Domestic Ferries Security Regulations (SOR/2009-321)

Marginal note:Domestic ferry

• 98. (1) In the case of a domestic ferry, additional security procedures for monitoring at MARSEC level 3 shall be established in the security plan in respect of the ferry, as appropriate to its operations, including

  • (a) cooperating with emergency response providers, marine facilities and port administrations;

  • (b) turning on all the lights on the ferry and in its vicinity;

  • (c) utilizing all surveillance equipment capable of recording activities on the ferry or in its vicinity;

  • (d) maximizing the recording time of the surveillance equipment;

  • (e) conducting an underwater inspection of the hull; and

  • (f) taking measures to deter underwater access to the hull, including slow revolutions of the ferry’s propellers.

• Marginal note:Domestic ferry facility

  (2) In the case of a domestic ferry facility, additional security procedures for monitoring at MARSEC level 3 shall be established in the security plan in respect of the ferry facility, as appropriate to its operations, including

  • (a) turning on all the lights at the ferry facility and in its vicinity;

  • (b) activating all surveillance equipment capable of recording;

  • (c) maximizing the recording time of the surveillance equipment; and

  • (d) conducting underwater inspection of the wharves, docks or other similar works.

Marginal note:Objectives

99. Security procedures for responding to security threats, security breaches or security incidents on a domestic ferry and at a domestic ferry facility shall be established in their respective security plans for all MARSEC levels, as appropriate to the operations of the ferry or the ferry facility, in order to

• (a) maintain critical ferry, ferry facility and interface operations by

  • (i) prohibiting entry into the affected area,

  • (ii) denying access to the ferry or the ferry facility, except to persons responding to the security threat, security breach or security incident,

  • (iii) implementing the appropriate MARSEC level security procedures throughout the ferry or the ferry facility,

  • (iv) stopping cargo-handling operations, if any, and

  • (v) notifying shoreside authorities, or other ferries, vessels or marine facilities of the security threat, security breach or security incident;

• (b) evacuate the ferry or the ferry facility in case of security threats, security breaches or security incidents;

• (c) report to the Minister, without undue delay, any security threats, security breaches or security incidents;

• (d) brief ferry or ferry facility personnel on potential security threats and the need for vigilance and their assistance in reporting suspicious persons, objects or activities; and

• (e) suspend non-critical operations in order to focus response on critical operations.