Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

1.

‘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,

2.

‘ISPS Code’ means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code of the IMO, in its up-to-date version,

3.

‘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,

4.

‘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,

5.

‘maritime security’ means the combination of preventive measures intended to protect shipping and port facilities against threats of intentional unlawful acts,

6.

‘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,

7.

‘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. The competences of this authority may differ depending on the tasks assigned to it,

8.

‘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,

9.

‘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,

10.

‘scheduled service’ means a series of sailings organised in such a way as to provide a service linking two or more port facilities:

(a)

either on the basis of a published timetable;

(b)

or with a regularity or frequency such as to constitute a recognisable systematic service,

11.

‘port facility’ means a location where the ship/port interface takes place; this includes areas such as anchorages, waiting berths and approaches from seaward, as appropriate,

12.

‘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,

13.

‘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.