Effective security drills

Today, the security of a vessel can never be guaranteed. Across the globe, there is an ever-present threat from pirates and possible terrorist activity.

Busy seafarers are the front line of defense against these threats. The speed and efficiency of response can be the difference between losing lives or the ship and a safe passage for everyone. The more effective training and drills are, the better the ship’s crew will be in facing real security threats.

Effective Security drills, emphasizes the key elements in making security drills more effective including their planning, preparation, conduction and evaluation, to make sure ships crews are as ready as they can be.

Learning objectives:

• Understand why it is important to conduct security drills regularly, and as if there were a real security threat
• Understand how to plan, conduct and evaluate effective security drills