Security Training for Seafarers With Designated Security Duties

This is the training handbook for the “Security Training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties” course, run by PT Hugos Maritime Services (approved by the Panama Maritime Authority) under SOLAS Chapter XI-2, the ISPS Code, and STCW Section A-VI/6. The course lasts 10 hours in a single day, with up to 20 participants per classroom, and requires a valid medical certificate and valid basic security courses for entry. To pass, students need 90% attendance and a final score of at least 71 (theory 40%, practical 60%). Its nine units cover current threats (piracy, terrorism, smuggling, stowaways), maritime security policy and the ISPS Code, the responsibilities of governments, companies, and the SSO, CSO, and PFSO, ship security assessment, security equipment (AIS, SSAS, CCTV, detectors), threat recognition and search methods, actions at security levels 1 to 3, emergency procedures and drills (bomb threats, piracy, hijacking, citadels), and record-keeping such as the ISSC. The goal is to equip seafarers to carry out their duties under the Ship Security Plan: maintaining its conditions, recognizing security risks and threats, performing regular security inspections, and using security equipment properly.