Cambodian officials and personnel responsible for maritime and port security are taking part in an IMO workshop in Phnom Penh (1-4 August). The course focuses on key IMO maritime security measures*, particularly the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and the various roles and responsibilities that the Code entails. Participants who complete the course will also have practiced how to train others with similar responsibilities through interactive exercises and presentations.
Some 36 participants are taking part in the event, including maritime and port security officials of the Merchant Marine Department and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport as well as port security officers from the two main international ports in the country, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port and the Port Autonomous of Sihanoukville.
IMO will also meet officials to discuss further technical assistance in relation to Cambodia’s national procedures and processes for oversight and implementation of maritime security measures.
The event was organized at the request of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Cambodia, and opened by H. E. Leng Thun Yuthea, Under-Secretary of State of the Kingdom of Cambodia. IMO is represented by Henrik Madsen and a team of consultants, with the US Coast Guard’s International Port Security Programme also contributing.
*Chapter XI-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea; the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code; the IMO/International Labour Organization (ILO) Code of Practice on Security in Ports, and related guidance.