Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The ship operator for a regulated Australian ship must designate, in writing, the master, or another crew member, of the ship as security officer ( ship security officer or SSO ).
(2) An SSO may be designated by name or by reference to a position.
(3) The duties and responsibilities of an SSO include:
(a) maintaining the ship security plan for the ship; and
(b) liaising with the CSO for the ship and with ship, port, port facility and port service provider security officers; and
(c) performing:
(i) the duties and responsibilities in section 12.2 of Part A of the ISPS Code; and
(ii) any additional duties and responsibilities set out in the ship security plan.
(4) The ship operator must ensure that an SSO:
(a) holds a certificate of proficiency as a ship security officer:
(i) issued under the Marine Orders, Part 3 (Seagoing Qualifications); and
(ii) that is valid within the meaning of that Part; and
(b) is given the training set out in the ship security plan; and
(c) is a suitable person to access and handle security information; and
(d) has the authority to act on instructions received from the Secretary or ship operator.
Example
An SSO must have the authority to implement security directions or a change in the security level.
(5) An SSO who is not the master of the ship is accountable to the master of the ship.