Security of Ships and of Port Facilities

The conference,

Having adapted amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), concerning special measures to enhance maritime safety and security,

Considering that the new chapter XI-2 of the Convention makes a reference to an International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and requires ships, companies and port facilities to comply with the relevant requirements of part A of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, as specified in part A of the ISPS Code,

Being of the opinion that the implementation by Contracting Governments of the said chapter will greatly contribute to the enhancement of maritime safety and security and safeguarding those on board and ashore,

Having considered a draft of the International Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities prepared by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Organization), at its seventy-fifth and seventy-sixth sessions, for consideration and adoption by the Conference,

1. Adopts the International Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities (hereinafter referred to as "the Code"), the text of which is set out in the annex to the present resolution;

2. Invites Contracting Governments to the Convention to note that the Code will take effect on 1 July 2004 upon entry into force of the new chapter XI-2 of the Convention;

3. Requests the Maritime Safety Committee to keep the Code under review and amend it, as appropriate;

4. Requests the Secretary-General of the Organization to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the text of the Code contained in the annex to all Contracting Governments to the Convention;

5. Further requests the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution and its annex to all Members of the Organization which are not Contracting Governments to the Convention.

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