AUS-M500-Y-L3.3

The ISPS Code and ship security

AUS-M500-Y-M3 · The Regulatory Load · AUS-M500-Y-M3-A SOLAS, ISM, ISPS, MARPOL and the Master

The **International Ship and Port Facility Security Code** is made mandatory by SOLAS Chapter XI-2. It came out of 2001, and its logic is preventive: identify the threat, assess the vulnerability, and put measures in place *before* anything happens.

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