5.1 In accordance with the provisions under Regulation 6.2.1 of Chapter XI – 2 of the SOLAS Convention, the Director General of Shipping has decided that the Directorate General of Shipping will perform as “Competent Authority” for the purpose of reception of Ship Security Alerts. All alerts generated by an alert system shall be sent to the communication center. Ship owners/managers are hereby advised to inform the service providers if any for necessary programming or attachment to the SSAS.
5.2 The Directorate’s communication center details are as follows:
E-mail: [email protected]
Ship owners/managers and operators shall provide the information as per the Annex for effective monitoring and control.
6.1 The ship while transmitting an alert, following particulars should be generated automatically without any intervention from the service provider. The particulars may include:
a) Ship’s name
b) IMO number
c) UTC Date & Time
d) MMSI number
e) Position in Lat & Long.
f) A short message indicating the type of threat under threat if the circumstances permit.
6.2 The ship security alert when activated shall transmit the alert at communication center. Once activated the SSAS should continue to transmit unless reset or deactivated. The frequency of transmission of alert should be transmitted at intervals not exceeding 30 minutes.
6.3 As soon as the notification of Ship Security Alert is received, the verification / authenticity of the alert shall be verified by the communication centre to the extent possible. Once the communication centre receives a confirmed notification of a SSA it will notify the concerned agencies of the coastal states in case the vessel is outside India, otherwise the same will be informed to the nearest agency concerned.
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