Your vessel is at anchor and a small local craft (a fishing boat or bunker barge, not subject to SOLAS/ISPS) approaches to come alongside. Your examiner asks: "Does the ISPS Code have anything to say about this interface, given the approaching craft is not itself ISPS-regulated?"

A. Yes — the Ship Security Plan must address the ship's interface with vessels and activities that are not themselves subject to the ISPS Code, since your OWN vessel remains fully bound by its SSP and current security level regardless of the other party's regulatory status. At Security Level 1 this typically means routine measures such as confirming the identity and legitimate purpose of the approaching craft and its crew before allowing alongside contact; at Security Level 2 and above the SSP will specify enhanced vetting, closer monitoring during the interface, and potentially restricting or refusing the approach if it cannot be adequately controlled. The fact that the other vessel is non-SOLAS does not exempt your ship from applying its own SSP measures to the interface.

B. The ISPS Code applies only to interactions between two SOLAS-regulated ships — any approach by a non-SOLAS vessel such as a small local craft is entirely outside the scope of the SSP and requires no security measures whatsoever.

C. Any non-SOLAS vessel must be refused all contact at every security level, with no provision in the SSP for controlled, vetted interface at Security Level 1.

D. Once a non-SOLAS craft is alongside, responsibility for security during the interface transfers entirely to the smaller craft, and the SOLAS vessel's own SSP measures no longer apply for the duration of the contact.

A. Nothing — a test lift can proceed immediately after repairs

B. Testing should wait until cargo operations begin

C. The area within the grab's swing radius should be cleared of personnel before the lift

D. Only the crane operator needs to be aware the lift is happening

A. Who must remain clear of the exclusion zone while the lift takes place

B. The lunch schedule for the deck team

C. Only the weather forecast for the next watch

D. The cargo manifest for the next port