This model course is intended to provide the knowledge required for port facility personnel with designated security duties, such as guards, access control officers, training officers and relevant port facility managers, in connection with a Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP) to perform their duties in accordance with the requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Se…
These Guidelines are likely to be particularly helpful to senior managers in shipping companies and crewing agencies, including personnel and human resources managers, as well as masters and senior officers serving on board merchant ships. In view of the potential overlap of ILO MLC requirements with the IMO International Safety Management (ISM) Code, these ICS Guidelines should also be useful …
Of all the international conventions dealing with maritime safety, the most important is the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, better known as SOLAS, which covers a wide range of measures designed to improve the safety of shipping. The Convention is also one of the oldest of its the first version was adopted in 1914 following the sinking of the Titanic with the loss of mor…