INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION
International
shipping has been identified as vulnerable to global terrorism.
Security
management regulations and sound practices are essential
if exposure to loss due to terrorism, piracy and other
criminal activity is to be mitigated.
On 13 December 2002,
108 Contracting Governments to the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) signed and adopted
a wide ranging series of measures to improve the security
of ports, passenger vessels and cargo ships over 500 GT sailing
in international waters. These measures are set out in amended
SOLAS Regulations, Chapters V and XI, and a new International
Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The Code is
applicable to passenger ships and cargo ships greater than
500 gross tons, and mobile offshore drilling units. The effective
date for full compliance is 1 July 2004.
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