Course Modules

Module 1: Maritime Security Governance and the ISPS Code

• Legal foundations and maritime threat landscape

• ISPS Code objectives and responsibilities

• Interface with SOLAS Chapter XI-2

• Role of Designated Authority (DA)

• Exercise: Identify vulnerabilities in a port-vessel interface

Module 2: Risk Assessment and Threat Management

• Threat typologies (piracy, terrorism, smuggling)

• Security risk assessment methodology

• Identification of critical assets and access points

• Activity: Simulated ISPS threat assessment

Module 3: Port Facility Security Planning and Implementation

• Structure and components of PFSP

• Access control, surveillance, and restricted areas

• Security levels and corresponding measures

• Exercise: Drafting a sample PFSP excerpt

Module 4: Security Drills, Audits, and Compliance Reviews

• Conducting security drills and exercises

• Managing internal and external ISPS audits

• Responding to non-compliance findings

• Simulation: Audit readiness checklist development

Module 5: Integrated Maritime Safety and Response Systems

• Cross-agency coordination and communication

• Emergency preparedness in port facilities

• Case Study: ISPS compliance during a real-world crisis

• Final Presentation: Security management improvement plan