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TRANSEC MODEL SHIP SECURITY PLAN (SSP) This model plan has been designed to help Company and Ship Security Officers to compile a Ship Security Plan (SSP) for their ships under the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code for agreement and verification by TRANSEC. The model SSP template is designed to be flexible enough to be used for all cruise ships. It is formatted in two parts to aid the vessel with Port State Control of maritime security. Part 1 of the model SSP consists of those requirements which are liable to inspection by ‘Officers Duly Authorised’ by a Government if they have clear grounds to believe that the ship is not in compliance with the requirements of SOLAS chapter XI-2 or Part A of the ISPS Code. Part 2 of the model SSP are those requirements which are only exceptionally liable to inspection, and only with the consent of the flag administration (both Transport Security Directorate (TRANSEC) and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) act for the Secretary of State for Transport as the UK Government’s administration), or the ship’s master. On UK registered ships an English version of the SSP must be produced. The Ship Security Assessment (SSA) must be completed and included with the SSP. The Annex to the model plan assists with consideration and execution of these requirements. An individual ship’s SSP is to be developed covering the requirements of the ISPS Code Part A (suitably referenced in the model plan’s index) and the guidance in Part B of the Code. It should be noted that the numbering of the guidance paragraphs in Part B of the Code corresponds to the numbering of the mandatory requirement sections in Part A of the Code. The model SSP (provided in electronic format) consists of paragraph headings taken from the ISPS requirements for the SSA and SSP followed by a space into which the detail can be entered. The format of the model plan allows ships to logically record all the requirements for the ISPS Code.