ISPS Code and Ship Security: Security Levels, Declarations, Drills, Access Control the SSO's Duties with 280 Practice Questions

Know the Code. Run the watch. Pass the exam. This workbook explains the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code the way a ship security officer uses it on board. It is written for SSO candidates, officers and crew with security duties, cadets, and anyone preparing for an ISPS or ship security examination who wants clear explanations, worked examples and plenty of practice. FORTY-FIVE LESSONS IN TEN PARTS >The core of the book follows the subtitle. Security levels: what levels 1, 2 and 3 mean, who sets them, how a level change is handled and what happens when ship and port facility levels differ. Declarations of security: what a DoS is, the situations in which a ship may request one, and how it is completed and kept. Access control: access points and identification, searches, visitors and shore leave, restricted areas, monitoring, security equipment and its limits, and cargo, stores and bunkers. Drills: security drills, the crew-change rule, exercises, records and the ship security alert system. And the SSO's duties: daily and port routines, working with the CSO and PFSO, and responding to threats such as stowaways, piracy and armed robbery, and suspicious items. Every lesson has a short explanation, a key-points box, two worked examples, a practical exercise, the mistake to watch for, a tip for the job and four practice questions with answers. 280 PRACTICE QUESTIONS >INSIDE THE BOOK 45 lessons with 100 figures, including step-by-step drawings of key procedures 280 practice questions in 14 sets, each answer explained 10 case studies with model answers 6 reference tables, including the numbers to know 5 example forms: declaration of security, security round, drill record, last ten calls at port facilities and incident report >This is an independent study aid. It does not reproduce any real ship security plan. The ISPS Code, your ship's approved security plan and your flag Administration's requirements always govern, and this book does not replace the STCW ship security officer certificate of proficiency.