{"id":10581,"date":"2023-03-09T19:10:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T18:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=10581"},"modified":"2023-03-09T19:10:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T18:10:40","slug":"training-madagascar-port-facility-security-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/training-madagascar-port-facility-security-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Madagascar port facility security officers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Strengthening port security in Madagascar is the focus of a training workshop currently underway in Antananarivo, Madagascar (6-10 March).<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he event brings together 24 participants, including Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) from various ports in Madagascar as well as representatives of the Designated Authority (<\/span>Agence Portuaire Maritime Fluviale\u00a0(APMF)).<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants are improving their knowledge and skills in\u00a0<\/span>developing and\u00a0<\/span>implementing port facility security plans (PFSPs) in order to perform their duties in accordance with the relevant provisions of relevant IMO regulations \u2013\u00a0<\/span>SOLAS Chapter XI-2<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span>International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code)<\/span>. The training will also provide a solid foundation on oversight roles and responsibilities of Designated Authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The workshop is the latest in a series of activities under the\u00a0<\/span>European Union-funded project<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Port Security and Safety of Navigation in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, which involves nine beneficiary countries, including Madagascar.\u00a0<\/span>Under the project, IMO aims to assist participating countries to enhance maritime security and safety within the region in line with the 2050 Africa\u2019s Integrated Maritime Strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The opening ceremony\u00a0was attended by representatives of the EU delegation and of UNODC as well as the General Director of the Malagasy Maritime Administration.<\/p>\n

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