Annual General Assembly 2005 - Malmö

Section 2

Including ISPS requirements in the MET scheme of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport through its Regional Maritime Security Institute

Mohye El Din Mahmoud El ASHMAWY - Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport Egypt

ABSTRACT

MET is generally defined as the process which provides education and training for seafarers at operational and management levels in the shipping industry. The continuous development of MET in AAST-MT depends on the ability to implement the requirements of international conventions and codes, such as the ISPS Code, and the capability of providing the necessary type of training to various cultures. The comprehensive new regulatory regime, adopted in a Diplomatic Conference on Maritime Security at the end of 2002, describes in detail what shipping companies, port authorities, ships’ crews, and others should do in order to minimize any threat to the shipping industry. The Egyptian Government, represented by its Maritime Administration, has issued a national decree to establish the Regional Institute for Maritime Security. AAST-MT assumed responsibility to establish this institute in order to serve Egypt and regional countries in implementing the requirements of the ISPS code.

Keywords: MET, enhance maritime security, AAST-MT, Examination Affairs,Regional Maritime Security Institute, implementation the requirements of ISPS Code.

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