Equipment and actions
- Operate the security and surveillance equipment — the ship security alert system, CCTV, lighting and detection aids.
- Know the actions for a security incident: alerting, response, and following the Ship Security Plan.
- Understand the Ship Security Alert System (SSAS), which silently alerts the authorities of a security threat.
- Take part in the security drills and exercises that keep the plan effective.
The ship carries security equipment — surveillance and lighting, access-control aids, and the Ship Security Alert System, which sends a covert alert to the authorities without alarming an attacker aboard. The seafarer with designated duties operates the equipment they are responsible for and knows the actions for a security incident: how it is alerted, how the crew responds under the plan, and their own part. Security drills and exercises keep all of this effective, because a plan that is written but never practised fails when it is needed. The role is practised, not just read.
NOTE — The SSAS alerts silently The Ship Security Alert System sends a covert alert to the authorities of a security threat without sounding any alarm aboard, so it does not provoke an attacker. Knowing what it is and how the ship uses it is part of the designated role.
TIP — Drills keep the security plan real A security plan that is written but never exercised fails under pressure. The drills and exercises are what turn the plan into a capability the crew can actually deliver in an incident.