Section 1:(1) This Act applies to(a) the following types of ships on international voyages(i)  passenger ships, including high speed craft; and(ii) cargo s ...

Section 8:(1) Where the Authority sets any of the security levels, it shall duly provide information related to the set security level to (a) every Ghanaian shi ...

section 11: (1) A request for the completion or modification of a Declaration of Security may be lodged in writing by (a) the master of a ship, (b) the ship sec ...

section 12: (2) The master of a ship covered by an alternative security agreement may not conduct any ship-to-ship activity with a ship that is not covered by t ...

section 13 : (1) The Minister may authorise a Ghanaian ship or a group of Ghanaian ships to implement other security measures equivalent to security measures pr ...

section 15: (1) The company of a Ghanaian ship shall (a) based on the ship security assessment of that ship, develop, implement and maintain a ship security pla ...

section 16 : (1) The master and company of a Ghanaian ship shall ensure that a written approval of a ship security plan is kept on board the ship and protected ...

Section 17: (1) An application for the approval of (a) a ship security plan; or (b) an amended ship security plan shall be made in writing to the Director-Gener ...

Section 18: (1)  A ship security plan shall provide for(a) the three security levels required under this Act including details of measures to be undertaken ...

Section 19: (1) A ship security plan shall not be put into effect without the requisite written approval of the Director-General. (2) The Director-General shall ...

Section 20: (1) Where the Director-General does not approve a ship security plan within 90 days from the date of receipt of an application, under section 17, a ...

section 22: (1) The master of a Ghanaian ship shall not put out the ship for an international voyage unless (a) there is a ship security plan in force for the s ...

Section 23: (1) The company and master of a Ghanaian ship shall comply with the security levels set by this Act for the ship (a) prior to the ship's entry to a ...

Section 24: (1) For purposes of evaluating the security of a Ghanaian ship, a company of that ship shall ensure that a security assessment of the ship is carrie ...

Section 25: (1) A Ghanaian ship shall have in place and in conformity with standards set by the Director-General,(a) a ship security alert system; (b)  an ...

Section 27: (1) The company of a Ghanaian ship shall prior to the use or operation of that ship for any international voyage, ensure that there is a valid Inter ...

Section 31: Where the Director-General issues an International Ship Security Certificate to the company of a Ghanaian ship, the International Ship Security Cert ...

Section 28: An application for an International Ship Security Certificate for a ship may be made in writing by the company to the Director-General in such form ...

section 33: (1) Subject to where an International Ship Security Certificate is issued for a period of less than 5 years, the Authority may after compliance with ...

Section 35: (1)  Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if after the 1st of July, 2004 an International Ship Security Certificate has not been issued by the D ...

section 36: (1) The master and company of a ship shall ensure that the International Ship Security Certificate for that ship is kept on board the ship. (2) Wher ...

Section 37: (1) The master of a ship that intends to enter a port within the country shall prior to entry into that port, provide the Director-General with the ...

Section 41: Where a control measure is imposed under subsection (1) of section 39, or action is taken under section 42, the Director-General shall,(a) with resp ...

Section 47: (1) Where a ship is detained under subsection (1) (c) of section 39, a company of the ship shall pay to the Authority (a)  costs for the detent ...

Section 61: (1) A person shall not without reasonable excuse, or without the written permission of the ship security officer or the port facility security offic ...

section 65: (1) Where a person refuses to have (a) his or her person screened or searched; or (b) his or her baggage screened or searched by an authorised perso ...

Section 66: (1) A police officer may, without a warrant, (a) search a person; (b) search a person's baggage; (c) detain a person for purposes of a search; or (d ...

Section 71A: (1) The owner of a Ghanaian ship shall ensure that an automatic identification system is fitted on board the ship in accordance with the requiremen ...

Section 71B: (1) The owner of a Ghanaian ship shall ensure that the ship is permanently marked with the ship's identification number in accordance with regulati ...

Section 71C: (1) The owner of a Ghanaian ship shall ensure that the ship carries a continuous synopsis record in accordance with regulation 5 of Chapter XI-l of ...

Section 71D: (1) The owner of a Ghanaian ship shall ensure that the ship is fitted with a ship security alert system in accordance with regulation 6 of Chapter ...