Implementation of ISPS Code on Port Facilities in Republic of Korea

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Implementation of ISPS Code on Port Facilities
in Republic of Korea

• C. Y. LEE
• Republic of Korea

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Synopsis
Port Facilities subject to ISPS Code
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Synopsis
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Synopsis
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Synopsis
Legal Basis  - Act for the Security of
International Ships and Port Facilities   -
related national security Rules Reg.

• ISPS Code applies to
•   - 28 International trading ports
•   - 140 Port facilities
•   - 600 Ships engaged on international voyages

Organization for ISPS Code   - Ministry of Land,
Transport and Maritime Affairs Designated
Authority   - 11 Regional Maritime Affairs and
Port Offices
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Organization of MLTM, Korea
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Organization for Security of Port Facilities
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Security Committee

• International Ships and Port facilities
  Security Committee
• Chairman Second Vice Minister of MLTM
• Members of the Committee
• - Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime
  Affairs - National Intelligence Service
• - Ministry of Justice -
  Korea Customs Service
• - Ministry of National Defense
  - National Police Agency
• - Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family
  Affairs - Korea Coast Guard
• Responsibility
• - Establishment of National Ports Security
  Program
• - Setting of maritime security level
• - Decision making on maritime security
  policy

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Legislative Activities to Comply with ISPS Code
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Korean Act for ISPS Code

• Act for the Security of International Ships and
  Port Facilities
• Features
• Full compliance with 1974 SOLAS Chapter ?-1,
• ?-2 and ISPS Code (Part A B)
• Coordination with the related national
  Counter-terrorism/security rules
• The Act will follow the amended SOLAS Convention,
  if the Convention is amended more strictly

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Special Articles of Korean Act for ISPS Code

• "National Ports Security Program" and "Regional
  Ports Security Plan" / 10 years-plan(verification
  in 5 years)
• "Security Charge" to impose to ship owners or
  shippers for investments on port facilities
  security (from Aug 4, 2010)
• Initial or Renewal Security Audit to issue
  "Statement of Compliance of a Port Facility(SoC)"
  
• Additional Audit by MLTM in the event of security
  incidents or any finding serious deficiencies
• A fine or imprisonment for violation or breach of
  security

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Function delegated by Korean Act for ISPS Code
? Security Training
For Ship Security Officer
By Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries
Technology
For Company Security Officer, Ship Security
Officer and Port Facility Security Officer
By Korea Register of Shipping
? Security Audit
By Regional Maritime Affairs and Ports Offices
For Ships in Domestic Ports
By Korea Register of Shipping
For Ships in Foreign Ports
By Regional Maritime Affairs and Ports Offices
For Port Facility
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National Ports Security Program

• Purpose
• - Coordination ISPS Act with domestic security
  rules
• - Consolidation and harmonization with
  security policy in national level,
• regional level and port facility level
• Effects
• - Contribution to protect life and property
  by minimizing security risk
• or threat relating to port facilities and
  ship-port interface
• Features
• - Nationwide program including long-term
  policy, strategy and plan
• - Approval by "International Ships and Port
  Facilities Security Committee".
• - Counter-measure and contingency plan
  against security incidents

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National Ports Security Program

• Main Contents
• Fundamental principle and long-term policy for
  ensuring port security
• Plan for disposition of security guards, security
  equipments and facilities
• Training program for port facility security
  officer and etc
• Prevention of security incident
• Contingency plan
• International cooperation plan
• Other matters for ensuring port facilities
  security

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National Ports Security Program
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Integrated Surveillance System

• Features
• The state-of-the-art surveillance systems for
  protecting intrusion from outside of port and for
  preventing from breach of security
• Intensive investment 1.5 million US dollars for
  each port
•    - Gwangyang('07) in completion
•   - Pohang('08), Gunsan('08'09),
  Peongtaek('09) under construction
•     - Masan, Donghae, Mokpo and Jeju in the
  future
• Composed of high-performance CCTV,
  intrusion-detective fence and integrated
  monitoring/control system with security network

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Integrated Surveillance System
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Identification System for Port Access

• Features
• Pilot project of "RFID Tag embedded
  Identification Card" since 2008
• Automatic identification of personnel and vehicle
  to access
• Effective Access Control to port facilities
• Management of Access Log
• Unified type and Usable for all port by sharing
  identification data

                                                
                   Identification card
embedded RFID Tag
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Identification System for Port Access

• Main Equipments

RFID Tag Readers for Pedestrian
Optical Characterization Readers (identification
of car license plates)
RFID Readers for cars
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• Thank you !