Comoros port personnel reinforce maritime security capacity

A national workshop for Port Personnel with Designated Security Duties (PPSD) on the ISPS Code, alongside with a one-day security awareness course for general port personnel, took place in Anjouan, Comoros (8 -12 September).

Organized under the EU-funded Port Security Project, the training brought together 17 participants from three ports of the Comoros archipelago, representing the Maritime Administration (Agence Nationale des Affaires Maritimes) and the Port Authority (Société Comorienne des Ports). The group included Port Facility Security Officers, access control officers and guardians.

The training aimed to equip participants with the skills to identify potential security threats and take action to prevent risks to port facilities, while ensuring that personnel can effectively perform their duties with regard to the requirements for PPSD, Designated Authority officials and general port personnel in accordance with the ISPS Code and related guidance.

The programme was based on the IMO Model Course 3.24 on Security Training for Port Facility Personnel with Designated Security Duties and IMO Model Course 3.25 on Security Awareness Training for all Port Facility Personnel. It combined theoretical lessons, practical group exercises and a visit to Mutsamudu port in Anjouan, encouraging knowledge sharing and the exchange of best practices.