DfT Approved Port Facility Security Officer Refresher Course (PFSO-R)

Course Duration: 1 days
Delivery: Classroom,Glasgow.
Course Fee: £795 per delegate
Group / in-house delivery: POA
Certificate Validity: 5 years
Award: Port Facility Security Officer Refresher Training Certificate
Provider: Glasgow Maritime Academy LLP

There are no pre-requisites for entry to the training.

The Port Facility Security Officer Refresher Course is designed for existing PFSOs and Deputy PFSOs who have previously completed approved PFSO training and now require refresher training to remain current.

The course updates delegates on the current UK application of ISPS, the Port Security Regulations 2009/2013, DfT maritime security requirements, PFSI handling, PFSP maintenance, security levels, current threat awareness, cyber security, insider threat, access control, incident reporting, search
procedures, CERS / pre-arrival notifications, Declaration of Security, drills and exercises.

This course is suitable for PFSOs, Deputy PFSOs, port security managers and personnel with direct responsibility for maintaining or supporting a Port Facility Security Plan.

Who should attend:

• Existing Port Facility Security Officers
• Deputy Port Facility Security Officers
• Port security managers
• Terminal security supervisors
• Personnel involved in PFSP maintenance, drills, exercises and DfT compliance
• PFSOs returning after a career break or requiring five-year refresher training

• Port Security Regulations 2009/2013
• Current UK threat and NPSA updates
• Access control and pass systems
• Incident reporting and escalation
• Checks and searching
• CERS, pre-arrival notifications, FAL 5 / FAL 6 and Declaration of Security
• PFSI handling and sensitive security information
• PFSP maintenance, amendment, review and audit
• Development of a security culture
• Cyber security and NCSC guidance
• IED, weapons and prohibited articles awareness
• Crowded spaces and protective security
• Security levels and recent security notices
• Contingency planning, drills and exercises

On completion of the refresher course, delegates should be able to:

• Explain current UK port security requirements and how ISPS is applied in the UK
• Identify key updates relevant to the role of the PFSO
• Maintain and review the Port Facility Security Plan
• Understand the PFSO role in access control, search, reporting and security escalation
• Apply current protective security guidance from NPSA, NCSC, NaCTSO and ProtectUK
• Recognise current threats including insider threat, cyber risk, hostile reconnaissance, protest activity, IEDs and weapons
• Support drills, exercises and security culture within the port facility
• Demonstrate continued competence as a PFSO or Deputy PFSO

Delegates will complete refresher evaluation through tutor-led questioning, scenario discussion, practical exercises and participation in PFSO refresher activities. A certificate will be issued to delegates who successfully complete the course.

Port Facility Security Officer Refresher Training Certificate

The certificate should state that the delegate has successfully completed a Port Facility Security Officer
refresher training course relating to the requirements of the Department for Transport, the mandatory
training of Port Facility Security Officers as part of the National Maritime Security Programme, SOLAS
Chapter XI-2 and Parts A and B of the ISPS Code