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2004 World Yearbook • Maritime Security Security and Safety: Questions & Answers MR recently sought some safety insights from Jim Ligotti is Vice President, Maritime Solutions, Ingersoll-Rand Security and Safety Solutions, Ingersoll- Rand Company Limited (IR). Q: What does ISPS mean for ports and vessels? A: All of the more than 300 coastal and interwaterway ports in the U.S., and the thousands of vessels that dock at them each year, were required to define their security plans by December 31, 2003. Other "contracting" countries of the IMO were required to fulfill similar requirements. Once the security plans are established, the ISPS requires that all port and ves- sels implement the necessary security measures outlined in the plan by July 1, 2004. Because of the ISPS, maritime facilities will have to make significant, unprecedented changes in their security and safety operations. Q: What makes maritime security applications challenging? A: In the complex world of maritime trade, hundreds or even thousands of crew members, drivers, maintenance workers, administrators and longshore- men, employed by unaffiliated compa- nies and agencies, work together to move goods in and out of a port. A security system that relies on paper and people to track, manage and monitor vulnerable assets is simply unreliable and inefficient when used in such a demanding environment. Unfortunately, for most ports today, conventional meth- ods continue to act as the backbone for securing people and assets. Q: What are the basic principles involved with IR's approach to secu- rity and safety? A: The primary goal of Ingersoll-Rand's approach is to integrate the security and safety requirements for every element of, and activity that takes place, at a maritime facility. The basic elements are categorized as people, openings, and assets. For example, a ship's "openings" include the engine control room, electri- cal control/equipment room, cargo stor- age area, bridge, and steering gear room. A port's "people" include longshoremen, crew, administrators, maintenance workers, and truck drivers. Assets for both a port and vessel may include the vessels themselves, as well as equip- ment, vehicles, containers and cargo. June 2004 Q: How are the people, openings and assets integrated? A: Ingersoll-Rand's methodology inte- grates people, openings and assets together through a connected informa- tion-technology infrastructure based on an expandable, open information tech- nology (IT) architecture. Data is gener- ated through the power of electronics — access cards with electronic codes or biometric identifiers replace or supple- ment paper forms of I.D., reducing sig- nificantly the number of security per- sonnel required for security screening. For more information Circle 35 on Reader Service Card Circle 336 on Reader Service Card Prompt, worldwide delivery from stock Repair team Chinese port: 24/7 service •• •••• •< , • w 0 W "»- CHINA Tel : 86-21-58356097 Fax: 86-21-58356037 E-mail: sales.sha@mari9o.com GERMANY Tel : 49-40-2388 220 Fax:49-40-23882222 E-mail:sales.de@mariso.com Tel :1-732-271 2756 1 2744 DIESEL ENGINE AND TURBOCHARGER SPARE PARTS SUPPLY AND REPAIR FROM CHINA WWW.MARISO.COM Circle 318 on Reader Service Card 69 HIKEQQh™ PRODUCTS AND SHIPBUILDING LTD BUILDERS OF: PATROL BOATS CREW BOATS / SUPPLY VESSELS MOTOR YACHTS SPECIALIZING IN STEEL AND ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION Internationally Recognized for our versatility and commitment to quality in building a full range of vessels at competitive prices. BOX 698, WHEATLEY, ONTARIO, CANADA NOP 2P0 Phone 519-825-4691 / Fax 519-825-7572 Email: hike@netcore.ca ••i wmm W liore Patrol Boa Offering a wide range , I of utility boats Research Vessel Hovercraft PASSENGER FERRIES & SIGHTSEEING BOATS OF ALL TYPES CAR FERRIES RESEARCH VESSELS TUG BOATS HOVERCRAFT FIREB0ATS FISHING VESSELS SPECIALIZED GOVERNMENT VESSELS OF ALL TYPES
