Requirements for Port Facility Operators

Port Facility Security Assessment
Port Facility Security Plan

The ISPS Code applies to port facilities serving ships engaged on international voyages. 
Transport Canada will decide the extent of application of the Code to those port facilities that, although used primarily by ships not engaged on international voyages, are occasionally required to serve ships arriving or departing on an international voyage.
For port facilities, the requirements of the ISPS Code include:

• conducting a Port Facility Security Assessment
• developing a Port Facility Security Plan

Port Facility Security Assessment

The Port Facility Security Assessment is an essential and integral part of the process of developing and updating the Port Facility Security Plan. The assessment will be periodically reviewed and updated, taking into account changing threats and/or minor changes in the port facility and will always be reviewed and updated when major changes to the port facility take place.

The Port Facility Security Assessment will include the identification of:

• important assets and infrastructure
• possible threats to assets and infrastructure and the likelihood of their occurrence
• counter measures and procedural changes and their level of effectiveness in reducing vulnerability
• weaknesses in the infrastructure, policies and procedures

Port Facility Security Plan

A Port Facility Security Plan will be developed and maintained for each port facility, on the basis of a Port Facility Security Assessment. The plan will address, at least, the following: 

• measures designed to prevent unauthorized weapons or any other dangerous substances and devices intended for use against persons, ships or ports from being introduced into the port facility or on board a ship
• measures designed to prevent unauthorized access to the port facility, to ships moored at the facility, and to restricted areas of the facility
• procedures for responding to security threats or breaches of security, including provisions for maintaining critical operations of the port facility or ship/port interface, evacuating and reporting on incidents
• procedures for responding to any security instructions from Transport Canada
• duties of port facility personnel assigned security responsibilities and of other facility personnel on security aspects
• procedures for interfacing with ship security activities
• procedures for auditing periodically reviewing and updating the Port Facility Security Plan
• measures to ensure the security of the information contained in the plan
• measures designed to ensure effective security of cargo and the cargo handling equipment at the port facility
• procedures for responding in case the ship security alert system of a ship at the port facility has been activated; and
• procedures for facilitating shore leave for ship's personnel or personnel changes, as well as access of visitors to the ship including representatives of seafarers welfare and labour organizations.