Port Facility Security Officer

A Port Facility Security Officer is a person who may be the designated officer responsible for the security of one or more port facilities. The main functions of the Port Facility Security Officer are:

• conducting an initial comprehensive security survey of the port facility based on an appropriate assessment of its security;
• ensuring the development and maintenance of a port facility security plan;
• implementation of the port facility security plan;
• conducting regular inspections of port facility security to continuously maintain the proper level of security measures;
• development and implementation, as necessary, of proposals for changes to the port facility security plan to correct deficiencies and bring the plan into line with the required level and taking into account current changes at the port facility;
• promoting increased awareness among port facility personnel of the importance of security issues and increased vigilance;
• promoting increased awareness among port facility personnel of the importance of security issues and increased vigilance;
• ensuring that port facility security personnel meet established requirements and standards;
• ensuring reports to the appropriate authorities and written recording of cases of threat to the security of the port facility;
• coordination of actions to implement the port facility security plan with the relevant company officials and with the ship security officers;
• ensuring, if necessary, coordinated interaction with security services;

The volume of the training program “Port Facility Security Officer” is 40 ac. hours.

Based on the results of certification in the International Dangerous Goods and Containers Association, graduates receive certificates of advanced training and “Port Facility Security Officer” certificates of international standard.