US seeks IMO standards for company security officers

However, assistant US Customs attache Peter Darvas said it will try to make the task easier by researching ways to make its systems more compatible with those used in other countries.

The US wants the IMO to oversee the standards of shore-based company security officers under the auspices of the ISPS Code. The move is opposed by the international Chamber of Shipping and the International Shipping Federation which believe trying to impose standards on security officers could slow down implementation of the Code.