Publication of this guide is in line with The Nautical Institute's Strategic Plan for 2011-2015, which identified maritime security as a continuing and major concern for the industry and particularly those serving at sea.
According to Maritime Security author Steven Jones, who is also Maritime Director of the Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI), there is no room for complacency and those responsible for vessel crews, cargoes and the ships themselves must continue to develop a security management system that actually works on board. "People are the key to security," Jones tells Ports and Ships website, adding that the new guide aims to help "creating a security management system which has the human element at its core."
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