- competent authority for maritime security
means an authority designated by a Member State to coordinate, implement and monitor the application of the security measures laid down in this Regulation in respect of ships and/or one or more port facilities.
- domestic shipping
means any transport service by ship in sea areas from a port facility of a Member State to the same port facility or another port facility within that Member State,
- focal point for maritime security
means the body designated by each Member State to serve as a contact point for the Commission and other Member States and to facilitate, follow up and inform on the application of the maritime security measures laid down in this Regulation,
- intentional unlawful act
means a deliberate act, which, by its nature or context, could harm the vessels used for international or national maritime traffic, their passengers or their cargoes, or the port facilities connected therewith.
- international shipping
means any maritime transport service by ship from a port facility of a Member State to a port facility outside that Member State, or conversely,
- maritime security
means the combination of preventive measures intended to protect shipping and port facilities against threats of intentional unlawful acts,
- paragraph
means a paragraph of this Part of the Code and is indicated as “paragraph <followed by the number of the paragraph >”;
- Part A of the ISPS Code
means the Preamble and the mandatory requirements forming Part A of the ISPS Code, as attached as Annex II to this Regulation, concerning the provisions of Chapter XI-2 of the Annex to the SOLAS Convention in its up-to-date version,
- Part B of the ISPS Code
means the guidelines forming Part B of the ISPS Code, as attached as Annex III to this Regulation, regarding the provisions of chapter XI-2 of the Annex to the SOLAS Convention, as amended, and of Part A of the ISPS Code, in its up-to-date version,
- port facility
means a location where the ship/port interface takes place;
- scheduled service
means a series of sailings organised in such a way as to provide a service linking two or more port facilities:
- section
means a section of part A of the Code and is indicated as “section A/<followed by the number of the section>”;
- ship/port interface
means 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,
- special measures to enhance maritime security of the SOLAS Convention
means the amendments, as attached as Annex I to this Regulation, inserting the new Chapter XI-2 into the Annex to the SOLAS Convention of the IMO, in its up-to-date version,