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COOMAR acts in this area by elaborating, planning and controlling
projects of Maritime, Port and Coast Activities. For such purposes,
it utilizes state-of-the-art softwares which are used by its personnel
who holds knowledge in Naval Sciences, Project Management and Certification,
as well as specific specialities related to the afore mentioned areas.
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 ISPS
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History
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After
the September 11th, 2001 events in the United States, the countries
most liable to suffer that kind of attack and, in particular, the
US, decided it was vital to increase and intensify the supervision
of goods and people entering their ports and airports.
For this reason, those countries worked with the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) in order to approve a legislation that would enhance
security in port facilities and on ships engaged in international
voyages in such a way that, at the port of origin already, before
embarkment, supervision would be initiated.. Hence, in a Diplomatic
Conference held by the International Maritime Organization in December
2003, 102 Contracting Governments (signatories of the 1974 SOLAS Convention),
including Brasil, signed the proceedings of such Conference, where
Amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention, Chapters V and XI, and the
"International Ship and Port Facility Security Code" (ISPS)
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Those
legal provisons represent a significant change in the security approach
to the marine transport sector as they establish higher interaction
among ships, port facilities, shipping lines and government organizations.
They also establish the need for the installation of new security
equipments and the implementation of qualifying and training programs.
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Requirements for port facilities and crafts include:
- Accomplishment of risk assessment;
- Elaboration of a security plan;
- Qualification and training of security and safety personnel;
- Verification of fitness of safety equipment;
- Monitoring and control of accesses;
- Supervision of cargoes and people;
- Security of communications. |
As failure to comply with those new legal requirements may be
used as a barrier to the export of Brazilian goods, it will be
necessary that all involved organizations, either public or private
ones, work together to assure that Brazil will not have its legitimate
commercial interests hindered.
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of port facilities |
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The ISPS code (the International Ship & Port Facility Security
code), requires port facilities to hold, as of July 01st, 2004, a
"Statement of Compliance" with the legal provisions of the
ISPS code. This brings the need to complete the following stages:
1st stage- Assessment: it consists of a survey carried
out to determine the real situation of security in port facilities.
It must be accomplished by a company authorized by the National Commission
for Public Security in Ports, Terminals and Navigable Waterways (CONPORTOS). |
2nd
stage- Security Plan: document which is elaborated after
completion of the 1st stage and which must contain all information
about the security organization of the port facility such as: duties,
measures, procedures, training, security equipments and contingency
plans.
3rd stage- Statement of Compliance: after
the approval of the security plan by CONPORTOS, a "Statement
of Compliance" with the legal provisions of the ISPS code will
be issued for the port facility.. |
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As failure to comply with those new legal requirements may be used
as a barrier to the export of Brazilian goods, it will be necessary
that all involved organizations, either public or private ones, work
together to assure that Brazil will not have its legitimate commercial
interests hindered.
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1st
STAGE
- ASSESSMENT
The cooperative of Maritime Power Professionals (COOMAR),
organization accredited by the National Commission for Public Security
in Ports, Terminals and Navigable Waterways (CONPORTOS) to make assessments
of port facilities, is available to participate in bidding processes
of state-run or private ports and terminals;
2nd STAGE - SECURITY PLANS
COOMAR, which is also certified and accredited by CONPORTOS
to elaborate Security Plans for port facilities, offers such service.
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The ISPS
code requires crafts to have, as of July 01st, 2004, an International
Ship Security Certificate. This brings the need to complete the following
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1st
stage
- Elaboration of Security Plan:
At this stage, an assessment of the situation of the craft regarding
to its security is made. This will serve as basis for the development
of a Security Plan;
The Security Plan is elaborated with the objective of guaranteeing
that measures aiming to protect people, cargoes or the craft itself
are adopted. The security measures include duties, procedures, training,
the use of equipments and contingency plans. It can be elaborated
by a company properly authorized by the Administration (State Government
whose flag the ship is entitled to fly);
2nd
stage
- Approval of the Security Plan:
After completion of the 1st stage, the Security Plan must
be evaluated and afterwards
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approved
by either the Administration or an authorized company.
3rd
stage
- International Ship Security Certificate:
After completion of the 2nd stage, the Administration or authorized
company will check that the Security System of the craft, as a whole,
is in satisfactory conditions. The verification of the security system
encompasses accurate operation of security equipments, personnel training
and qualification as well as the existence of a Security Plan. If
the system is in satisfactory conditions, the respective International
Security Certificate is issued. |
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The
Cooperative of Maritime Power Professionals (COOMAR) has professionals
qualified to elaborate Craft Security Plans (1st stage); therefore,
the company is qualified to participate in bidding processes of state-run
or private companies.
Contracting COOMAR for the approval of Craft Security Plans (2nd stage)
is subject to authorization by the Administration under which the
craft is operating.
The issue of the International Ship Security Certificate (3rd stage)
is performed by Classifying Organizations.. |
The
ISPS code requires crafts and port facilities to have , as of July
01st, 2004, qualified staff to execute the new activity. For such
purpose, The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has made compulsory
the following courses:
- Ship Security Officer;
- Company Security Officer;
- Port Facility Security Officer.
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The
Cooperative of Maritime Power Professionals (COOMAR) is an organization
accredited by the Directorate of Ports and Coasts to hold
the above IPS code-related courses and is placing itself at the disposal
of navigation and offshore companies to enable and train their employees.
The National Commission of Public Safety in Ports, Terminals and Navigable
Waterways (CONPORTOS), which is responsible for implementing the ISPS
code in port facilities, has not established yet guidelines for the
Port Security Facility Officer Course. As soon as such guidelines
are promulgated, COOMAR will be at the disposal of Port Facilities
to administer such course to their staffs.
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