IMO: Training for Libyan port security officers

Libyan port and maritime security officers are receiving training on IMO’s International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code), which sets out preventive security measures to detect and deter threats to ships and port facilities, IMO press release said.

The participants are in charge of port security throughout the country, and also include members of the national committee in charge of oversight of compliance in Libya, who will be part of a special session dedicated to oversight responsibilities. The training workshop (27-31 October) is focused on equipping the officers with the necessary skills and knowledge to plan and conduct effective self-assessments of compliance with relevant IMO regulations/guidelines. Provisions contained in SOLAS Chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code, and taking into account MSC.1/Circ.1192 on “Guidance on Voluntary Self-Assessment by SOLAS Contracting Governments and by Port Facilities”.

The workshop is being conducted in neighbouring Tunis, Tunisia, and follows the initial training of the same group of Libyan officers in April this year.