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ISPS compliant port security
 High security and convenient for secured vehicle access control to the seaport realised with NEDAP AVI.
From the 1st of July 2004 onwards seaports will need to comply with the increased security regulations, that was already valid for international airports. This increased security regulation incorporates the controlled access of people and vehicles to the port facilities. The reason for this new regulation is the fear of terrorist attacks on sea and in the harbour.
Seaports, that want to keep doing business with US harbours, will have to outline from the 1st of July 2004 a complete security concept for the seaport. The content of the so called „ISPS-Code“ demands for the port management and all companies on the port premises to comply with strict person and vehicle access control for the entire port premises and additionally demands for extra security measures for security related installations on the port.
Basis for the new security measures is the „ISPS-Code“ (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code), a comprehensive regulation that was implemented after 11th of September 2001 on insist of the USA as supplement to the international ship security contracts (SOLAS) in December 2002.
Access control to secured areas should be controlled at any time, to prevent access of unauthorised people and to ensure that prohibited objects are not taken into security areas on board of ship.
All employees on the port facilities are equipped with a ID badge. Vehicles are equipped with a vehicle related transponder. Fenced terminal areas, 24/7 security control of vehicles and ID badges of persons at the secured areas are some of the security measures.
Nedap provides proximity card-enabled automatic vehicle identification. This dual ID, long distance, high speed AVI system integrates ID proximity badges with an in-vehicle mounted transponder. The simultaneous identification of the driver and the vehicle, is enabled by combining the issued ID badge for people with vehicle related Combi-Booster. Once the ID badge is inserted the Combi-Booster will securely transmits both the driver's proximity ID badge number and an embedded vehicle ID to the access control system. This unique patented solution substantially improves the level of security on a seaport. Extending the read range of a proximity card up to 33 Feet (10 Meters), the new AVI system can be read at vehicle speeds of up to 125 miles per hour (200 Km/h).
The system can be configured to provide hands-free vehicle access to gated and secured areas of the port facilities, without the need to come to a stop. Eliminating the need to stop reduces the chances of an assault on the occupants of a vehicle and enables fast, convenient, and secure access for authorized vehicles and driver. Benefits include the ability to substantially improve the level of security and operational efficiency of a port while controlling access for vehicles which are commonly driven by many different drivers.
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