4 Responsibilities of Contracting Governments
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4 Responsibilities of Contracting Governments

  4.1 Subject to the provisions of regulation XI-2/3 and XI-2/7, Contracting Governments shall set security levels and provide guidance for protection from security incidents. Higher security levels indicate greater likelihood of occurrence of a security incident. Factors to be considered in setting the appropriate security level include:

  • .1 the degree that the threat information is credible;

  • .2 the degree that the threat information is corroborated;

  • .3 the degree that the threat information is specific or imminent; and

  • .4 the potential consequences of such a security incident.

  4.2 Contracting Governments, when they set security level 3, shall issue, as necessary, appropriate instructions and shall provide security related information to the ships and port facilities that may be affected.

  4.3 Contracting Governments may delegate to a recognized security organization certain of their security related duties under chapter XI-2 and this Part of the Code with the exception of:

  • .1 setting of the applicable security level;

  • .2 approving a Port Facility Security Assessment and subsequent amendments to an approved assessment;

  • .3 determining the port facilities which will be required to designate a Port Facility Security Officer;

  • .4 approving a Port Facility Security Plan and subsequent amendments to an approved plan;

  • .5 exercising control and compliance measures pursuant to regulation XI-2/9; and

  • .6 establishing the requirements for a Declaration of Security.

  4.4 Contracting Governments shall, to the extent they consider appropriate, test the effectiveness of the Ship or the Port Facility Security Plans, or of amendments to such plans, they have approved, or, in the case of ships, of plans which have been approved on their behalf.


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