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6 Alternative Methods for Demonstrating Competency

6 Alternative Methods for Demonstrating Competency

6.1 SOLAS Contracting Governments or Designated Authorities, as applicable, may allow port facility personnel to
demonstrate competence to undertake the tasks, duties and responsibilities listed in column 1 of tables 1 or 2, as the case may
be, by:

.1 evidence of service as port facility personnel without or with designated duties, as the case may be, for a period of at
least six months in total during the preceding three years; or

.2 having performed during the preceding three years security functions considered to be equivalent, as the case may
be, to the service required in paragraph 6.1.1; or

.3 passing an approved test; or

.4 successfully completing approved training.

Table 1 Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiencies (KUPs) Relevant to

Security Awareness of Port Facility Personnel Without Designed Security
Duties

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4

Competence Knowledge, understanding and Methods for demonstrating Criteria for evaluating
proficiency competence competence

1. Contribute to the
enhancement of maritime
security through
heightened awareness
Basic working knowledge of maritime Assessment of evidence Requirements relating
security terms and definitions obtained from approved to enhanced maritime
instruction or during security are correctly
Basic knowledge of international
attendance at an approved identified
maritime security policy and
course
responsibilities of Government/
Designated Authority, port facility
security officer and designated persons

Basic knowledge of maritime security

levels and their impact on security
measures and procedures in the port
facility and aboard ships

Basic knowledge of security reporting

procedures

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Basic knowledge of security-related

contingency plans

Basic knowledge of security-related

provisions for dangerous goods

2. Recognition of security
threats
Basic knowledge enabling recognition Assessment of evidence Maritime security
of potential security threats obtained from approved threats are correctly
instruction or during identified
Basic knowledge of techniques used to
attendance at an approved
circumvent security measures
course
Basic knowledge enabling recognition
of weapons, dangerous substances,
dangerous goods, and devices and
awareness of the damage they can
cause

Basic knowledge of procedures for

security-related communications

3. Understanding the need Basic knowledge of training, drill and Assessment of evidence Requirements relating
for and methods of exercise requirements under relevant obtained from approved to enhanced maritime
maintaining security conventions and codes instruction or during security are correctly
awareness and vigilance attendance at an approved identified
course

Table 2 Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiencies (KUPs) Relevant to

Port Facility Personnel with Designated Security Duties Other than Port
Facility Security Officers

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4

Competence Knowledge, understanding and Methods for Criteria for evaluating

proficiency demonstrating competence
competence

1. Maintaining the Working knowledge of maritime security Assessment of evidence Procedures and actions are in
conditions set out terms and definitions obtained from approved accordance with the principles
in a port facility instruction or during established by the SOLAS
security plan attendance at an Convention and the ISPS Code
approved course

Knowledge of international maritime Legislative requirements relating

security policy and responsibilities of to security are correctly identified
Governments/Designated Authorities,
RSOs, port facilities security officer and
designated persons

Knowledge of maritime security levels and Communications within the area

their impact on security measures and of responsibility are clear and

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procedures in the port facility and aboard understood

ships

Knowledge of security reporting

procedures Knowledge of procedures for
drills and exercises

Knowledge of procedures for conducting

inspections and surveys and for the
control and monitoring of security activities
specified in a port facility security plan

Knowledge of security-related contingency

plans and the procedures for responding
to security incidents, including provisions
for maintaining critical operations of port
facility and ship/port interface

Knowledge of procedures for handling

security-related information and security-
related communications

Knowledge of security documentation

including the Declaration of Security

2. Recognition of Knowledge of techniques used to Assessment of evidence Procedures and actions are in
security threats circumvent security measures obtained from approved accordance with the principles
instruction or during established by the SOLAS
Knowledge enabling recognition of
attendance at an Convention, ISPS Code and the
weapons, dangerous substances,
approved course relevant provisions of the IMDG
dangerous goods, and devices and
Code
awareness of damage they can cause

Knowledge of security-related provisions

for dangerous goods

Knowledge of crowd management and

control techniques, where appropriate

General knowledge of methods for

recognition, on a non-discriminatory basis,
of patterns who are likely to threaten
security

3. Inspection, Knowledge of controlling access to the Assessment of evidence Procedures and actions are in
control and port facility and its restricted areas obtained from approved accordance with the principles
monitoring instruction or during established by the SOLAS
Knowledge of the techniques for
activities attendance at an Convention, ISPS Code and the
monitoring restricted areas
approved course relevant provisions of the IMDG
Knowledge of methods for effective Code
monitoring ship/port interface and areas
surrounding the port facility

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Knowledge of inspection methods relating

to the cargo and stores

Knowledge of the methods for physical

searches and non-intrusive inspections

4. Proper usage of General knowledge of various types of Assessment of evidence Equipment and systems
security security equipment and systems, including obtained from approved operations are carried out in
equipment and their limitations instruction or during accordance with established
systems, if any attendance at an equipment operating instructions
approved course and taking into account the
limitations of the equipment and
systems

Knowledge of the need for testing, Procedures and actions are in

calibrating and maintaining security accordance with the principles
systems and equipment established by the SOLAS
Convention and the ISPS Code

Parent topic: Annex – Guidelines on Security-Related Training and Familiarization for Port Facility Personnel

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