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Terminal security has always been a major concern at PSA. Starting even before the 1950s, the port area has boasted a host of physical security features, which include:
- Armed Auxiliary Police Force (AETOS)
- Perimeter fencing
- Manned gates
- Good lighting - especially in security-sensitive areas (e.g. DG yard, perimeter fencing)
- 24hr CCTV surveillance system
- Metal detectors to scan suspicious people and cargo
In addition, security threats from external sources are curbed by the following procedural measures:
- Regular patrols and spot checks by AETOS
- Security pass system (with colour photographs) for staff
- Temporary passes with photographs for visitors
- IT system to track movement / location of all containers within terminal
To maintain maximum security readiness, PSA’s Terminals Security Department cooperates closely with Government agencies, such as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Police Coast Guard (PCG), the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). Together with major shipping lines, contingency and crisis management plans are dovetailed with national security regimes in exercises which simulate emergency situations.
The ISPS Code is a set of security-focused regulations imposed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on all ship and port facilities.
PSA was certified ISPS Code Compliant in Feb 2004. Soon after, IMO Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos gave Singapore full marks for maritime security readiness, after witnessing a full-scale joint maritime exercise organised by MPA, PSA Singapore Terminals and Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), cooperating with diverse Government agencies, on 25 May 2004.
Some of the security initiatives that PSA is participating in are:
- Custom Trade Protection Against Terrorism (CT-PAT)
A voluntary US-led program designed to share information that will protect the supply chain from being compromised by terrorists and terrorist organisations
- Smart and Secure Tradelands (SST)
This initiative deploys an end-to-end, supply chain security solution across multiple global trade lanes. It involves several different types of container technology, including anti-intrusion sensor devices, satellite tracking systems, RFID technologies, and networked software.
- Operation Safe Commerce (OSC)
A US government (DHS) sponsored Maritime Security Program target to develop a public-private partnership to improve supply chain security through the use of appropriate technologies and procedures while facilitating commerce.
- Container Security Initiative (CSI)
The premise of this US initiative is to make use of automated information to identify and screen high-risk containers, thereby extending the boundary of container security to the top ports exporting to US
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