Communication of information

(1) Each Contracting Government shall, not later than 1 July 2004, communicate to the Organisation and shall make available for the information of companies and ships– (a) the name and contact details of their national authority responsible for ship security; (b) the names and contact details of those who have been designated to be available at all times to receive and act upon the ship-to-shore security alerts, referred to in regulation 10(2)(a) of these Regulations; Merchant Ships (Registration) 252 (c) the names and contact details of those who have been designated to be available at all times to receive and act upon any from Contracting exercising control and compliance measures; and (d) the names and contact details of those who have been designated to be available at all times to provide advice or assistance to ships and to whom ships can report any security concerns, referred to in regulation 11(2) of these Regulations, and thereafter update such information as and when changes relating thereto occur. (2) The Government shall, not later than the date referred to in subregulation (1) of this regulation, communicate to the Organisation, the names and contact details of any recognised security organisations authorised to act on their behalf together with details of the specific responsibility and conditions of authority delegated to such organisations and such information shall be updated as and when changes relating thereto occur. (3) Where IMMARBE allows, under the provisions of regulation 20 of these Regulations, any equivalent security arrangements with respect to a ship entitled to fly its flag, it shall communicate to the Organisation particulars thereof.