(NAR) VOL. 15 NOS. 1-2 / JANUARY - MARCH 2004
- Exercise 24-hour monitoring/extra vigilance of all entry points and the perimeter to their premises, passenger terminals, other port facilities and/or structures and vessels all days of the week.
- Institute 100% checking of persons and or passengers and their baggages. Entry should be denied to anyone who refuses to submit to a security check prior to entry into passenger terminals and embarkation to a ship.
- Instruct port/ship security personnel/employees to immediately contact proper authorities when suspected drugs devised to look like almost anything and placed or delivered in many ways such as a strange, unusual and tightly wrapped and compact package or parcel bag or box/or bombs.
- Be observant of people loitering around the area and those leaving behind bags and packages/boxes in the garbage cans/bins within the premises. Vendors with knapsacks, bags and other similar belongings should be advised to move out as they maybe used as courier of bombs and drugs.
- Be observant of cars/motorcycle-riding individuals who are suspiciously and constantly watching within the premises of ports/ships .
- Be cautious in opening envelopes and packages sent by unknown individuals with no return addresses.
- Safeguard restricted areas of the port/ships from unauthorized persons.
- Be on guard against the following materials/items in conducting bomb threat related inspection such as,
- aluminum shell 2-4 inches in length which looks like an umbrella rod and/or with sotanghon noodle size wire that comes in pairs;
- battery operated alarm clock which sometimes has two protruding rods;
- black powder;
- oily stains which smells like gas/diesel; and
- small, white bead rice-like grains, light weight with pungent odor (like urine) and may be contained in bottles, boxes, cans and plastic bags and become oily when exposed to air.
- Provide a bulletin board for each of your vessels posting therein all safety related certificates.
- Post notices at strategic locations regarding the strict enforcement of security measures.
- Implement other safety precautionary measures deemed necessary.
- Immediately inform any of the following government agencies of any suspicious person(s)/activity(ies)/movement(s) in your premises/ships and/or their immediate vicinity:
METRO MANILA
MARINA 521-01-07/527-65-27/524-27-46 DOTC ACTION CENTER 7890/727-17-10/723-82-35 PNP MARITIME GROUP 722-12-15 PNP BOMB DISPOSAL GROUP 721-85-44 PCG SPECIAL OPERATIONS GRP 527-38-70/527-38-80 PCG BOMB DETENTION (K-9) 243-04-60 MARINA REGIONAL OFFICES Batangas City (043) 723-82-59/(043) 723-13-65 Cagayan De Oro City (088) 856-91-04/(088) 856-91-05 Cebu City (032) 232-60-52/(032) 232-64-25 Cotabato City (064) 421-36-13/(064) 421-97-68 Davao City (082) 221-13-92/(082) 227-95-37 Iloilo City (033) 329-41-80/(033) 329-64-90 Legaspi City (052) 214-37-32/(052) 480-63-53 San Fernando City, L.U. (072) 242-70-52/(072) 888-01-54 Tacloban City (053) 325-51-33/(053) 321-62-64 Zamboanga City (062) 991-25-14/(062) 991-88-76