Domestic Ferries Security Regulations (SOR/2009-321)

Marginal note:Domestic ferry

• 85. (1) In the case of a domestic ferry, additional security procedures for restricted areas at MARSEC level 2 shall be established in the security plan in respect of the ferry, as appropriate to its operations, including

  • (a) increasing the frequency and intensity of monitoring and access control in restricted areas;

  • (b) establishing restricted areas adjacent to access points;

  • (c) continuously monitoring each area using surveillance equipment; and

  • (d) the assignment of additional personnel to guard or patrol each area.

• Marginal note:Domestic ferry facility

  (2) In the case of a domestic ferry facility, additional security procedures for restricted areas at MARSEC level 2 shall be established in the security plan in respect of the ferry facility, as appropriate to its operations, including

  • (a) increasing the frequency and intensity of monitoring and access control in restricted areas;

  • (b) enhancing the effectiveness of the physical barriers surrounding restricted areas by the use of patrols or automatic intrusion detection devices;

  • (c) reducing the number of access points for restricted areas and enhancing the controls applied at the remaining access points;

  • (d) restricting the parking of vehicles adjacent to ferries;

  • (e) reducing access to restricted areas, and movements and storage in those areas;

  • (f) using surveillance equipment that records and monitors continuously;

  • (g) increasing the number and frequency of security patrols, including the use of waterborne patrols; and

  • (h) establishing areas adjacent to restricted areas and restricting access to those areas.

Marginal note:Domestic ferry

• 86. (1) In the case of a domestic ferry, additional security procedures for restricted areas at MARSEC level 3 shall be established in the security plan in respect of the ferry, as appropriate to its operations, including

  • (a) establishing of additional restricted areas on the ferry in proximity to the location of a security incident or the presumed location of a security threat; and

  • (b) searching restricted areas as part of a security sweep of the ferry.

• Marginal note:Domestic ferry facility

  (2) In the case of a domestic ferry facility, additional security procedures for restricted areas at MARSEC level 3 shall be established in the security plan in respect of the ferry facility, as appropriate to its operations, including

  • (a) designating additional restricted areas;

  • (b) prohibiting access to restricted areas; and

  • (c) searching restricted areas as part of a security sweep of all or part of the ferry facility.

Marginal note:Objectives

• 87. (1) If a domestic ferry or a domestic ferry facility handles cargo, security procedures in relation to cargo handling shall be established in their respective security plans for all MARSEC levels, as appropriate to their operations, in order to

  • (a) deter and detect tampering;

  • (b) prevent cargo that is not meant for carriage from being accepted and stored on the ferry or in the ferry facility;

  • (c) identify cargo that is approved for loading onto the ferry;

  • (d) control inventory at points of access to the ferry; and

  • (e) inspect cargo for dangerous substances and devices, by one or more of the following means:

    • (i) visual examination,

    • (ii) physical examination,

    • (iii) the use of detection devices such as scanners,

    • (iv) the use of canines.

• Marginal note:Domestic ferry facility

  (2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (1), cargo handling procedures shall be established in the security plan in respect of a domestic ferry facility, as appropriate to its operations, in order to

  • (a) identify cargo that is accepted for temporary storage in a restricted area while awaiting loading or pickup;

  • (b) release cargo only to the carrier specified in the cargo documentation;

  • (c) coordinate with shippers and other persons responsible for cargo;

  • (d) create, update and maintain a continuous inventory of certain dangerous cargoes, from their receipt to their delivery in the ferry facility, that sets out the locations in which they are stored; and

  • (e) check the documentation of cargo entering the ferry facility.

• Marginal note:Arrangements with shippers

  (3) The ferry security officer or the ferry facility security officer may, with the agreement of the operator and, if applicable, the port security officer, make arrangements with shippers or other persons responsible for cargo in relation to off-site inspection, sealing, scheduling, supporting documentation, and similar matters. The ferry security officer or the ferry facility security officer shall inform the operator and, if applicable, the port security officer, of any arrangement.