Marine Security Advisory - 04/2007 - ISPS Annual Security Exercise
16 October 2007
Marine Security Advisory 04/2007
BGREAÜ OF AFFAIRS
October 16, 2007
MARITIME SECURITYADVISORY - 04/2007
SUBJECT: ISPS ANNUAL SECURITY EXERCISE
The ISPS Code (13.7 of Part B) requires a security exercise to be carried out at least once each calendar year with no more than 18 months between exercises. This exercise is conducted to test the company's communications, co-ordination, resource availability and response.
As per Marine Operations Note 02- 2006 issued by this Administration, ISPS exercise reports are to be sent to the Administration to provide documentary evidence of the exercise. All CSO are reminded to provide a summary of the exercise to the Administration with a copy going to all of the Liberian vessels in his fleet.
The summary is to include a:
l. Description of the scenario.
- Summary of the exercise (Time/Date/Location-Participants sequence of major events).
- List of all parties involved.
- Description of any lessons learned that could improve the SSP.
As the CSO, if you have not already done so, please submit your company's annual security exercise report summary by email to securit @liscr.com,
For more detailed information, please be guided by Marine Operations Note 02 -2006 (Copy attached). If you have questions or need additional information, you may contact us by sending an email to Security securit '@liscr.com; or call Mr. Alphard Romero with the Security Department at telephone + 1 703 251 2490.
