Security accreditation
Protection Vessels International (PVI), a provider of private maritime security services, has welcomed new, tighter accreditation criteria for Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) working on German-flagged vessels.
PVI is working with German maritime and legal experts to provide additional in-house training to more than 100 of its operatives in order to meet new standards being set by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA), with compliance checks undertaken by the Bundespolizei.
Despiteconsternation amongst some PMSC’s that the changes to German law pertaining to maritime armed guards has been overly challenging, PVI said today that the company had found both the BAFA and Polizei Hamburg proactive and knowledgeable when providing direction and support during the accreditation process.
As part of the new certification processes being instilled in Germany, training standards form a key area and include required knowledge and skills relevant to the German public.
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