1. The audit records for the Ship Security System contain the sensitive information such as security measures onboard. In this regard, such audit records shall not be disclosed to the 3rd parties except the authorized parties.

2. The ship's Master is kindly invited to remind that the audit records for the Ship Security System as well as the Ship Security Plan shall be protected from unauthorized access or disclosure. Also the ship's Master is kindly invited to consider that such audit records for the Ship Security System may be kept together with the Ship Security Plan, in order to protected from unauthorized access or disclosure.

For any questions about the above, please contact:

NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
Safety Management Systems Department, Information Center, Head Office
Address: 1-8-5 Ohnodai, Midori-ku, Chiba 267-0056, Japan
Tel.: +81-43-294-5999
Fax: +81-43-294-7206