Your voyage plan includes transiting the Strait of Hormuz during a period of elevated regional tension. Liberia's latest Marine Advisory calls for enhanced due diligence. What does that mean in practice for your passage plan?

A. No change — flag state advisories on security are informational only

B. Reviewing current threat intelligence, verifying the vessel's security level and measures are appropriate, and documenting the enhanced due diligence steps taken before and during transit

C. Simply increasing AIS transmission power during the transit

D. Delegating the entire assessment to the charterer with no vessel-level review

A. Security levels only apply to passenger vessels

B. No action needed until the vessel actually arrives in port

C. Only the Master needs to be informed; no operational changes are required

D. Implement the additional security measures specified in the Ship Security Plan for Security Level 2 (e.g. increased monitoring of restricted areas, additional checks on visitors/stores, more frequent security patrols) before arrival, and acknowledge/report the change as required

A. To control access to areas where security-sensitive information, equipment, or cargo is held (e.g. bridge, engine room, security equipment stores), preventing unauthorised access that could compromise the security of the ship, crew, passengers or cargo

B. To give crew somewhere private to relax

C. They are purely for fire safety, unrelated to security

D. Restricted areas are only required on vessels carrying dangerous goods