Company Security Officer
| Course requirement | STCW compulsory |
| Duration in hours | 24 |
| STCW references | A/2.1.7, A/11.2 ISPS Code |
This course aims to provide knowledge to those who may be designated to perform the duties and responsibilities of a Company Security Officer (CSO), as defined in paragraph 2.1.7 (and paragraph 11.1) of the ISPS Code, Part A, and in particular the duties and responsibilities with respect to the security of a ship, for ensuring the development (or for developing) of a ship security assessment, for ensuring the development (or for developing), implementation, maintenance and updating of a ship security plan and for liaising with Ship Security Officers (SSOs) and with Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs).
This course is designed for all officer who are to perform the duties and responsibilities of a Company Security Officer (CSO).
Those who successfully complete this course should be able to undertake the duties and responsibilities of Company Security Officer, as defined in section A/11.2 of the ISPS Code.
It is assumed that those attending this course will be persons employed (or to be employed) by a Company and that they are likely to be designated as Company Security Officer or to be designated as his/her deputies in accordance with the Regulation on ranks and certification of seafarers (Official Gazette of Montenegro number 55/2013).
The course takes full account of the detailed outline set in D.44. part of the Regulation on ranks and certification of seafarers (Official Gazette Montenegro number 55/2013). The course is fully compliant with the IMO Model Course 3.20.