Ship security plans are not subject to inspection by officers duly authorized by a Contracting Government.

If the officers duly authorized by a Contracting Government have clear grounds to believe that the ship is not in compliance with the requirements of chapter XI-2 or part A of this Code, and the only means to verify or rectify the non-compliance is to review the relevant requirements of the ship security plan, limited access to the specific sections of the plan relating to the non-compliance is exceptionally allowed, but only with the consent of the Contracting Government of, or the master of, the ship concerned.

Identification of the restricted areas and measures for the prevention of unauthorized access to them;

Procedures for responding to security threats or breaches of security, including provisions for maintaining critical operations of the ship or ship/port interface;

Procedures for responding to any security instructions Contracting Governments may give at security level 3;

Duties of shipboard personnel assigned security responsibilities and of other shipboard personnel on security aspects;

Procedures to ensure the inspection, testing, calibration, and maintenance of any security equipment provided on board;

Identification of the locations where the ship security alert system activation points are provided;1 and