1 The Maritime Safety Committee at its seventy-seventh
session (28 May to 6 June 2003), bearing in mind the provisions of
section 4.3 of Part A and sections 4.3 to 4.7 of part B of the International
Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) on Recognized Security
Organization (RSO), developed the attached Interim guidelines for
the authorization of recognized security organizations acting on behalf
of the administration and/or designated authority of a contracting
government.
2 The interim guidelines may be revised, based
on the experience gained on the implementation of the new SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS
Code and, in particular, with the designation of RSOs after
1 July 2004.
3 Member Governments and international organizations
concerned are recommended to bring this circular to the attention
of all parties concerned.