S.L. 499.35 Art. 31Port facility security officers.

(1) Before requesting the designated authority to approve a port facility security plan, a port facility operator must designate, in writing, a person as the port facility security officer for the port facility.

(2) A port facility security officer may be designated by name or by reference to a position.

(3) The duties and responsibilities of a port facility security officer include:

(a) facilitating the development, implementation, revision and maintenance of the port facility security plan for the port facility operator;

(b) liaising with ship, company, port, port service provider and other port facility security officers; and

(c) performing -

(i) the duties and responsibilities in terms of Part A of the Code; and

(ii) any additional duties and responsibilities set out in the port facility security plan or by the designated authority.

(4) A port facility operator must ensure that a port facility security officer assigned -

(a) has the knowledge and ability to perform the security duties;

(b) is given the training set out in the port facility security plan;

(c) is a suitable person to access and handle security information; and

(d) has the authority to act on instructions received from the designated authority.