What is SSP or Ship security plan?

  •  A recognized security organization may prepare the ship security plan for a specific ship.
  • The Administration may entrust the review and approval of ship security plans, or of amendments to a previously approved plan, to recognized security organizations.
  • In such cases, the recognized security organization undertaking the review and approval of a ship security plan, or its amendments, for a specific ship shall not have been involved in either the preparation of the ship security assessment or of the ship security plan, or of the amendments, under review.
  • The submission of a ship security plan, or of amendments to a previously approved plan, for approval shall be accompanied by the security assessment on the basis of which the plan, or the amendments, has been developed.

Such a plan shall be developed, taking into account the guidance given in part B of ISPS Code, and shall be written in the working language or languages of the ship. If the language or languages used is not English, French or Spanish, a translation into one of these languages shall be included. The plan shall address, at least, the following:

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