S.L. 499.35 Art. 22Inspection of ship security plans.

(1) The designated authority may request an appropriate inspector to inspect ship security plans and to carry out control measures if -

(a) it has reasonable grounds to believe that the ship is not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter XI-2 of the Annex to the Convention or the Code;

(b) the only means to verify or to rectify the non-compliance is to review the relevant requirements of the ship security plan; and

(c) consent for the inspection to review the relevant requirements of the ship security plan is obtained from -

(i) the master; or

(ii) the ship’s administration, if the State is a party to the Convention.

(2) The designated authority may only have access to the specific sections of the plan that relate to the suspected non-compliance.

(3) Despite subregulations (1) and (2), the provisions of a ship security plan that are confidential may not be subject to inspection unless agreed to between the designated authority and the ship’s administration, if the State is a party to the Convention.

(4) Despite subregulation (3), if the ship is registered in Malta or if the ship is registered in a State that is not a party to the Convention, the designated authority may authorise the inspection.