The course is mandatory for all seafarers on management and operational level, and on request of the shipowners for persons on support level, who will work onboard ships following the regulations of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and who during performance of their routine duties, will be additionally entrusted with duties aiming to achieve security of the ship.

The course includes mandatory minimum requirements for training and certification, as stated by Regulation VI/6 p.4 and Part A-VI/6 para 6 of the STCW Code, as amended in 2010. The training provides knowledge and skills necessary to perform duties for achieving security of the merchant ship in accordance with the Convention STCW 78, as amended in 2010.