Project Outline

Project Ground

• Perform the duties of auditing the security of port facilities operated by private companies as a designated agency based on the contract with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries under Article 38 (Vicarious Performance of Security Verification) of the “International Ship and Port Facility Security Act”

Main Content

• Perform a security audit for port facilities managed and operated by the owner to check whether measures are appropriately implemented following port facility security plans
• What is port security? Port security aims to prevent the destruction of ships and port facilities, the act of bringing in and concealing explosives and weapons, and the act and related situations that pose a threat to security while seafarers and other interested parties board and disembark a ship and cargo is discharged.

Security Audit for Port Facility

• Perform a security audit for port facilities at private wharves as a designated agency except for public wharves where the government assumes the role of Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO)

Target of Audit

• Privately-operated port facilities that are used by ships engaged in international voyage

Relevant Laws

• (Domestic Laws) The International Ship and Port Facility Security Act
• (International Laws) The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code

A Subject of Application and Application Procedure

A Subject of Application

• The owner or PFSO of port facilities run by private companies

Application Procedure

• Submit an application (Form 18 in the Enforcement Rules of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Act) for an audit to the division of KOMSA, which is in charge of audit via e-mail upon the arrival of the base date for a port facility security audit.
• Responsible Department: Security Audit Team of KOMSA
• Contact Number: +82-44-330-2373 / 2388
• Email: komsapfsa@komsa.or.kr