Annual General Assembly 2005 - Malmö

Section 2

Examining and promoting ISPS Code training for Chinese seafarers

ZHAO Xiang Min¹, CHUN Yuli², RUAN Wei² 1 - Seafarer Examination Centre of the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration, Beijing
2 - Shanghai Maritime University

ABSTRACT

The effectiveness of implementing International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS Code) relies greatly upon the awareness, the knowledge and the skills of maritime seafarers in respect of maritime security. For most of the seafarer training and certification systems in the world, the implementation of the code, compared with that of other maritime safety legislation, has limited flexibility in terms of time, and the subject thereof is new to many states. Therefore, the syllabus of ISPS Code training set down and the methods for training adopted in the first stage of implementation are becoming limited. It is worthwhile to examine what has been done in terms of ISPS Code training and then how to promote it. Based on an introduction to Chinese ISPS Code training system and related facts, the essay analyzes major problems encountered in such training activities. Furthermore it provides recommendations as possible solutions for higher quality ISPS Code training, such as encouraging the use of Computer Based Training, the establishment of an ISPS Code information database and a co-operation with professional security companies.

Keywords: seafarer, maritime training, ISPS Code, maritime security

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