Cognicert Ship Security Officer Course

Assess ship-security risks, support security-plan implementation and coordinate inspections, drills and reporting.

Connect these tasks to the ship security officer role. Use the detailed programme to identify the methods, exercises and application areas most relevant to your work.

• Shipping Security Officers;
• Company Security Officers;
• Superintendents;
• Designated persons;
• Nautical officers;
• All those wishing to act the Role of SSO, CSO or PFSO along with all office Personnel involved in ISPS implementation,

• Introduction

• The Development of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, STCW

• Requirements of the SSO in the 21st century
• Principles of modern management systems
• Knowledge and understanding of the ISPS Code
• Background, Purpose & amendments to ISPS code.
• Mandatory Regulations, Codes, Guidelines, Standards.
• ISPS Planning
• ISPS Policies and Objectives
• Stakeholders in Shipboard Operations and Marine industry.
• Assessment techniques
• Maritime hazards and risk assessment
• Environmental risk assessment
• ISPS Risk Controls and implementation plan
• Implementation
• Handling of mandatory rules and regulations

• The roles and responsibilities of Contracting Governments, Designated Authorities, and Recognized Security Organizations
• The Security Roles & Responsibilities of Crew and Port Security Personnel

• Implementation of documented processes and procedures
• Training, awareness and communication
• Ensuring effective communication with shipboard staff and shore management
• Technical and operational aspects of Security management

• Measures and Procedures for Maritime Security (MARSEC) Levels
• Recognition of weapons, dangerous substances, and devices
• Identifying techniques used to circumvent security measures
• The handling of Sensitive Security-Related Information (SSRI) and Communications
• Identifying security threats

• Security Emergency exercise and evaluation

• Identifying, Recognizing and Responding to Threats including Maritime Piracy & Armed Robbery against Ship
• Ship Protection Actions
• Testing and maintaining Protective Equipment
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Performance Measurements, Monitoring and evaluation
• Ship Protection Evaluation
• Auditing techniques
• Requirements for marine-related management system audits
• Management System Audits and Certification under ISPS Code.
• Improvement
• Non-conformance and Corrective action
• Implementation of corrective action

5 days