1. security administration;
2. relevant international conventions, codes and recommendations;
3. relevant Government legislation and regulations;
4. responsibilities and functions of other security organizations;
5. methodology of ship security assessment;
6. methods of ship security surveys and inspections;
7. ship and port operations and conditions;
8. ship and port facility security measures;
9. emergency preparedness and response and contingency planning;
10. instruction techniques for security training and education, including security measures and procedures;
11. handing sensitive security related information and security related communications;
12. knowledge of current security threats and patterns;
13. recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices;
14. recognition, on a non discriminatory basis, of characteristics and behavioral patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security;
15. techniques used to circumvent security measures;
16. security equipment and systems and their operational limitations;
17. method of conducting audits, inspection, control and monitoring;
18. methods of physical searches and non-intrusive inspections;
19. security drills and exercises, including drills and exercises with port facilities; and
20. assessment of security drills and exercises.