New Zealand Legislation: Acts

13 Request for declaration of security

• (1) The master of a ship or the ship security officer may lodge a request with the port facility security officer, or with the master of another ship or the ship security officer of another ship for a declaration of security, or the modification of a declaration of security, if—

  • (a) the ship is operating at a higher security level than the port facility or the other ship with which it is interfacing or intends to interface; or

  • (b) the ship—

    • (i) is registered in a State that is a party to the Convention; and

    • (ii) can cite an agreement on a declaration of security between that State and New Zealand covering certain international voyages or specific ships on those voyages; or

  • (c) a security incident involving the ship, or the port facility it is using or intends to use, has occurred; or

  • (d) the ship is at a port that is not required to have and implement an approved port facility security plan.

  (2) The master of a ship or the ship security officer may lodge a request with the master of another ship for a declaration of security or the modification of a declaration of security if that ship is conducting ship-to-ship activities with that other ship, being a ship that is not required to have and implement an approved ship security plan.

  (3) A port facility security officer may, before or during a ship-port interface, lodge a request with the master of a ship or the ship security officer for a declaration of security, or the modification of a declaration of security, if—

  • (a) the port facility security plan identifies the ship-port interface as being susceptible to a security incident; or

  • (b) the port facility is operating at a higher security level than the ship with which it is interfacing or intends to interface.

  Compare: Code, Part A s 5