S.L. 499.35 Art. 15Equivalentsecurity arrangements.

(1) The designated authority may authorise a port facility or a group of port facilities to implement other security measures equivalent to those prescribed in Chapter XI-2 of the Annex to the Convention or in the Code if those security measures are at least as effective as the specified measures.

(2) If the designated authority authorises an equivalent security arrangement, the designated authority shall notify and provide sufficient details of the measures to the focal point and shall subsequently report that arrangement to the International Maritime Organisation as soon as practicable.

(3) Subregulation (2) does not apply if the port facility or the group of port facilities is covered by an alternative security agreement in terms of regulation 14.