Ghana Maritime Security Act, 2004 (Act 675)

section 11: (1) A request for the completion or modification of a Declaration of Security may be lodged in writing by (a) the master of a ship, (b) the ship security officer designated under section 44; (c) the port facility security officer designated under section 57; or (d) any other person the Minister determines with the master or ship security officer of any other ship as the case may be. (2) A request for the completion or modification of a Declaration of Security, shall be acknowledged in writing by the respective port facility or master of the ship. (3) A request for the completion of a Declaration of Security under subsection (1) may be made where (a) the ship is operating at a higher security level than the port facility or any other ship it is interfacing with; (b) there is an agreement on a Declaration of Security between the Republic and a flag state covering certain international voyages or specific ships on those voyages; (c) there has been a security threat or a security incident involving the port facility; (d) the ship is at a port which is not required to have and implement an approved port facility security plan; or (e) the ship is conducting ship-to-ship activities with any other ship not required to have and implement an approved ship security plan. (4) A port facility security officer may in circumstances specified under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) request in the form specified in Schedule I, for a Declaration of Security and lodge that request with the master of a ship or the ship security officer for the completion or modification of a Declaration of Security. (5) The master of a ship or a ship security officer may in circumstances specified under paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (3), lodge a written request in the form specified in Schedule I with the master, for the completion or modification of a Declaration of Security.

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