Is one security assessment prior to initial certification sufficient or do we have to carry out assessments in regular intervals?
The ship security assessment (SSA) is an essential instrument prior to the development of the initial version of the Ship Security Plan (SSP). However, as Section 8.1 indicates the need to undergo the SSA also in the process of updating the plan. The reason for this is that possible threats and vulnerabilities might change from time to time. It is the CSOs responsibility to maintain the SSP [A/11.2.3]. This includes that he has to ensure that internal audits, periodic reviews of the SSP and security inspections are carried out, but he also has to ensure that the SSA is periodically reviewed [A/10.1.7 & A/11.2.7]. These “maintenance activities” will eventually lead to an update of the SSP.
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