focal point for port securitymeans the body designated by each Member State to serve as contact point for the Commission and other Member States and to facilitate, follow up and provide information on the application of the port security measures laid down in this Directive;
portmeans any specified area of land and water, with boundaries defined by the Member State in which the port is situated, containing works and equipment designed to facilitate commercial maritime transport operations;
port facilitymeans a location where the ship/port interface takes place;
port security authoritymeans the authority responsible for security matters in a given port.
Security level 1means the level for which minimum appropriate protective security measures shall be maintained at all times;
Security level 2means the level for which appropriate additional protective security measures shall be maintained for a period of time as a result of a heightened risk of a security incident;
Security level 3means the level for which further specific protective security measures shall be maintained for a limited period of time when a security incident is probable or imminent, although it may not be possible to identify the specific target.
ship/port interfacemeans the interactions that occur when a ship is directly and immediately affected by actions involving the movement of persons or goods or the provision of port services to or from the ship;