Potential Consequences of Imprecise Security Assessments

This paper describes how the recently implemented International Shipboard and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code requires security assessments for ships and port facilities. Although Part B provides elaborate guidance on issues to be observed and included into such risk assessments, a generally accepted methodology used to carry out such assessments are not prescribed in the Code. This allows for subjective expert judgment as the basis for security risk assessments. However, subjective risk assessment will vary in scope and results. This is a normal feature of any risk assessment involving opinions of different individuals. This would, in principle, not cause any harm if legal consequences would not be involved in case a ship or its cargo was subject to a security incident. Legal experts voiced opinions that in such a situation they would challenge the security risk assessment. In the case that an issue connected to the security incident in question that harmed ship or cargo was not addressed properly in the security assessment, they would question the seaworthiness of the ship. Of course this would have far-reaching liability consequences for ship owners. Therefore, the question is how ship owners can be protected against uncertainty resulting from imprecise standards for security-risk assessment of the ISPS Code.

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• Corporate Authors:

  WIT Press

  Computational Mechanics, 25 Bridge Street
  Billerica, MA  United States  01821
• Authors:
  • Schroder, J U
  • Mejia, M Q
  • Mukherjee, P K
  • Manolis, F M
  • Dreeben, S
• Conference:
  • International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) 6th Annual General Assembly and Conference
  • Location: Malmo , Sweden
  • Date: 2005-10-24 to 2005-10-26
• Publication Date: 2005-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: pp 75-84
• Monograph Title: Maritime Security and MET

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Crew resource management; Incident detection; Liability; Maritime safety; Port operations; Risk assessment; Seaworthiness; Security; Shipboard personnel; Ships by ownership
• Identifier Terms: International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; Law; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01020152
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1845640586
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 2006 8:25AM