Designated Security Duties Handbook

Description

Hardcover book.

This guide to Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (DSD) is designed to meet the course criteria established by the United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), and the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) syllabus for training centres teaching STCW Designated Security Duties. This text may be issued as a handbook for seafarers undergoing the mandatory DSD training course.

The level of detail included in this text provides the seafarer, law enforcement, or port security officer with a basic overview of maritime security procedures and their regulatory context. It may also serve as an introductory primer for privately contracted armed security personnel, or military personnel, seeking to understand maritime security on merchant ships. It may also be useful for those serving on workboats and superyachts, as their sectors move toward increased requirements for ship security.
The sections on the care and maintenance of security equipment, and the list of drill scenarios may be a handy reference for any Ship Security Officer (SSO), or Company Security Officer (CSO) who wishes to elevate and refresh their training and drills.