S.L. 499.35 Art. 14Alternative security agreements.

(1) If the designated authority has entered into an alternative security agreement in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, the designated authority shall supervise the alternative security arrangements for a port facility covered by that agreement.

(2) Any such agreement shall not compromise the level of security of other ships or of port facilities within Malta.

(3) A master of a ship covered by an alternative security agreement may not conduct any ship-to-ship activity with a ship not covered by that agreement.

(4) The designated authority must review each alternative security agreement -

(a) at an interval specified by the alternative security agreement under review; or

(b) in the absence of a specification by the alternative security agreement under review, every five years.

(5) The review must take into account -

(a) the experience gained from the agreement;

(b) any changes in the particular circumstances of the ships, port facilities, or routes covered by the agreement; and

(c) any changes in the assessed threats to the security of the ships, port facilities, or routes covered by the agreement.