What is SSP or Ship security plan?

  1. Measures designed to prevent weapons, dangerous substances and devices intended for use against persons, ships or ports and the carriage of which is not authorized from being taken on board the ship;
  2. Identification of the restricted areas and measures for the prevention of unauthorized access to them;
  3. Measures for the prevention of unauthorized access to the ship;
  4. Procedures for responding to security threats or breaches of Security, including provisions for maintaining critical operations of the ship or ship/port interface;
  5. Procedures for responding to any security instructions Contracting Governments may give at security level 3;
  6. Procedures for evacuation in case of security threats or breaches of security;
  7. Duties of shipboard personnel assigned security responsibilities and of other shipboard personnel on security aspects;
  8. Procedures for auditing the security activities;
  9. .Procedures for training, drills and exercises associated with the plan;
  10. Procedures for interfacing with port facility security activities;
  11. Procedures for the periodic review of the plan and for updating;
  12. Procedures for reporting security incidents;
  13. Identification of the ship security officer;
  14. Identification of the company security officer, including 24-hour contact details;
  15. Procedures to ensure the inspection, testing, calibration, andmaintenance of any security equipment provided on board;
  16. Frequency for testing or calibration of any security equipmentprovided on board;
  17. Identification of the locations where the ship security alertsystem activation points are provided; and
  18. Procedures, instructions and guidance on the use of the ship security alert system, including the testing, activation, deactivation and resetting and to limit false alerts.

Personnel conducting internal audits of the security activities specified in the plan or evaluating its implementation shall be independent of the activities being audited unless this is impracticable due to the size and the nature of the Company or of the ship.

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