP
should detail the security measures which could be taken by the
port facility, in close co-operation with those responding and
the ships at the port facility, which may include:
.1. restriction or suspension of
cargo movements or operations within all, or part, of the port
facility or specific ships; and
.2. verifying the inventory of
dangerous goods and hazardous substances held within the port
facility and their location.
Delivery of
ship's stores
16.38. The security measures
relating to the delivery of ship's stores should:
.1. ensure checking of ship's
stores and package integrity;
.2. prevent ship's stores from
being accepted without inspection;
.3. prevent tampering;
.4. prevent ship's stores from
being accepted unless ordered;
.5. ensure searching the delivery
vehicle; and
.6. ensure escorting delivery
vehicles within the port facility.
16.39. For ships regularly using
the port facility it may be appropriate to establish procedures
involving the ship, its suppliers and the port facility covering
notification and timing of deliveries and their documentation.
There should always be some way of confirming that stores
presented for delivery are accompanied by evidence that they have
been ordered by the ship.
Security Level 1
16.40. At security level 1, the
PFSP should establish the security measures to be applied to
control the delivery of ship's stores, which may include:
.1. checking of ship's stores;
.2. advance notification as to
composition of load, driver details and vehicle registration;
and
.3. searching the delivery
vehicle.
16.41. Checking of ship's stores
may be accomplished by some or all of the following means:
.1. visual and physical
examination; and
.2. using scanning/detection
equipment, mechanical devices or dogs.
Security Level 2
16.42. At security level 2, the
PFSP should establish the additional security measures to be
applied to enhance the control of the delivery of ship's stores,
which may include:
.1. detailed checking of ship's
stores;
.2. detailed searches of the
delivery vehicles;
.3. co-ordination with ship
personnel to check the order against the delivery note prior to
entry to the port facility; and
.4. escorting the delivery vehicle
within the port facility.
16.43. Detailed checking of ship's
stores may be accomplished by some or all of the following
means:
.1. increasing the frequency and
detail of searches of delivery vehicles;
2. increasing the use of
scanning/detection equipment, mechanical devices, or dogs;
and
.3. restricting, or prohibiting,
entry of stores that will not leave the port facility within a
specified period.
Security Level 3
16.44. At security level 3, the
port facility should comply with the instructions issued by those
responding to the security incident or threat thereof. The PFSP
should detail the security measures which could be taken by the
port facility, in close co-operation with those responding and
the ships at the port facility which may include preparation for
restriction, or suspension, of the delivery of ship's stores
within all, or part, of the port facility.
Handling
unaccompanied baggage
16.45. The PFSP should establish
the security measures to be applied to ensure that unaccompanied
baggage (i.e. any baggage, including personal effects, which is
not with the passenger or member of ship's personnel at the point
of inspection or search) is identified and subjected to
appropriate screening, including searching, before is allowed in
the port facility and, depending on the storage arrangements,
before it is transferred between the port facility and the ship.
It is not envisaged that such baggage will be subjected to
screening by both the port facility and the ship, and in cases
where both are suitably equipped, the responsibility for
screening should rest with the port facility. Close co-operation
with the ship is essential and steps should be taken to ensure
that unaccompanied baggage is handled securely after
screening.
Security Level 1
16.46. At security level 1, the
PFSP should establish the security measures to be applied when
handling unaccompanied baggage to ensure that unaccompanied
baggage is screened or searched up to and including 100 percent,
which may include use of x-ray screening.
Security Level 2
16.47. At security level 2, the
PFSP should establish the additional security measures to be
applied when handling unaccompanied baggage which should include
100 percent x-ray screening of all unaccompanied baggage.
Security Level 3
16.48. At security level 3, the
port facility should comply with the instructions issued by those
responding to the security incident or threat thereof. The PFSP
should detail the security measures which could be taken by the
port facility, in close co-operation with those responding and
the ships at the port facility, which may include:
.1. subjecting such baggage to
more extensive screening, for example x-raying it from at least
two different angles;
.2. preparations for restriction
or suspension of handling or unaccompanied baggage; and
.3. refusal to accept
unaccompanied baggage into the port facility.
Monitoring the
security of the port facility
16.49. The port facility security
organization should have the capability to monitor the port
facility and its nearby approaches, on land and water, at all
times, including the night hours and periods of limited
visibility, the restricted areas within the port facility, the
ships at the port facility and areas surrounding ships. Such
monitoring can include use of:
.1. lighting;
.2. security guards, including
foot, vehicle and waterborne patrols; and
.3. automatic intrusion detection
devices and surveillance equipment.
16.50. When used, automatic
intrusion detection devices should activate an audible and/or
visual alarm at a location that is continuously attended or
monitored.
16.51. The PFSP should establish
the procedures and equipment needed at each security level and
the means of ensuring that monitoring equipment will be able to
perform continually, including consideration of the possible
effects of weather or of power disruptions.
Security Level 1
16.52. At security level 1, the
PFSP should establish the security measures to be applied which
may be a combination of lighting, security guards or use of
security and surveillance equipment to allow port facility
security personnel to:
.1. observe the general port
facility area, including shore and water-side accesses to it;
.2. observe access points,
barriers and restricted areas; and
.3. allow port facility security
personnel to monitor areas and movements adjacent to ships using
the port facility, including augmentation of lighting provided by
the ship itself.
Security Level 2
16.53. At security level 2, the
PFSP should establish the additional security measures to be
applied to enhance the monitoring and surveillance capability,
which may include:
.1. increasing the coverage and
intensity of lighting and surveillance equipment, including the
provision of additional lighting and surveillance coverage;
.2. increasing the frequency of
foot, vehicle or waterborne patrols; and
.3. assigning additional security
personnel to monitor and patrol.
Security Level 3
16.54. At security level 3, the
port facility should comply with the instructions issued by those
responding to the security incident or threat thereof. The PFSP
should detail the security measures which could be taken by the
port facility, in close co-operation with those responding and
the ships at the port facility, which may include:
.1. switching on all lighting
within, or illuminating the vicinity of, the port facility;
.2. switching on all surveillance
equipment capable of recording activities within, or adjacent to,
the port facility; and
.3. maximising the length of time
such surveillance equipment can continue to record.
Differing
security levels
16.55. The PFSP should establish
details of the procedures and security measures the port facility
could adopt if the port facility is at a lower security level
than that applying to a ship.
Activities not
covered by the Code
16.56. The PFSP should establish
details of the procedures and security measures the port facility
should apply when:
.1. it is interfacing with a ship
which has been at a port of a State which not a Contracting
Government;
.2. it is interfacing with a ship
to which this Code does not apply; and
.3. it is interfacing with fixed
or floating platforms or mobile offshore drilling units on
location.
Declarations of
security
16.57. The PFSP should establish
the procedures to be followed when on the instructions of the
Contracting Government the PFSO requests a Declaration of
Security or when a DoS is requested by a ship.
Audit, review
and amendment
16.58. The PFSP should establish
how the PFSO intends to audit the continued effectiveness of the
PFSP and the procedure to be followed to review, update or amend
the PFSP.
16.59. The PFSP should be reviewed
at the discretion of the PFSO. In addition it should be
reviewed:
.1. if the PFSA relating to the
port facility is altered;
.2. if an independent audit of the
PFSP or the Contracting Government's testing of the port facility
security organization identifies failings in the organization or
questions the continuing relevance of significant element of the
approved PFSP;
.3. following security incidents
or threats thereof involving the port facility; and
.4. following changes in ownership
or operational control of the port facility.
16.60. The PFSO can recommend
appropriate amendments to the approved plan following any review
of the plan. Amendments to the PFSP relating to:
.1. proposed changes which could
fundamentally alter the approach adopted to maintaining the
security of the port facility; and
.2. the removal, alteration or
replacement of permanent barriers, security and surveillance
equipment and systems etc., previously considered essential in
maintaining the security of the port facility;
should be submitted to the
Contracting Government that approved the original PFSP for their
consideration and approval. Such approval can be given by, or on
behalf of, the Contracting Government with, or without,
amendments to the proposed changes. On approval of the PFSP the
Contracting Government should indicate which procedural or
physical alterations have to be submitted to it for approval.
Approval of
port facility security plans
16.61. PFSPs have to be approved
by the relevant Contracting Government which should establish
appropriate procedures to provide for:
.1. the submission of PFSPs to
them;
.2. the consideration of
PFSPs;
.3. the approval of PFSPs, with or
without amendments;
.4. consideration of amendments
submitted after approval; and
.5. procedures for inspecting or
auditing the continuing relevance of the approved PFSP.
At all stages steps should be
taken to ensure that the contents of the PFSP remains
confidential.
Statement of
Compliance of a Port Facility
16.62. The Contracting Government
within whose territory a port facility is located may issue an
appropriate Statement of Compliance of a Port Facility (SoCPF)
indicating:
.1. the port facility;
2. that the port facility complies
with the provisions of chapter XI-2 and part A of the Code;
.3. the period of validity of the
SoCPF which should be specified by the Contracting Governments
but should not exceed five years; and
.4. the subsequent verification
arrangements established by the Contracting Government and a
confirmation when these are carried out.
16.63. The Statement of Compliance
of a Port Facility should be in the form set out in the appendix
to this Part of the Code. If the language used is not Spanish,
French or English, the Contracting Government, if it considers it
appropriate, may also include a translation into one of these
languages.