New EN 16747 – Port Security

EN 16747, “Maritime and port security services,” has just been released.  It is a service standard, a new area of standardization that is of particular interest to many in the standards community.  It sets requirements for quality in organization, processes, staff and management for security services in this particular application.  Copies are available as the various National Edition adoptions and can be purchased from Document Center Inc. now.

What is a service standard?  A service standard sets up baseline requirements for a particular industry or application for the purposes of meeting customer expectations.  Some examples are in the tourist industry, where standards have recently been released on scuba services and resort requirements.  Another area of standardization is found for customer service organizations, like the ISO 10002 on complaint handling.

EN 16747 addresses requirements for security services or their franchises that provide services for European ports and other maritime facilities.  It takes into account the fact that there are differing applicable laws throughout the region.  You’ll find it provides you with quality criteria for the delivery of security services in and to ports and for other related maritime activities.  These services can be procured by public and private clients or buyers.

How will you use the EN 16747?  This European Standard is appropriate for the selection, attribution, awarding and reviewing of providers for port and maritime security services.  And if you are such a provider, it will give you an overview of the requirements you’ll be expected to meet for your client base.

If this is of interest to you and your organization, you’ll need a copy.  Choose an authorized distributor of standards like Document Center Inc.  We’ve been providing folks like you with standards and standards services since 1982.  And we have a number of ordering options when it comes to EN standards.

Currently, we have both the SS EN 16747 2015 Edition and the BS EN 16747 2015 Edition available at our webstore, www.document-center.com.  The Swedish edition offers you a choice of delivery options plus a low price.  Here is the link to the order page for the SS EN 16747 2015 Edition.  And here is a direct link to the order page for BS EN 16747.   FYI: We expect a DIN EN 16747 Edition to be released soon.

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