Port security training in the Caribbean

A regional ‘train the trainer’ workshop on maritime security is being held by IMO in Kingston, Jamaica (12-16 October). The participants, from 15 countries, include Port Facility Security Officers and officials from nationally designated authorities, responsible for approving port facility security plans. For participants from the Designated Authority, the workshop will provide a solid foundation on their oversight roles and responsibilities with the primary focus on the shore side aspect of maritime security. As well as providing instruction in how to train others holding similar responsibilities, the workshop is addressing present practices and policies in maritime security, to strengthen wider national and regional efforts to implement maritime security provisions contained in IMO measures such as the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.

 

IMO’s Hélio Vicente, Henrik Madsen and Colin Young are leading the workshop, which has been organized in collaboration with the Jamaica Maritime Authority.