Who has to comply with the ISPS Code?
The ISPS Code is part of SOLAS so compliance is mandatory for the 148 Contracting Parties to SOLAS – see Status of Conventions complete list for list of SOLAS Contracting Governments. Is there a black list of countries not in compliance with the ISPS code? No. IMO does not issue a “black list” of any kind. There is no IMO list of ports or flag States which are not in compliance. The ISPS Code database contains the information required by SOLAS regulation XI-2/13 as supplied by Contracting Governments. Lack of inclusion in the database should not be construed automatically as failure to comply with the requirements in SOLAS.
