IMO's FSI Sub-Committee confirms master can be designated as Ship Security Officer (SSO)

摘要

The master of a ship can be designated as the Ship Security Officer (SSO) in implementing the provisions of the mandatory International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, the IMO's Flag State Implementation (FSI) Sub-Committee unanimously decided to recommend to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). The ISPS Code becomes mandatory on 1 July 2004 under amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) adopted in December 2002. Based on information received from the IMO Secretariat and confirmed by the Chairman of the MSC, the Chairman of the Maritime Security Working Group (MSWG) and several delegations which had attended the relevant sessions of the MSWG, the FSI Sub-Committee, which met for its 12th session from 15 to 19 March 2004, confirmed that neither the drafting of the definition of the SSO nor the provisions of the ISPS Code relating to his responsibilities, training etc. were aimed at preventing the master from being designated as SSO.