The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has concluded a training workshop on port security for its employees and maritime specialists from the relevant government entities as part of its efforts to enhance surveillance strategies, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The five-day training was on the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code), inspired by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).
It was attended by several maritime specialists from the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior, and Qatar Petroleum, and the Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar), in addition to a group of maritime transport affairs employees at MOTC.
Delivered by a maritime security expert, the workshop provided detailed explanation of the ISPS Code and the latest effective ways to implement its provisions, as it is the comprehensive mandatory security system for maritime transport globally in addition to its essential role in strengthening co-operation between contracting governments, government agencies, local administrations, and the shipping and port industry.
MOTC’s assistant undersecretary of Maritime Transport Affairs, Dr Saleh bin Fetais al-Marri, handed over workshop attendance certificates to the participants.
It was attended by several maritime specialists from the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior, and Qatar Petroleum, and the Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar), in addition to a group of maritime transport affairs employees at MOTC.
Delivered by a maritime security expert, the workshop provided detailed explanation of the ISPS Code and the latest effective ways to implement its provisions, as it is the comprehensive mandatory security system for maritime transport globally in addition to its essential role in strengthening co-operation between contracting governments, government agencies, local administrations, and the shipping and port industry.
MOTC’s assistant undersecretary of Maritime Transport Affairs, Dr Saleh bin Fetais al-Marri, handed over workshop attendance certificates to the participants.