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Awareness about the different security threats and how seafarers can maintain security on board of a ship.

Designated Security Duties

About Course

The STCW Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD) training is mandatory for all seafarers working on board of vessels with designated security duties. The course will provide the essential training, education, understanding and proficiency requirements and is intended to provide the knowledge required to enable personnel to do their designated security duties as required by the vessels Ship Security Plan (SSP).

The Designated Security Duties training is in accordance with the requirements of the STCW Table A-VI/6-2, which supports Chapter XI-2 of the annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.

Training

  • The Development of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of relevant bodies and organizations
  • Recognition of weapons, dangerous substances, and devices
  • Identifying techniques used to circumvent security measures
  • Recognition of persons who may pose a threat to the security of the ship