ISPS Code status update 01
The latest compliance
figures relating to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code
show a welcome improvement since the last figures were released, IMO Secretary-General
Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos said today (11 June 2004).
"The situation
is improving as can be seen from the figures we release today," Mr. Mitropoulos
said. "I welcome the continuing efforts by Governments and industry to
ensure that the regulatory regime adopted by IMO in December 2002 is in place
by the set deadline of 1 July 2004. However, there is still work to be done
and, therefore, I again urge all parties concerned to redouble their efforts
to implement the new security measures as soon as possible."
ISPS Code implementation
as at 0900 on 11 June 2004:
| Ships |
|
Governments
(38 responses)
Number of
ships liable to the Code
Ship Security Plans (SSP) submitted
International Ship Security Certificates (ISSC) issued
|
21347
16465
4841
|
(22.7%) (from
9.2% on 17 May)
|
|
IACS
Number of
ships liable to the Code
Ship Security Plans (SSP) submitted
International Ship Security Certificates (ISSC) issued
|
15049
11972
6300
|
(41.9%) (from
20.4%)
|
|
INTERCARGO
Number of
ships liable to the Code
Ship Security Plans (SSP) submitted
International Ship Security Certificates (ISSC) issued
|
916
769
513
|
(56%) (from
22.5%)
|
|
INTERTANKO
Number of
ships liable to the Code
Ship Security Plans (SSP) submitted
International Ship Security Certificates (ISSC) issued
|
2136
1944
956
|
(44.8%)
(from 11.5%) |
|
IPTA
Number of
ships liable to the Code
Ship Security Plans (SSP) submitted
International Ship Security Certificates (ISSC) issued
|
|
(27%) (as
at 17 May)
|
|
BIMCO
Number of
ships liable to the Code
Ship Security Plans (SSP) submitted
International Ship Security Certificates (ISSC) issued
|
2622
2189
488
|
(18.6%)
(as at 17 May)
|
| Port
facilities
|
|
Governments
(38 responses)
Number of
port facilities
Port Facility Security Plans (PFSP) submitted
Port Facility Security Plans (PFSP) approved
|
6114
2044
654 |
(10.7%)
(from 5.4%) |
Notes:
The
International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) was adopted,
along with other maritime security measures, at a Conference on Maritime Security
held at IMO in December 2002. The ISPS Code is mandatory under amendments to
the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) which enter
into force on 1 July 2004.
The information
in the table above is the result of an ongoing survey of selected IMO Member
Government, who between them represent a large proportion of world merchant
shipping tonnage.
Information has
also been provided by the following non-governmental organizations in consultative
status with IMO:
IACS - International Association of Classification Societies www.iacs.org.uk
INTERCARGO - International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners www.intercargo.org
INTERTANKO - International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
www.intertanko.com
IPTA - International Parcel Tankers Association http://www.ipta.org.uk
BIMCO - an international shipping association www.bimco.dk
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please contact:
Lee Adamson, Senior External Relations Officer on 020 7587 3153 (media@imo.org)
or
Natasha Brown, External Relations Officer on 020 7587 3274 (media@imo.org
).
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