Capabilities in executing maritime security services

IMSA understands that the financial burdens of security regulations on industry are substantial. Some experts predict that maritime world trade will triple by 2020 and effective security will play a key role in ensuring that losses through robbery, theft and piracy do not rise in line.

IMSA offers professional expertise and a skill base that is second to none. Excellent links and contacts within the maritime security industry combined with leading edge technology to help customers achieve cost effective solutions.

IMSA personnel have operated throughout the world, from relatively low-risk areas to hostile and war-torn regions.

Many maritime security training and consultancy providers come from limited maritime security backgrounds and do not have the extensive experience of IMSA. We believe that our Senior Associates have the most extensive experience across the global maritime security spectrum.

Special projects and training:

IMSA has, amongst its associates, some of the most experienced and current Maritime Counter Terrorism operatives and trainers.

IMSA also has associates who are Master Mariners, Yacht Captains, Seamanship Trainers and Fast Interdiction Craft Operators/Trainers.

These associates have operated and trained personnel in every conceivable maritime security environment from the highly dangerous riverine environment of the Niger Delta to the pirate infested waters off Somalia.

The following list of gives examples of work carried out by IMSA consultants during their extensive careers and includes consultancy and training for various companies that IMSA Ltd associates have worked for during their maritime security careers.

Scope of work: Project Management

Our Lead consultants have operated in the following rolls:

Project Director for the lead Recognised Security Organisation (RSO), for the implementation of International Ship and Port Facility Security Code regulations in Nigeria.

• Led and coordinated 5 teams of consultants in completing port assessments and development of port facility security plans to satisfy international (IMO) standards by deadline date of 1 July 04.
• Coordinated invitations to pre-qualify and invitation to tender for resulting contracts for provision of security equipment for over 40 port facilities across 4 maritime regions, both on and offshore.
• Delivered training courses to Port Facility Security Officers and high level induction courses to Ministers and senior officials of the Federal Government of Nigeria and oil/shipping companies.
• Day to day management of all projects including resource management, budgeting and reporting to Board.
• Responsible for compilation of contract proposals, resulting in successful bids for several Port Security contracts worth up to £10M: Oil/LNG/General.
• Day to day management of up to 20 personnel deployed worldwide.
• Sourced contracts and acted as Security Project Management to a Large (600 hectares) Multi functional port located in Northern Europe.
• General security co-coordinator/project manager for country operations, in line with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS), for Maersk Nigeria Ltd and other West African locations.
• Project managing the security requirements at the Chevron Nigeria EGTL (Escravos Gas to Liquids project) at Escravos in the Niger Delta.
• Project managing the overall Port Security Assessment and Integrated Port Security Plan for numerous clients worldwide: Oil/LNG/General.
• Security Liaison Officer Project for Shell offshore operations in Nigeria.

Scope of work: Vessels

Our consultants have carried out Chief Security Officer, Security Liaison Officer Duties, Crew duties, Anti Piracy, ISPS training, Assessments, Surveys and produced SSPs on every conceivable kind of vessel on a worldwide basis.

General Security:

IMSA Ltd Associate consultants are also very experienced across a wide range of general security disciplines: Aviation, Project Management, Security Audits and Surveys, Risk Assessments, CP (Close Protection), PSD (Personnel Security Details), Convoy Protection, Media Protection, cash in transit, etc.

These tasks have been carried out in various High Risk environments world wide both for Private Companies and  Government Departments.