Speaker: Mr Chris Trelawny, Maritime Safety Division, International Maritime Organization

1. Implementation of the ISPS Code in the
Indian Ocean Region
Chris Trelawny
Senior Deputy Director,
Maritime Safety Division, IMO
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium Seminar 2014

2. 2
Menu
• IMO
• The important bits that I’m not going to cover
• The important bits that I am going to cover
• ISPS Code
• Regional mechanisms
• Civil / military cooperation
• Way ahead
• Discussion
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3. 3
UNCLOS
United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea
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4. 4
Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts
against the safety of maritime navigation
SUA 2005
Article 3 bis – new
offences
Article 8 bis – boarding
provisions
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5. 5
The important bit
www.imo.org
http://gisis.imo.org
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7. 7
Maritime security?
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8. 8
Maritime security?
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9. 9
Threats to maritime security
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10. 10
Special measures to enhance maritime security
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SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS
Code:
• Risk-based international framework
• Functional requirements for ships and
port facilities
• Detect and deter acts which threaten
security
• Entered into force on 1 July 2004
• Currently applies to 162 States

11. 11
Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding
on Port State Control
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www.iomou.org

12. 12
IMO Security Manual
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Consolidated guidance
• “How to”
• Primarily targeted at:
- regulators in Government
agencies responsible for
oversight of maritime security
- security practitioners

13. 13
Naval power?
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14. 14
Naval power?
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15. 15
State responsibilities at sea
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• Maritime and offshore security
• Suppressing piracy and armed robbery
• Fishery protection
• Counter illegal trafficking
• Protecting the environment
• Safety of navigation
• Search and rescue

17. marsec@imo.org
ctrelawn@imo.org
Questions?
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