Security Level Procedures

Procedures to specify security levels of Ports

All Maltese ports operate at Security Level 1 unless otherwise advised.

There are two ways to establish the security levels of port facilities:

• The Office of the Port Security Officer (PSO) consults with the members of the National Maritime Security Committee (NMSC), or vice-versa, the NMSC consults the Office at the PSO.
• The NMSC shall make the relevant decision as to what level the Port Facility will operate at. This is done by consultation with the Committee members.

Any change to the security level 1 is to be transmitted by the Office of the PSO, who notifies the Port Facility Security Officers and the Port Service Providers as soon as possible verbally, followed by an official written notification.

All port facilities must acknowledge the current changes received in writing.