Article 2Definitions
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,
- (a)
- 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,
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‘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,
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‘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.