1. ISPS Main Drill Requirements

• Introduction – Terrorism
• ISPS Requirements - Part A      
• ISPS Requirements - Part B
• ISPS Other Recommendations - Part B
• Directive 2005/65 - Main requirements
• Regulation (EC) No 725/2004
• National Legislation additional requirements
• Other EU legislation

2. Theoretical Structure before practical exercises

• General aspects of exercises: plans, objectives and resources
• The need for Exercises
• Definitions
• Aim and philosophy of exercises
• Exercising people
• Practicing procedures
• Types of exercise objectives
• The characteristics of an exercise
• Equivalent Security Arrangements (ESA)
• Usual Mistakes
• Planning Realistic Exercise
• Additional Tips
• Duties

3. During the exercise

·         Organizing and holding a major exercise

·         Start of the exercise

·         Achieving the Objectives, Debriefing and Evaluation

·         After the Exercise Evaluation

·         The Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model

·         Reporting on Exercises

4. Improving yourself by means of quality control

·         Questionnaire for use in maritime port security exercises

·         Port facility and  ISO standards

5. Types of Exercise

• Mono-disciplinary exercises
• Multi-disciplinary exercises
• Alarm exercises - Communication exercises
• Virtual exercises
• Tabletop exercises
• Exercises on the ground: CPX (Command Post Exercise ) and FTX (Field Training Exercise)
• Limited scale exercise
• Full Scale Exercise
• Seminars/ Info Sessions

6. Port Facility Security Plan

• Internal emergency plan (safety)
• Participants in an exercise
• Cooperation during exercise

7.Organizing a port security exercise

• General
• How to organize a port security exercise
• Port Security Authority
• The Exercise Director
• The exercise management team
• The scenario team
• The support team
• Checklist Sample for the Exercise

8. Steps for a successful exercise

·         Step 1: Define the type and scale of the exercise

·         Step 2: Appoint the Exercise Director and Exercise Management Team

·         Step 3: Define the overall and detailed objectives

·         Step 4: Develop a coherent, consistent scenario

·         Step 5: Develop the simulation data

·         Step 6: Draft the Major Event List (MEL)

·         Step 7: Draft the Exercise Convention

·         Step 8: Draft the manuals for the evaluators and observers

·         Step 9: Organize the support for the exercise

·         Step 10: Play the exercise

·         Step 11: Debriefing

·         Step 12: Draw up the action plan

9. Case Studies and Basic tests

10.  ISPS Port Security Drills- Scenarios Actions & Objectives (49 Drill Scenarios)

11.  ISPS Port Security Drills- Annual Scenarios Actions & Objectives (12 Annual Scenario Exercise)