Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00952:reg:8:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00952
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 17/100)
Character Range: 94712–97495

procedures for conducting a security plan audit, including a process for selecting auditors who are independent of the matters being audited; and
 (d) the procedures for conducting a security plan review, including a process for consultation during the review.

Division 4.3—Form of ship security plan

4.110  Statement about authority of master
  A ship security plan must include a statement to the following effect:
  'The master of the ship has the overriding authority and responsibility to make decisions with respect to the safety and security of the ship and to request the assistance of the ship operator or of any contracting government to the SOLAS Convention, as may be necessary.'.
Note: For the definition of SOLAS Convention, see section 10 of the Act.

4.115  Protection of plan
  The ship operator for a regulated Australian ship must ensure that the ship security plan for the ship is protected against unauthorised access, amendment and disclosure.

Division 4.4—Ship security plans—exemptions, approvals, revisions and cancellations

4.120  Application for exemption—prescribed requirements
 (1) For subsection 61A(2) of the Act, this regulation prescribes requirements for an application for an exemption from the operation of Division 2 of Part 4 of the Act.

Form of application
 (2) The application must be made in writing to the Secretary.

Content of application
 (3) If an ISSC is in force for the ship, the application must include a copy of the ISSC.
 (4) The application must include the following information:
 (a) the ship's:
 (i) name; and
 (ii) type; and
 (iii) operating company; and
 (iv) gross tonnage; and
 (v) official number; and
 (b) if an IMO ship identification number has been assigned to the ship—that number;
 (c) any other number that uniquely identifies the ship, composed of:
 (i) letters; or
 (ii) numbers; or
 (iii) a combination of letters and numbers;
 (d) the name of the ship's:
 (i) master; and
 (ii) SSO; and
 (iii) CSO; and
 (iv) port of registry;
 (e) whether a ship security plan is in force for the ship;
 (f) information about the requested exemption, including:
 (i) the commencement date and expiry date of the period in which the exemption will, if granted, have effect; and
 (ii) the ship's last 10 ports of call; and
 (iii) the ship's last port of call before the exemption will, if granted, commence; and
 (iv) the ship's first port of call after the exemption will, if granted, commence; and
 (v) the reasons an exemption is required; and
 (vi) details of all voyages that the ship operator intends the ship to undertake without a ship security plan, including details of the intended route and any intended ports of call along the route; and
 (vii) whether the ship will carry passengers during all or part of the