Training

Training Requirements for CSO & SSO

• security administration
• relevant international conventions, codes and recommendations
• relevant Government legislation and regulations
• responsibilities and functions of other security organisations
• methodology of ship security assessment
• methods of ship security surveys and inspections
• ship and port operations and conditions
• ship and port facility security measures
• emergency preparedness and response and contingency planning
• instruction techniques for security training and education, including security measures and procedures
• handling sensitive security related information and security related communications
• knowledge of current security threats and patterns
• recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices
• recognition, on a non discriminatory basis, of characteristics and behavioural patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security
• techniques used to circumvent security measures
• security equipment and systems and their operational limitations
• methods of conducting audits, inspection, control and monitoring
• methods of physical searches and non-intrusive inspections
• security drills and exercises, including drills and exercises with port facilities
• assessment of security drills and exercises
• the layout of the ship
• the ship security plan and related procedures (including scenario-based training on how to respond)
• crowd management and control techniques
• operations of security equipment and systems
• testing, calibration and whilst at sea maintenance of security equipment and systems