MSC.1/Circ.1283
NON-MANDATORY GUIDELINES ON SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION OF VESSELS WHICH DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SOLAS CHAPTER XI-2 AND THE ISPS CODE

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Annex. GUIDELINES ON SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION OF VESSELS WHICH DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SOLAS CHAPTER XI-2 AND THE ISPS CODE

Foreword

Contents

Part 1. Information for Member States and other authorities with responsibility for administering non-SOLAS vessels (other authorities)

1. Risk Assessment

2. Maintaining security awareness and reporting suspicious activity

3. Training and personnel practices

4. Non-SOLAS vessels on international voyages

5. Using available means of vessel identification (where appropriate)

6. International quality standards

7. Assisting operators of non-SOLAS vessels to understand practices for interacting with ISPS Code-compliant vessels and port facilities

8. ISPS Code as industry best practice for certain non-SOLAS vessels

Appendix. RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS

1. Introduction

1.1 The methodology presented herein includes five main phases:

2. Risk register and terminology

2.1 The risk register

3. Threat assessment

3.1 What to consider

3.2 Decide which threat scenarios apply

3.3 Decide lead and support organizations

3.4 Scoring the threat

4. Impact assessment

4.1 Checklist

5. Vulnerability assessment

5.1 Mitigating controls

5.2 Process mapping

5.3 Event cause analysis

5.4 Vulnerability assessment and scoring

6. Risk scoring

6.1 Risk score

7. Risk management

7.3 Drawing up action plans

7.4 Actions will probably fall into the following categories:

8. Re-evaluation

Part 2. Information for use by owners, operators and users (operators) of non-SOLAS vessels and related facilities

1. Risk assessment

2. Maintaining security awareness and reporting suspicious activity

3. Awareness of basic security requirements of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code

3.1 The ISPS Code defines three Security Levels:

4. Awareness of basic requirements for interacting with ISPS-compliant ships and port

4.1 Interacting with ISPS-compliant ships

4.2 Interacting with ISPS-compliant port facilities

5. Training and personnel practices

6. Security measures

6.1 Mitigating the risk of theft, piracy and armed robbery against non-SOLAS vessels¹⁰

6.2 Preventing unauthorized access to the vessel

6.3 Conducting a search of a vessel

6.4 Verifying identity of persons on board a vessel

7. Planning for security events

7.1 Responding to bomb threats or discovery of suspicious items

7.2 Maintaining a means for reporting security concerns

7.3 Prevention of trafficking in drugs and transportation of illicit cargoes

7.4 Prevention of stowaways

Appendix A. GUIDELINES FOR COMMERCIAL NON-PASSENGER VESSELS

Introduction

Vessel security

1. Searching

2. Securing

3. Preventing unauthorized access to vessels

4. Controlling access

5. Contingency measures for security alerts

6. Reporting security incidents

Appendix B. GUIDELINES FOR NON-SOLAS PASSENGER VESSELS

Introduction

Vessel security

1. Searching

2. Securing

3. Control of passengers boarding and disembarking

4. Passenger security awareness

5. Preventing unauthorized access to vessels

6. Controlling access

7. Contingency measures for security alerts

8. Reporting security incidents

Appendix C. GUIDELINES FOR FISHING VESSELS

Introduction

Vessel security

1. Searching

2. Securing

3. Preventing unauthorized access to vessels

4. Contingency measures for security alerts

5. Reporting security incidents

Appendix D. GUIDELINES FOR PLEASURE CRAFT

1. Introduction

2. Applicability

General security guidelines

8. Higher risk environments

9. Contingency measures for security alerts

10. Prevention of stowaways

Appendix E. GUIDELINES FOR MARINA, PORT AND HARBOUR AUTHORITIES¹²