(1) Passenger ships;
(2) Cargo ships with a gross tonnage of more than 500 tons;
(3) Special-purpose ships with a gross tonnage of more than 500 tons;
(4) Mobile offshore drilling device.
The ships to which these Rules apply are hereinafter referred to as ships.
These rules do not apply to military ships and ships used only for government official business. Article 3 The Ministry of Communications shall be in charge of the national ship security work. The Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China is responsible for fulfilling the duties of the ship security organ of the contracting government as stipulated in SOLAS Convention and ISPS rules.
The maritime administrative agency established by the Ministry of Communications in coastal areas shall perform the following duties in accordance with these Rules:
(a) to be responsible for the training of ship security officers and company security officers, and to issue corresponding training certificates to those who have passed the prescribed ship security training and passed the examination;
(2) To receive information on maritime security of ships and take corresponding actions according to the prescribed procedures within the scope of statutory duties;
(3) Providing corresponding security information to ships that have entered the territorial waters of China or have reported that they intend to enter the territorial waters of China, informing relevant departments of the security information, and taking corresponding actions according to their statutory duties;
(4) Implementing the supervision and management of ship security, checking the continuous summary records of ships, the International Ship Security Certificate, the Provisional International Ship Security Certificate, security alarm devices, security drills and other ship security matters stipulated in these Rules, and checking the validity of the approved ship security plan and its revisions;
(5) Supervising and managing ship security guards and company security guards;
(6) Other ship security duties stipulated by People's Republic of China (PRC) and China Maritime Safety Administration. Article 4 The meanings of the following terms in these Rules are:
(1) Special-purpose ships refer to mechanical self-propelled ships carrying 12 or more special personnel (including passengers) according to the needs of ship functions, including the following types:
1. Ships engaged in scientific research, investigation and measurement;
2. Ships used for training maritime personnel;
3 whaling ships and fish processing ships that are not engaged in fishing;
4. Other processing vessels for marine living resources that are not engaged in fishing;
5. Other ships with similar design features and operation methods to the orders 1 to 4.
(2) Interface activities between ships and ports refer to the interactive activities between ships and ports in personnel exchanges, cargo handling or receiving port services.
(3) Ship-to-ship activities refer to the transfer of goods or personnel from one ship to another, which has nothing to do with port facilities.
(4) Security incidents refer to any suspicious behavior or situation that threatens the safety of ships, port facilities or ship-port interface activities and ship-ship activities.
(5) The security contact point refers to the contact point announced by the Ministry of Communications and established in the maritime administrative agency directly under the Ministry of Communications. Ships and companies can seek advice or assistance from the maritime administrative agency on ship safety issues through this contact point, and report any safety issues related to other ships, movements or communications.
(6) Safety level refers to the classification of risk levels that may lead to safety accidents or safety incidents.
(7) Security statement refers to a written agreement reached between a ship and its port facilities or other ships engaged in activities, stipulating their respective security measures.
(8) "Ship security plan" refers to the plan formulated to ensure that measures are taken on board to protect personnel, goods, cargo transport units, ship materials or ships from the threat of security incidents.
(9) The ship security officer refers to the personnel on board who are appointed by the company to undertake the ship security responsibility. The security guard is responsible to the captain, whose duties include implementing and maintaining the ship security plan, and liaising with the company security and port facility security.
(10) The company security officer refers to the person designated by the company who is responsible for carrying out the ship security assessment, formulating and submitting the ship security plan, implementing and maintaining the approved ship security plan, and liaising with the port facility security officer and the ship security officer.
(eleven) the port facility security officer refers to the person designated to be responsible for the formulation, implementation, revision and maintenance of the port facility security plan, and to liaise with the ship security officer and the company security officer.
(12) A company refers to a shipping enterprise that undertakes the responsibilities and obligations of safety and pollution prevention management, including ship owners, operators, managers and bareboat charterers. Chapter II Ship Security Level Article 5 The ship security level is divided into three levels from low to high, namely, security level 1, security level 2 and security level 3.
Safety level 1 refers to the minimum level of preventive safety measures that should be maintained at all times.
Security level 2 refers to the level at which appropriate additional protective security measures should be maintained for a period of time due to the increased risk of security incidents.
Security level 3 refers to the level at which further special protective security measures should be maintained for a limited time when a security incident is likely or imminent (although the specific target may not be determined).