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16 Hour Company Security Officer (CSO) offers course aims to provide knowledge to those who may be designated to perform the duties and responsibilities of a Company Security Officer (CSO), as defined in paragraph 2.1.7 (and paragraph 11.1) of the ISPS Code, Part A, and in particular the duties and responsibilities with respect to the security of a ship, for ensuring the development (or for developing) of a ship security assessment, for ensuring the development (or for developing), implementation, maintenance and updating of a ship security plan and for liaising with Vessel/Ships Security Officers (V/SSOs) and with Facility Security Officers (FSOs).
Attendance in this course requires the following: This course is open to prospective seafarers and should preferably be given prior to their being employed by a Maritime Shipping Company or a Facility as described in 33 CFR. There are no particular educational requirements. It is assumed that those attending this course will be persons employed (or to be employed) by a company and that they are likely to be designated as Company Security Officer. However, no specific entry requirements are envisaged. Candidates desiring the endorsement must submit their completed application package to the appropriate U.S. Coast Guard Regional Examination Center for evaluation as prescribed by applicable regulations and policies. Candidates need not be approved by the U.S. Coast Guard prior to participating in this course. However, a Photo ID is required IAW;
Is this program approved to train veterans?
No
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
N/A
Certification/license test preparation provided
N/A
Employment performance results
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
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Student characteristics
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
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