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Nigeria Threatens Sanctions for Missing Marine Reports
NIMASA warns port security officers to stop bypassing official channels for incident reports or face sanctions.
In brief
NIMASA warns port security officers to stop bypassing official channels for incident reports or face sanctions. Nigeria's maritime agency threatens sanctions against port security officers who send marine incident reports to individual emails instead of the official ISPS unit. Originally reported by Allafrica.
NIMASA warns port security officers
Nigeria's Maritime Administration and Safety Agency threatens sanctions against Port Facility Security Officers who bypass approved reporting channels.
Incident reports sent to individual emails
NIMASA reports that port facilities are sending marine security incident reports to individual agency staff emails instead of the ISPS Unit.
ISPS Unit directive
NIMASA directs all PFSOs to route incident reports through the approved ISPS Unit email address and stop copying to individual staff emails.
24-hour acknowledgment rule
PFSOs must confirm receipt of incident reports and contact the ISPS Unit immediately if no acknowledgment is received within 24 hours.
The essence
Nigeria's maritime agency threatens sanctions against port security officers who send marine incident reports to individual emails instead of the official ISPS unit.
