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1.04  Purposes of these Regulations
  The purposes of these Regulations are:
 (a) to ensure that maritime, ship and offshore security plans address specific matters that will satisfy the Secretary that the implementation of the plans will make an appropriate contribution towards the achievement of the maritime security outcomes; and
 (b) to set out the requirements for maritime, ship and offshore security plans (including matters that must be dealt with in the plans) so that:
 (i) persons preparing maritime, ship and offshore security plans know what they need to do for the plans to receive approval; and
 (ii) plans are consistent in terms of layout and general content; and
 (iii) the criteria for approval of plans are clear; and
 (c) to prescribe matters that are required, permitted, necessary or convenient to be prescribed, including:
 (i) requirements in relation to the giving of security and control directions; and
 (ii) types of port, ship, on‑board and offshore security zones; and
 (iii) requirements in relation to screening and clearing; and
 (iv) kinds of weapons and prohibited items.

1.05  Operators prescribed as maritime industry participants
 (1) For paragraph (g) of the definition of maritime industry participant in section 10 of the Act, an operator of a kind set out in subregulation (2) is prescribed if the operator provides port services to security regulated ships.
 (2) For subregulation (1), the following are the kinds of operators:
 (a) lighter operator;
 (b) barge operator;
 (c) line handling boat operator;
 (d) pilotage service operator;
 (e) tug operator.

1.06  Offshore service providers (Act s 10)
  For paragraph (c) of the definition of offshore industry participant in section 10 of the Act, a person that manages a supply base is prescribed.

1.10  Company security officers
 (1) Before requesting the Secretary to approve a ship security plan, the ship operator for a regulated Australian ship must designate, in writing, a person within the ship operator's organisation as security officer (company security officer or CSO) for the ship.
 (2) A CSO may be designated by name or by reference to a position.
 (3) The duties and responsibilities of a CSO include:
 (a) answering any questions about the ship security plan, and acting as contact officer, during the approval process; and
 (b) implementing and maintaining the ship security plan for the ship; and
 (c) liaising with the SSO for the ship and with port and port facility security officers; and
 (d) performing:
 (i) the duties and responsibilities in section 11.2 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 a CSO:
 (a) has the knowledge and ability to perform the duties of