Cayman Islands comply with ISPS code
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Cayman
Islands Shipping Registry has now complied with the International Maritime
Organisation’s International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, which came
into effect on 1 July. The purpose of the
ISPS Code is to enhance maritime security and implement requirements through
which ships, shipping companies, and port facilities can co-operate to detect
and deter acts that are a threat to security in the international maritime
transport sector. The Code is applicable to
all passenger ships, cargo ships, mobile offshore drilling units and
high-speed craft of 500 gross tons and over, engaged in international voyages
and port facilities serving ships engaged in international voyages.
Under the Code, the United Kingdom had the option of either carrying out Ship
Security Plan approvals and vessel verification audits for the purpose of
issuing International Ship Security Certificates, or of delegating these
responsibilities to a Recognised Security Organisation.
The UK subsequently instructed its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
that this work should not be delegated to RSOs, and that all SSP approvals and
vessel verification audits should be done by the respective Red Ensign
maritime administrations. In line with this
policy, the CISR had the responsibility to ensure that all Cayman-registered
vessels 500 gross tons or above were issued with an ISSC prior to 1 July, or
the vessels would be in breach of the International Convention for the Safety
of Life at Sea and, as such, would not be authorised to engage in
international voyages.
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