ISPS Code Compliance Training

This course provides the specialist education ensuring the knowledge requirement of port facility security personnel as stated in the ISPS Code.  The International Ship and Port facility Security Code (ISPS Code) contains detailed security-related requirements for governments, port authorities and shipping companies.

Events in the recent past have proven that no country in the world is safe against terrorists. Terrorist attacks can, for whatever motives, occur at any time and at any place. Even the shipping industry cannot escape that fact.  Unfortunately, this problem is not new to the world, to the European Union. The U.S., the E.U. as well as many other countries have already taken numerous measures to protect their citizens and their means of transportation.

The security of the entire logistical chain of sea transport, from supplier tot end-user, is susceptible to improvement. As the chain of transport is as safe as the weakest link, the security of transport on all points could be improved by a parallel ‘multimodal approach’.  The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the international organisation that is responsible for the safety of the shipping industry in general, has issued a number of obligatory regulations and recommendations that constitute a framework within which maritime safety can be improved considerably.  These obligatory regulations and recommendations are documented in an international agreement, the International Treaty for the Safety of Lives at Sea (SOLAS) and the accompanying code, the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code).

It is intended to enable better monitoring of freight flows, to combat smuggling and to respond to the threat of terrorist attacks. Countries that fail to observe the ISPS Code, which took effect by 1 July 2004, risk being excluded from international trade.  By accentuating, among other aspects, the security measures on terminals that apply to international sailing ships of 500 GT1 or larger, certain requirements with regard to the professional skills of security personnel have been adjusted. To attain this level of knowledge, courses like this one have been developed. The described knowledge level as documented in the ISPS Code is obligatory to be allowed to perform security activities on the terminals as described in the ISPS Code.

This course provides the specialist education ensuring the knowledge requirement of port facility security personnel as stated in the ISPS Code.  As a result of the international character of the port facility security personnel activities, a basic knowledge of the English language is necessary.  RMS Consulting addresses the training and compliance needs of Company Security Officers (CSOs), Ship Security Officers (SSOs) and Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) according to the requirements of the ISPS Code and IMO model. Endorsed maritime training providers have worked with RMS Consulting to develop this online course to help guide ships and port facilities in the training of their maritime security personnel.

Course Aim

This course aims to deliver the specialist education ensuring the knowledge requirement of port facility security personnel as stated in the ISPS Code.

The core objectives of this qualification are reflected in the module titles and are for candidates to develop the knowledge and understanding to enable them to understand:

• ISPS Code and legislation
• Security equipment
• Checking persons and goods
• Security plan
• Identification documents
• Recognition of weapons and ammunition
• Communication and dealing with aggression
• Dangerous commodities
• Security Threats & Patterns of Terrorism
• Standard Operating Procedures (Levels 1 to 3)

Benefits

• Full ISPS Code training Compliance
• Evidence of training provided via online compliance training record
• Easy to use and access for all crew and office staff
• Quality, flexible delivery of training for all

Course Price

€ per individual.

If you require this training for larger numbers of employees please contact us directly for a quote.