What would happen to ships, having visited ports where the ISPS Code is not implemented properly, when they intend to enter ports where the ISPS Code is implemented vigorously?
To address this question one has to examine two possible scenarios. The first scenario presupposes that the Government at the next port of call has reliable information that the security measures at a particular port facility are inadequate. In such a case a responsible approach will be for the two Governments to communicate and to resolve the issues of concern. The second scenario, assumes that, during the stay of a ship at a particular port facility, the ship and/or someone representing the port facility or the Government where the ship is to proceed next are able to assess the security measures which the particular port facility was implementing during the stay of the ship. In this respect, one has to bear in mind that in a lot of case the security measures in place may be of a covert nature and a third party may not be able to identify or to appreciate them. MSC 78 has considered the issue of security concerns, where a ship has concerns about the security of a port facility, which
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