MGERIAN SHIPPER.S'
COUNCTL
AWARINESS SEMIN.{R
ON
MARITTME
SDC
I] RITY OF 1ITII SUPPLY
CII{N
SEMINAR
PAPER
LECAI IMPERATIVtrS
I'OR ]UAruflME SECURITY
L. CHIDI iLOGU,I I M (risr, N, rrd
r,e Meridin Eko lloiel, vi.roria !|!nd,r_rgos

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LEGA]] T]\\IPER4.TIVES
FOR IIARITIIIE SECURI'IY
llisto,i.xlly, ltu seouiry or saf.tl ol the vesel. it ..rgo, pa$enger rnd
rt.r his beenofconceusnrceve$els
nrned eoing ( $a ridtherdv.nl ol
iorld trrdc. I1 is rc.dlled rhd Aon o..lhs rines the resel. cx+o,
pa$.nBen and $er qerejoi'nLy
$d s.ve'aLLl
.xpused
1! pirltss rvh. .m
'
' o
\\ '
'
" '
hnrponaiio.
Satity neanrer such s carynrs of somc a.ns rnd
lnnuritnD becane irndrd. ftcognis.d md alrhoiis.d flactc. or sca-
This bccdrc, ove, d,e yess, ihe rdH bxsic and fldioEnary selt:hclF
*.!it'
npptuach
10 rhippi.A anned
ar e xui iLre
safery
ofd,. sliil aod cale!
kvcllLng:cros the seas
i.m one pd of d'c Nodd to rh. oScr. Houeler,
folL!*ing rhc Aclile Lluro hij@ki',9 incid.nl in 1935.
the lterMtronaL
Ntfiirmr. Orga salio! lNlO) l{!sd Resol ion 534 in 1936 wli.h
inroduc.d'nicalnrs to prevent
unh*ful lss{hicli threaren
hr sirctv
ofrhips lnd se.unty dn,cirp,scngc*,nd
*eeJ
lr.Ma tinu S!ti$
{[ar h.crmc lootn $ rhe 1988 Conrtniion lor the srppre$iot or
dbNinl,cts
rglnri sriet! or nisnii e n.vigltioD (SlA eonven.on)
,nd i[ 19'J8
SLA I']oiotol.
Thn Co.renrion
is rer) sitrile ro rlrs 1970
H.gu. trofveniion
on tlrs
StrpFssiotr
of Lrrnrsatrl
AcG ^gain$ lhe Srfety
ol Civn Av ation oIlcn
rilled \\he HtackinA
aoNentiof withE.iFocib oalowcn lortrosecuii.r
or.rftdilion bl conta.ntrg
*nes

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NIL'ch
is lln 1933
SLrA CroNeotior
oid iir 1993
Pmloool
lrdcitodu.ed 'n
ihd bei nrdBr .f nsndLoml shiFtnB only, a fe* nxlido
slcrr os LrK. Lr
s^
xid Crndr have oplld il imo th.ir utional doDedic legisld,ons
i. dale
th: Ilvlo Rccorllcndalio.s to aovcrnDr.ft cban) ralrd ihat n ras rh!
Lhiml. ftspo.ribiLilt of !wnc6, lrx*rs ard $ip opcsro6 to kl3
lcxmnlile p&cauliotu ' whm rhsi shit ia\\ieare nr ruxs {htre rt thEd
olpirrcyaxlrnedrobhsrlerilr{MSC/Ctc
622Rer. LoI16/6,999) rhis
\\ris rli. *aE ofsecuriry cotuern
*hh th. rfimoN Scptenber 11, 200r
kmisr dhck occ!rcd ii tlE Unibd Stares
rd lriggcrd ofi x iong lule
.f s.ctrily dlennc$ nr civiL svi3lion, whi.h spo.idjcalLt
ertenderl
to
mrtrbc ioviSaiion lhe lniied Nalions
in rcspoDss
ro ihis 'ncicN Fssed
Itcsolubon r3?3 {hich s.r our dedues w rich mdmber
salcs mu( tikc ro
pr.v.fi rnd supt,rss the nnh.ing ol redoist rclr r
inern2.oml
TLc ln na(ioorl Mdlinu
oeaniarion Eal,sing drat nunhrc
ftnsponrdor nhich cates for .v.r ninet] For ccnr (90%) of world tad. $r
moi vukfnbl. t. slch iemrii arlacls
d thot IierFtated on sqrlember
I1.
2001 -sponded
I thouslrly reeievnrg
ncasuB lr combahna
&t! or
'
e ' o i
' d 1 '
o n
ni.rim. ::cdt! EgubnoN ro etrhaice
ship :nd Pon s.clnq under d.
l.re.ritiotr
Snip rd Port l]!.iljtt S.curily (ISPS)
Codc adoFted
aI tlre
' lu. '.'n
0 0 D p l o
v r
e ( r ' i r
Th! .bFrrires ol Lhc cldc in.lude d,e eiablishmrn .f ar hr'n,mnd
lrli,ervo,l ,nlolvLnC co opdarion bcrvlctr corinchnC g.v.rn'nenLs.
g!!c d.n rgen6, loc.l adminis.rlon. $o shipliiS d F.n nrdnsti.s rr

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dellN andi.f ases seuu.ily lhrcat 3nd iake prevcnlve measures
sCxrbt
s.;. uri t) nridcrh dfecli nS s r ips (r Fo{ La.iliiies u ed in inicrmii.n xl t. de
Afri.le I I ofthccode$rpuates:
(t
][reryer:hjps
incltliE hi9h:P?11!l4tenEer o al:
C) urya stti\\, i"dutht! htsh-sreed
ialt, ol 5t)0
s os
la"naa? .ft tp*,rc:,
.rd
)
| r L J:I\\Lart
d. t] nLtu)\\ .Ld
)
jties
r.n Jar
\\etrtlg st.h rhrp: engageA on ,t rrdrttl
arc dso cDrtovered
L c{cnd alPlicxrion .l rnu code to
{irl n their
L loiEs as
circumndces
mxy i'Bliry
Thc ISPS
aode has bear idrcduoed
bt $ay ol significmt
ame menls
10
Chrpters
V indlil ofthelrternationslConrennon
for the Srlctl dfLifD
rt S€r !914 {SOLAS) The Codc
codpris.s
x nlndarofv Pan A d'bili'g
secl y requnemenb which governments,
pon atrl$rili.s a
shilllng
conPlt uirh md . Pait B co aning fu"mna ed
glidelnu r.r the impl.ntnkljoi ofnre nindaiorl Fd A Provl\\i!'r lhe
..dnEnts 10 ahaprer
V €s.dially dea! $ilh cxn'4e r.qlftnen6 nr
ihiEbofne hlvigdionnl sfstcns and quiDnont 11
ln brctrghr
bsva
nr. ftFl irnplen.dLljor daL lbi rhips on intcndLonaL vovlge ro nNar
ruromrtic identificrrion ryslenD (AIS) ironr l" Julv 2004 io lalest ll
Dccemrer:004. Ch:ptr LI IFs ior been cxpa ed ro r1nr.duce
a ier
ah4reL XI
2 lo carer tbr rlspecirl ne!$rrcs to enlrlncc n'lnbre

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o r ' - - .r I i 5u0 q'os 'ono.gr 3n'l rbo\\!
I
ships on Ne,mriDnal
lqages as {.11 $ pon facilirics
seNn'!
!id nrobile
otih.fe dillinA uDiis *hsD tmsiriig nnc'rationt
Th! ISPS Codr and ihe relded smendmens
ro SOLAS l9r4 arc erp'ded to
c.Be do llre Blndalorilr_
monS nemb{ siites bv Julv 200'1r aLl
ltvels
ol rhipptrrg ote[tions by govendEnrs, Pots au&orities and slriPPlrg
.ompaiies !t goes,
qftour s.yitr8,1hal
bv exlensio.
alL 'dgo md oiher
Dre,.is *nhitrih. $LPply
ciiai'r
mld cdsure
th.r thev rc 'ot onl! arvlt or
rbe traclcal sectrnly d.lails bnl that lhe) hrve their h.$ i ereis proiectd iil
slip|ing opeFdnrs colre JuLl 200'1 .nd belond
Thc nuu{ ol d,is pEsenatioD
hoievcr n nol ro reriei prolisi"s ot rhc
' o F .or o i il . o ca
rhe imtxcr, iI dy, ol ihe ISPS Cods. 6 r vehi.le lor cnhanced
ilrerndro.al muritimc
sccuriry
oneshblished
nnerm{ion
l hw ollhe
Dd do esiicxrior
of ihe lsPs
ar. nced tnr ureenl 'npl.Dentaton
Cods rnd (l.Ed SOL,\\S and SU1 Clonvenrions
by tMu ntnber
rnh . vGs Lo d.inirining llc criiical b.lmce betsce. jnbnariofaL law,
eflicic'c) .fDirnin,e tr$pondiotr
d s..dit) ol oarlo rftrtn\\ rtr wo'rd

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2,
lhcIS}S Code rnd lheLrt olUe Sea
lr i! !bre{.d rlnr rhc lsfs code ard the m€ndhcns 10 sol^s do o.i
dtrlrt dis.rs or d.nne rmed mbbay aid Pincy. whill 3re th. wo!-
knoln fi.ns of nadtiDe s.cudt) thtu.$ llorvelar. sor*sl Llvll)
Rgcod.etrdxii..s niake
rciir.nce ro amcdrobbery
and seekLo
dclin. ii llr
trN.ile Reroluiion
.\\922 (221,
*hich Fovide euidelin$ lbr i,rvstgd'n!
cin. ofttry
aid rnrd $bbery x-s.nN shLts
dennes
rmcd rohb.'r xr
tD m!,|||t| td .J,.te .e t dec bno'nr.drfdepjltdn't,red
nt?teol
ltht, tho" a.r Dl lia+ dired?d tqut"e. :hiP.r.tlatfi le^.r: ol
thpe ]t oh baotd sr.h a s/nt nilhjn 0 srat \\ iuri\\tli.1k'
rw
nth
l ris rlerrl! disireutlies arined rhbery lior "pi&y' rs 3cB rYithn'
rcrriiorirl\\tlters as opposed
ro o.is oaliBcy Nhich d. sirnilrxcts done.n
rhe highre.s, What consliiules
pitrcl is Ncll deined ir Atricl.l0l olrhe
l9ltz Lrnircd
N.rions Cronveni
on .n rne La{ ol thc Ser (IjNCLOS) which
" 1'*n y .rrd!
afanr Ll Lh.lohrnts d.1t:
t 1 I -, a
. l
' ' P
a
paseryef t a Firut! lhip ar . pnraft djrd ult anJ die.ttl:
o, thc hiEr t4:, aEdirn anathet:hip., nncrdi, ot dg.rtl
p?tar: optap.4 on b.d l\\r.hshrpar.r.tol,
.Edjr!
o thi!, aner.lr, F .ls at pr.penr in d Pta.?
. B i de thz jx :t1it tijn.f ar! larc:

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[ )
.nt a.t.J rr tr"tdD] Nnj ci\\u, o" in thN arera,an.J a s ]tip u' DJ
a; .n.Lfl
vith ltn|ele,tee ofloc^ ntaknE it d Pt te ship t'
r)
ru rd tj natuE d .i nkhti.mlr locilnarjg n' a't deeibed
n : ubprtts,.P t la) Lr (b).
Th. li\\fo RccoNnenddiors 3trd guidctines orn lJ. srid dtreloL' ro b'
c.mprribl. *iih trNcl.os nr that
Ihel havc
rcrded
ro rcePI aod appr)
tl'
deiinirioi.lpitulta55.totrLhA.li.G Lol oIUNCLOS
lr is rlso no&d thar dt ISPS Codc and the .mefded SOIAS rcognsc thr
obLi8xlion
ol i33 *rrer ro i mdicc oeces:4 merrr$ fof sliN nving
1 rn naA b ennrc srtay al sea b) corplving wilh fiemxrioml 'tgtrl3r''b
as {ipdlar.d in -Anick 9l dfLNCLOS Simiiarlv,
rhe lsI'S Code
FovF'ons
r.lxti rg to Fofis ncten6e ih. solcrejg v.lrbe cor{al tbts t'd rs s!'r a
rhip rhar rllu1narily enrc6 the tDn ol sothu dare (olhs nratr !tr potr or trs
r.!irilt is slbjN to oid btund bl ilrc laus xfdrugrlafons
ol the poi $aLe
IJo$e\\{, dr i$flriifitd i$enatioral wI dn E rism bas broughl ntro
'd io' o
"
u !r nr ISPS trode in lhe ekrci$ ofib nraftine sellfiq dutes can '
mr3l ptr1rol
vc$d, $lislip or .oi* gu!.d YNsel belo'eing to coarar
$aics h.v. ihe rj8ht lo torfd lrd stafcL ' nerclra't sltiP ]n
nicrn.tionNt tlters Iith ! vio* to.nlbrcing m.rniBt $curtty?
thircd \\atiors Co'ralion .n rhc l,at ol 1he Sdx llg32
trcros)ses out thrtc turdamdml ! t.iPlcs olltrr govenring
acnrits
scas
often cxll.d iDtemxLio.aL
rvrks, Mntlv

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Pilciple of lieedom
oflh. sea ie. |hat rhe se! h oFcr ro use by all
nnlB rnd Fersons
(^nide 3?)l
No pd ol he hieh s.rs d be vrlidly subje.cd 10 ll,c sover.ignq
ol
(iii) shigs o0 dr hish se.s arc slbj.ct ro dE exdusi'. juisdiclion
ot lh.
nlg 3l!te cxcepr
n, cxccprio l circud$an.cs
lAni.l. 9?)
lr r pennr.d
ro poirt oul ihar
th.s. pincitles oinr 6edom ol thc llgh sea
.r. bt vilue olSectior
58 ofllNCLOS equrlly
amlicable
1. ti.c Pa$aEe
oI
rc$.h F! se v ihir the ll\\.lusive liconomi. Zotrc
{IEZ) dlrny sl.te Lrr.
Nigc!.r E{llusilc lcorcnic Zonu Ad, 1990,
ChaFef 116 Laus olI}.
ri.detuion delinerre the EIZ rs 100 muliul nil* scxward
ot rhe ox{s 01
Ni!.rir *h,lr rhe Tedron, Wabrs
Act ChrFrer
J23 cicnds th.Nigenrn
Ierritorial lllteN 10 30 n3uti.!l milN !lrhe sd o. oltlc scavard
hnib
Airiclc I l0 !1 1982
UliClUS s!6 o cEunNt.nccs
urder rvLrhh
ia*hips
otr rhe hieh $xs h^e x ighl 1D
boail lotuig. dc.ltrt
shLps lt F knoutr rs
dr nghr orvirit. liprovides:
r )
E\\r.pt
h!) . ..^ oJ tnL!4erentt tten. 1 a, pDve6 .anjned
br ttltt'
t v*tlip
\\thi.h ernute\\
an !tu htgh ka
.
f.rei.ln:]tjp. other than d shtp drtld
to tunplet.
ir
"nn!ri.
.c..ilar.e
rjth aai.h: q5 dd 96, x r.t
jr
Jlatilietl
bour ding
it mb$ there A L.tuntble gtaund l.ir tu\\plttn1! !h.t

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(,
ihe trip is eh4.se.li,pitd.ll
(b) th.:he it."stser h ti! tl.Erute:
l.)
th? rhry i ensas?d h Mtutho,sed Lit.na.dtins .ntl the
Jld s i d e of dp tir hip h^ j u,i ti r d j.r r, tl.t dtt. tl
ta9:
I ,
(tt) th. :h'p c nnhon dpratjt: t
k)
th'ush j1liry a !.'.isn jt.e u refui! b rh.t n\\ Jld!.
the :hip jt, jh reab|, aJ the stne ndti,tdiitr
^ th.:
2)
h the ra!e: ptornln! 1u h pdoEtz?lt t, th. \\rt^hv nali
ptuuutlo
EtilJ the n'ip\\ tiEht tol!
it: llas 1b th end, it
' \\ . rd ,lart rtur the.itntan,t rlot .'11-p L th!
sl]p..t t thi?. Il trlri.i.r
retnins ali
the t .ucn6 tue
bee, .h?.tetl, jt n.! ptoeetl t. . luthzt u.,nin.|i.it on b.d\\l
tlt. shiN, trich ,tri
he Latj
.n vi$ all Ptsibk
t
tj lht susrttj.r: rDw ta be mlLmdea a".t Pt ond.d thut ttt
ship Lo.r.]?tt hds n t nn
itted ory dd jrntiflnE then, t lhdl
be ..aae;s.e,1f.t
d,r tos ot d'n.s!
thtt nor dre hern
Arick 110 r corsisrent
rith the ryording
ol lniclc 92, setliDg
otri Lhc
g.n$rl rrincigle thlt shilis on i[e h]gh s.as ar. rblcd b nr. exdNYe
lu.hdicr.n ofrhe nng rd..,{ii.lc 9rl povnl.s s tbllosil
''Ships $dll sdl Dnder d'e ixg ol one sate only ardi rd!. ',
d!ep,.,.l
tr\\e: LvAstf pr.rided fur i, inkmaLiortl b t.ties ot nl
rrrr ab,rc,ri,4 drrllbe subied Io ns erdulive junsdict0tr on the

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li hxs ben !'CredihaidBe prorisions
sc.n !o nrake
ir.learthd glncdlly
q;slrilJs hav. no righr lo bodd . betuhx vc$cl on rhe bigh se:r rhal ^
lulredcd of.arling inlcroiioml i.,rornb or thxi is rtrp.dcd ol lieifg
cngrged
in Eroi! x.tivny'
ln exllFriotul
.tuus, intcnarional
law wou alloe i 'sir *her L\\e nag
sarr !\\rr.$lt conscnt
ro ihc visiand boardi4cnheroi
aD
ad hoc bxs! lni
a pancular rssel,
Bere,aL
hrris through
r bilateFl
agreem.nL!]irh
onc ol rbe
nxvrlpowe6
llr
ie.$rary iDplLcatio,
ol such tighr leea i eLpRtarion
neaisi tlE
' ' oi o b i'g
o ' "
d,at time hrs r.me iirr nsv terries or Evision of LTNCIOS
a.{i L.Lrtd
elisiiig inl.,uioMl ksxrier to meel Lb. ohmging
neudr
ollhe Lntefliah.mL
lrjr trdvocxLd
rhnt lnrdu a urAonl
onsiderdtior
bc eilen io thr on gohg
tur.rof$e
SUA Cotr!.fiioo bl r|e IMO L,.galCommnlee
lt i! onvis.ecd
n,at nris iriiiarive should
be $le 1o adeqml.ly
ddtus drc rsuc ollioadng
rnd rearhnre slips on rhe figh ser albeir as an cxccFrior !o dr hDdamentil
prntrlpler
.f fftedom
ofthe high sea
a.d Lit slrip on lhc nigl, su! ar. otrll
slbjed b rhcr iag iaro jhrdiclon Srch toii.s or anend,neDls
DrLi
tuw.!.r bc fraNd i. such r vay to rroid ibusc by s.re t.wertul corrd

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r.
lDplcnent.lion and Do eslicition
It is obs.ned nrai inFlcrnhtalion
and donrslicriion
ofidernrtioMl t*tr'r
rf: oie! rcaied rirh i lilldre
ard/or dchy bv conraning ra&s tlls
rendrr. deji:tlli! qcll-itrtended
objc$i!..filrercalies
it fceted'l!!f q
nr c.,ndimc. .id etrr.rarenl It is ho{ovef bedgnrne rnl rt
i,nplemerhtion
and domesncatlo
l ollne tStS Code
lhich rvill bo a!fl'cxbLc
ro i L nren$i.Drl potu nor odly has:n urgeicv nnd d*dline t' it lrul 'ho
hr.a.hi'g
nnClicolionJ
r_d inu'Dtioml hde oDd mam' trrspora'Dn
\\1oq .oasirl $xtes d. nErfore Lnlira irr lmplcn. alion scri'irlv Non
comtlirn.. is bomd Io intrt
ddvefely.a rh. sulllv crx r htn xr'
.xprLlctsuplGr to thc inD.ner/end
lsef ol goods Lhe l.ndencv qouLd
inldially be 1o Noid shiPs
and Pons thri rc ii defiuL(
olrompli'n'e Lh'
amncill .oNeqlcrccs olsuch d.vulot0Fnb cdotlv ben b. nag'n'd
tu tr acknowl.dgcd
rhai legisliitc process.s
do bG !rm. lme rnd ihii no{
Iivlo n.Dber sEtes rt in lllc Froces of dodesric?Ling
$e LSIS Codc i o
$en mioul i.Ns tholAh stmd tuc cilling ibr te.hni.,i and nnxn'ial
xrhranc! ton IMO in llnl Egrrd ft ir nordrotrh) ho{av.r thrt Ih'
nroL.mentarioi
oa rn. Codc hN .filctively br.r comtlele. tr som'
nn$nx onalpodsrnd
bysoii.drippnrgconidrere! P.nof Go(cnbercr
Srve&n
dd xLll'ons i. nre LrDiied
Shr.s oi Amcica ltr the Unn'd sl'Its
dr Nlrrilimr Transpo ltion Smurit] Acl (MTSd) 2lr0? 'r a 'erdv r
tlrrc ro Ntlemenl rhc Code
(mJ bcyood)
and to .omllnnuit ihe Unicd
Snies Coir Currd RcBuhtiois
under
dt neL{
Ilottrlxnd secnntr Ad

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llso io(hy ofror. is ihe s.cu tl agrecmcit
si8ned
b] shiplitrC
m'nFe'.s
-
\\ , u
. \\ . u { o n F
n , , o . i
'rndc Plrtnersl'ips Agrinn rcruisn (C-IPA|) ln keFi',e vnh n'i!
3greemeni.
shiprin! conDd .s m obliged,
amon! oiher ihinss, to h:ve .
maniten krd' 21 h0!$ bdnre L.adnre begins ai 3Dl Aneicd
Pon md
nrxr rhc.vlse
mrpprord sell for tLe cargo ltL 'nrF!tun nrai 'nllgflry or
rLch scil nrun be maintrincd
so d io ensLE
that
rhc.h,i! ol usrodv is rol
br.ke. :n tuuc 10
the tra de{inarion.
simila -v, rhe I IS (rslonL has crcred inio bi latenl ari argemcnt
silh aboul
$c t (10) rusotu aurhlrnios
mairLy
inltr$pclo uidemkc Nrecton or
.omxincd
deni'ed for Us Po s (codtaiier
Seou.iL]
l iriai '.1cs]jl.
All rhese
initialives
xr. aUo{able
und.r the ISPS
Code
rd xc.c!I.d bv lb.
Wo d Customs
Orgrisxdon
(WCO)
6 addnionxldcAtrrcs
roch..kagaini
rLeaNN ol mas denn'crion
dd tefto' ism
tfhal th.n it the NE{iM inititt e totwtds nnPbtn.ntatia" 4 th? l'l,s
Cad4 rheSOLAS
@ S{iAChr6tk6?
L, is cDnnnnid&ble
lhxl a Ptidedal
lask loftc kio$f as rhe Nrtiorrl
Maritime Stodty CoDmitcc trndd dt chairmaDshiP
olnr ]loi llinisrer
ol tiaDlpdn n now in plalc lor dt implenEntation
oflh. lSl'S Code.
Thoueh the Trms of RefeE ce of rhir Conmitiee rrt nol ro hand, ir is
trnii.ipdcd
ihrtrhese
will inclode
dome*icalion
oltLc rn.nded SOLAs ad
SLJA
(ron\\entioisro
whichNigena
N r rgn.r.ry

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h is ?nlna3cd
rhal ilre i6k ofihn co'nnilree
uould nrlLde packaSins
rppropiaie
dnt l.gistriion lor pl&.meni betore
d! Narionat
ArseD$y,
;tre
tu udoml sccrrir] Levels,
soFer sn'r of o dLr' aFp!,meo
r{og.is.d secftil} organilrion, altr.ving lon fa.iliy securny
tirj ot conractnrg Govmfuns sol .uL in
A(rd.s l xnd 5 0lrrr.cddc.
dDr rine is oa rr. .$crcc in rh.
im em.itarion
ol rhe lSlS Cod! itNigerim Sea
potrs arc ro ionlinue rr
.outios
thri hav. al ady complied rvilh ih.
rc{lun n.nb olrh. Cod. Sinriarty,
r.$eh leaving
Nie.rio lods nrur b.
.onsid.rcJ
ade.lutel) IS?S conptiani to enlc othd Fdns 1r feed! be
' '- d.a u' Dr
l.lels r1 tbe tors. ctugo destjied
lor Niguixn torrs may lic considc.d
erposcd
!' higheL
risk bd drer.foro
lixble trr high$ tioiglt cl.rges .r
i.r.exrrd mrdne insrrrnt€ cover to tho deaiment
olthe inlpond a ror
It ir .qtrdly eDrisagcd
dar und.r rhe cnatting
Ad, rhe Nigeriar potrs
]\\urhoft! (NPA)
Day bc appoinrcdrh.
desjgnrrrd
ntrlhoriry
as Foltdcd ftr
in re (in d.rir.s (,\\nicle
5I:? lDd 4:21selolt
i'i pari B of6cISts code to
ud.frrke s.!ur$, nories
wnhrcspcdioporl
lacillitu Inder chalrr x 1,2
ofSOIAS andtd,\\ otuh. Codc.
l1 knrlins r
trte loirtr Rhdher this nclidn wouLd conJjnrc onc or u.
la,dLord
lirroLon!
oI lhe nelr NPA !r rhe
end
oi th. Dp-coming
p vaisaion
:r.ris.
lr s equally aryftble lrlr.ihq the enrisaged
nantnnc safcly rclc of
rh. tr$drtu.d'
Nationa iueirime Arihorin/ rvill c'curpd$ lLqL

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trlorJ- fucii.is
Sur.l,r/ the secuiq' dDti an,] ccrijtilations as ..larcll ro
ships droud b. dssisnxted
ro th. Ndio l lvlriLime Au|horil} *bil{ nLch
sup.Biso,y
dtriies
lor $e pdnr conld be baidled
b] I rc-$nrcrtrcd
NPA
It shoLld be f-nctuRl (har borh dr crabl fl! Aurs lor $c NlrA d Lhe Ntr'1^
xr over dtre ror r.vew bd sinre shonld
be exFd ted iir rri. iiioiaL rr4i
irrdrei ri $is sl.trc to alo carer for thcsc ncw tundiors.
A! rc!.nk rhr implemenbtior
ol rhc lon Fx.iliiy se.ufiq. xssnnen rtrd
plm eqlftnens si pul.rud in lricles 14 17 offi. Code, ir is cNragcd
1her
nr$ sill br Lndenaken
b] rhc s.vfai mnces:ionlries
io be appoDrted
, d
d - , . \\ o . p . .
, - e r : - . , . d .
o . i . 0 .
o
otnre Rcuolniscd
Se.ufi\\' OrSarn$lion
(RSO) 1Xe queiion reDrarns
r.r
dncn.e opeDrion,
livflr the r" Ju y 1004
nnphme.rrlion
deadlinc
lor lhd ISIS C.de?
Ollihore/tlobile Units: It is obsencd inl rhe ISPS Code and SOLAS
lrlupl.r \\l
2 r io alFly b mobil. nDill onlt whcn rh.y dc tmrning
tneroaiional
mt6.
This nra] hale lar raching serurlrl r
fifarclal
nrplicatio.s.
ll I suhmited
tlDr otishore
u.irs or o0flaiion.l pl.toin s|outd
b. t.!ed a! quxsi-Fn li.ilLics. The NstioD ol oihl'o. o rulaled
diednr
b. well denned !trd nn !dr$ ! cr {h.
donericalion exer;e ifio dr PodFacllity 'egim.3iv.n rhon lneidbiliry
N igci.n .cononl.
lr ir rcknosledged
nff th. Niserim custoN so i.cs, rhe ani.ms
Agenrre! rle Jo'ot ]vl.ririmc
lah.uf tndNrial counuil (ioi\\'lAt_lc),
the
Nigeim Shilpes CoD.il xnd Maine lnsursncc
Comprnies
all have

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rigniii.anr,!les 1o Dld, ,0 e.$niie rhe ullnmle suuni9 of CARGO whicl'
. ,
. e D r , . i
D o . r l ' . . r
' '
Ah.alJ llrlo lEi rLd rdvrnc.d discu$ions vlth r]]c lorld C\\6toms
Orllonaaor to\\vmls x compr.le.live Memoundum
of Ud.,raDd'ng to
ll.ted
rh. inrceriq ol ihe nulii Dodal dnslon chaln. conun'cr
cFmliralion and scaling, .!rgo tn.king and scrcu nA, liLectonic Dd.
I'n.drrlc
and hieh iechnology
*cuny. Whiht ir n3y be arekd rM|hc
i.rig{i:u Sh,Fpdt Coutrcil(NSc)
and
Mrino I$!res hrve tu dn e(:ol
0
plit inn,: i pkne.tarion ol drc pod4d ship seouiLy
trtrrslr.s,
rh.ir d;ecL
rc oniibiliry lo rh. 'naLine
.argo irner$ls ,ltc .d dr.rehl cintu1 bc
c.nreild. As sudrthe
NSC ill* be rble 10
gcncnte
aurtnerr r' i.ciltai.
con.iiti,eft.fcfgo
inFdflea xrd cxOones
iowads oompliance
sih Pre
sLritmen!
dnd rhiFinrS GquteneDt aod orhrrlovant nite.F.f the Code
rnd ih.tu appropriare Droke
ne.ersary Rpres.nrariods
to {fegu
, Ponor.
sd/or.apedlteihe nnegily of lhe orgo rupfly.hrin
h oord!:i,r,,
tr m!$ be aclorowlau.d d[r th. delelopnerl aid
irrD )lgdion olexplLrn mrnlnnd sc.ril! policies.
serri* x hgislaron b
LeLdively
ner i.lh histoiy
ofill€rmtional $ipping. h tr dcsirable
theretbr:
Ll dll oF 5t.'s and ben?n.id$ of rhc n.rinc .a'30 PPly drah rnri
umels rll lc8al 30d.drf,.s.urces io ensrtu and eth{ce dlysi.d and
.perrloml s.cu,ir).
of e\\:rlnu dn.aolivily.rt.dvemure
h G xr..nrGrsed thrt Nigeia * t untcr
i.lovafions rcgional
d,d lriat.'r
uDd.Ali ings lvl,ich vill cihsn.e eltic'ency
leginrc
*iihin$e $eiAft .D$bEgion

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