{"id":3293,"date":"2018-04-21T11:26:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T11:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2018-04-21T14:33:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T14:33:28","slug":"ship-security-officer-sso-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/04\/21\/ship-security-officer-sso-course\/","title":{"rendered":"SHIP SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) COURSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/marsec-0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3297\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/marsec-0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/marsec-0.jpg 775w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/marsec-0-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/marsec-0-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/marsec-0-560x311.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/marsec-0-260x144.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/marsec-0-160x89.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the course<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our course follows the ISPS Code, which is a comprehensive set of maritime security measures to enhance the safety and security of ships and port facilities against criminal, terrorist, espionage, and piracy threats.<\/p>\n<p>The ISPS Code 2004 update provides a standardised model of risk management that is internationally recognised. Designed in the aftermath of the 9\/11 attacks, it is implemented through XI-2 SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) convention.<\/p>\n<p>The training and certification is in accordance with the learning objectives set out in Section A-VI\/5 of the amended STCW Code and MNTB Guidelines, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain and supervise the implementation of a ship security plan<\/li>\n<li>Assess security risk, threats and vulnerability<\/li>\n<li>Undertake regular inspections of the ship to ensure appropriate security measures are implemented and maintained<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that security equipment and systems, if any, are properly operated, tested and calibrated<\/li>\n<li>Encourage security awareness and vigilance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) STCW A-VI\/5 Ship Security Officer (SSO).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In-house training options also available, please call us for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This qualification must be undertaken over a minimum of 3 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8-10 May 2018 <strong>(Fees \u00a3600 + VAT)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>12-14 June 2018 <strong>(Fees \u00a3750 + VAT)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>10-12 July 2018 <strong>(Fees \u00a3750 + VAT)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Entry Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Approved seagoing service of not less than 12 months or<\/p>\n<p>At the discretion of the MCA-appropriate sea service (minimum three months) and knowledge of ships operations to enable them to achieve the objectives of the training.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An end of course exam will assess students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Delivered on the University of Plymouth main campus.<\/p>\n<p>Image sourced: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Public Affairs Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Henise<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information please contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Claire Hesketh|Senior Support Administrator<\/p>\n<p>University of Plymouth|Faculty of Business|Room 002 Mast House|Plymouth | PL4 8AA<\/p>\n<p>\uf028 +44 (0)1752 585729 | \uf02a: <a href=\"mailto:claire.hesketh@plymouth.ac.uk\">claire.hesketh@plymouth.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Or please follow this link:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.plymouth.ac.uk\/business-partners\/partnerships\/dartmouth-centre-seapower-strategy\/courses\/ships-security?preview=true<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the course Our course follows the ISPS Code, which is a comprehensive set of maritime security measures to enhance the safety and security of ships and port facilities against criminal, terrorist, espionage, and piracy threats. The ISPS Code 2004 update provides a standardised model of risk management that is internationally recognised. Designed in the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/04\/21\/ship-security-officer-sso-course\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SHIP SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) COURSE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dcss-news","category-events","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3293"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3351,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3293\/revisions\/3351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}