Shipboard Search: What You Need to Know!

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On 1 July 2004 the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code came into force, and amongst its many requirements was that applicable vessels must be able to carry out a search of on-board cargo, vehicles and effects. Shipboard Search: What You Need To Know! has been researched and written by maritime security experts to provide ship security personnel with a practical guide to some of the most common security practices which should form part of a maritime search security regime.

The best search results are achieved through planned search operations using trained personnel following clear instructions. You must know where and how to search, what to look for and what to do if something is found. Shipboard Search: What You Need To Know! offers advice and techniques which when harnessed as part of an overall ship security plan will give you the ability to control access and locate and intercept undesirable items. The contents of this guide are divided into two Parts and designed so that you can locate specific information when you need it. Part 1 contains general search planning and execution information for area and personal search, training drills, and exercise management and execution. Part 2 contains instructions and procedures to be adopted when conducting shipboard search, including first response actions.

Shipboard Search: What You Need to Know! by HMS Limited and Steven Jones
ISBN: 978-0-9556513-7-3
Published by HMS Ltd and Shiptalk Publishing
Price: £35

This guide will help you to plan, conduct and report search actions which should be employed to keep ships safe from security hazards. This two-part publication will provide you with information relating to search practices and then equip you with instructions and procedures to be adopted when conducting shipboard search.

Shipboard Search: What You Need To Know! has been produced as a collaboration between maritime security experts from Shiptalk, one of the world’s leading seafarer web portals, and HMS Ltd, the world’s premier supplier of counter improvised explosive device training, research and consulting services.

Foreword
Abbreviations
Introduction
The ISPS Code

    When to search
    Where to search
    Who should search

Part 1
Search Planning
Initial questions

    Scope
    Priorities
    Search object
    Risks and hazards
    Resources

Search Execution

    Area search
    Area search procedures
    Cargo search procedures
    Personal search procedures
    Equipment

Training, Drills and Exercises

    Exercise management
    Aims and objectives
    Exercise plan

Port Security

    Assistance to vessels

Part 2
ISPS Code Legislation

    Annex A: Search and allied security measures at ISPS Code security levels 1, 2 and 3

Specific Search Procedures

    Annex B: Search with electronic instruments
    Annex C: Vehicle search procedures
    Annex D: Underwater inspection and search

First Response Actions

    Annex E: Stowaways – overview and actions on discovery
    Annex F: Explosive devices – overview and actions on discovery
    Annex G: Weapons – overview and actions on discovery
    Annex H: Dangerous substances – overview and actions on discovery
    Annex I: Contraband – an overview
    Annex J: Interview technique – overview and basic method
    Annex K: Evidence – overview and basic evidence collection procedures

Appendix 1: Example Search Plan

    Scenario 1: Increase in security level
    Scenario 2: Explosive device

Appendix 2: Maritime Search Log
Appendix 3: Evidence Log
Appendix 4: Maritime Security Exercise Planning Sheet
Appendix 5: Maritime Security Exercise Assessment Form

HMS is the world’s premier supplier of integrated counter improvised explosive device training, analysis and consulting services. The company was founded in 2000 and has offices in the UK and US.

Adrian King
Adrian has extensive experience of security matters both at sea and on land. After 22 years in the UK military as an armaments engineer and bomb disposal technician, Adrian transferred to the Icelandic Coast Guard where he was responsible for high-threat boarding training, including search and gunnery. He designed and managed annual counter-terrorism exercises for the NATO Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work. Within HMS, he provides clients with maritime security expertise and advises on maritime training. His experience of the preparation for and implementation of the ISPS Code in 2004 has been invaluable in providing a balanced and sympathetic approach to achieving high levels of security in the maritime industry.

Andy Brunton
Andy was a Royal Navy clearance diver prior to joining HMS in early 2008. His Naval career spanned 31 years and during that time Andy served both at sea and on land in a number of key appointments. Andy has briefed at the highest levels on maritime security matters and his in-depth knowledge of naval security operations has proven crucial in understanding the problems and challenges of the maritime industry. Through his first-hand experience of security at sea, Andy is an exponent of security through knowledge matched by a suitable level of training at all stations within the industry; whether this be at an executive level or on deck, all have an important role to play.   

Steven Jones
Steven Jones has advised numerous shipping companies on their security planning. He has worked on marine fraud investigations and as a security specialist for a major protection and indemnity association. Steven currently provides security comment and assessment for a number of maritime organisations and publications and is a regular speaker at numerous Conferences. He produced Maritime Security, a book published by the Nautical Institute, and authored the Shiptalk publication Shipboard Access Control: What You Need To Know!