¶ … International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code on Maritime Security The study will be based on the question that "What is the impact of the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code on Maritime Security." Answers will be sought to have this question addressed adequately.

The study feels that the ISPS Code has some impacts upon the Maritime Security in the world. Thus, the study seeks to uncover the various impacts that are realized by the Maritime Security as offered by the ISPS.

Scope

The influence and functionality of the existing ISPS Code run globally. Its effects, as part of its usefulness and importance, are felt by the Maritime Security among other agents of security in the world. Thus, the study will uncover the impacts caused by the ISPS Code on the Maritime Security in various parts of the world. The study will seek further knowledge from different materials; research was done, among others, most of which might be regional or national, but with some international influence.

Development of Research Proposal

The study below is a research into the impact of the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code on the Maritime Security. The study intends to carry out this study by developing a research question, scope of the study, and the frameworks that will assists in the analysis of the question at hand. The study will develop a literature review of the knowledge on the Maritime Security and the (ISPS) Code presence and functionalities. Further, the study will collect data using different methodologies, analyses the data, present the data, and made conclusions and recommendations for further study.

Use of the data and information

Maritime Security is one of the main organs that serve to protect the sovereignty of the port facilities, vessels, and everything that is concerned with the port activities in the world. Every piece of information that is recovered for the sake of boosting the functions of the Maritime Security is seen as a lucrative component. The information obtained from the study will be used to asses and boost the levels of security within the maritime boundaries and even beyond. The data obtained from the study will be used to upstage the status of the security details within the maritime zones. For instance, the data obtained from the study will act as a revelation on what is taking place in the outside world, something that will literally boost the grade of the security activities within the maritime zones.

What is important is the need to have data that supports the possibilities that can happen and hinder the delivery of security at the maritime zones. Moreover, the data presented by the study will indicate the connection between the trends of the Maritime Security activities right from the past activities, the present activities, and possibly the plans based on the status of the security threats in the world today. Planning will be a key undertaking that will be done with the data obtained from the study.

Data synthesis

The International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code is influential to the operations of the Maritime operations across the globe. Data obtained from the study will be subjected synthesized as a way of making it significant to the objectives stated for the study. The study is largely part of the larger periphery that indicates the functions of the ISPS code and how it influences the delivery of activities at the Maritime Security. After analysis, the data will be synthesized to correlate with the needs and specifications of service delivery as outlined by the Maritime Security. There are different parameters that play the critical role of establishing the distinct roles of the Maritime security as a regulatory body. Data will be collected from the field and subjected to analysis, notably qualitative and quantitative data will be considered in all fronts. Thematic analysis will be obtained after classifying the data and establishing results based on the qualitative or quantitative nature in which they were collected. Data will be presented based on likely methods, like as themes and as graphs, charts, among others. The analysis will be done with conclusions and recommendations drawn for further use.

The table below indicates how the various levels of the operations within the ports will be influenced by the (ISPS) Code in the case that it becomes successful. Some of the key areas to be influenced are on service delivery, profits, damage occurrence, among others.

Fig 1: Table of (ISPS) Code effectiveness

The table below indicates the nature of maritime service delivery with and without the (ISPS) Code. The satisfaction levels indicate how the (ISPS) Code will positively influence the service delivery at the Maritime...

The port value is simply an indication of what is to be expected or gained from the Maritime Security engagements.
Table 2: Port Value with (ISPS) Code in place

The table chart below is a pie chart indication of the levels of satisfaction that will be seen from the Maritime Security with the placement of the (ISPS) Code. As shown by the table, the (ISPS) Code will have a high level of satisfaction within the Maritime Security.

Figure Three: Pie Chart on satisfaction levels

The data, which will indicate the level at which operations are influential to the Maritime Security will be relayed via operations that are done by the code and which coincide with the code and its regulations. Moreover, the data presented will be valuable to the overall operations of the Maritime Security in different fronts. The data will range from those that require immediate operations as their results are short-termed, together with those that will be used to gather intelligence deep into the future operations of the Maritime Security based on the scales of the imminent dangers.

Objectives

The objectives of the study are:

• To determine the possible impacts of the International Ship and Port Security Code

• To determine how the Maritime security is affected by the practices of the ISPS Code

• To determine the functions of the International Ship and Security Code

• To determine the level of which the functions of the ISPS Code affect or coincide with the functions of the Maritime Security in the world

Research questions

The study will be guided by the following research questions:

• What are the possible impacts of the International Ship and Port Security Code?

• How is the Maritime security affected by the practices of the ISPS Code?

• What are the functions of the International Ship and Security Code?

• What is the level of which the functions of the ISPS Code affect or coincide with the functions of the Maritime Security in the world?

Success criteria

The study is guided by the various researches that have already been done, besides the current research into this existing knowledge. New realizations are categorical of the need to fill up gaps left by the previous studies. The study explores practical data that support and affirms the impact of the ISPS Code on the Maritime Security. The study seeks to use imperative research techniques coupled with effective and efficient data analysis systems.

Evaluation of research techniques

The study will use qualitative and quantitative research studies. The research design to be used by the study is a survey design that considers the possibility of accessing critical data within a descriptive avenue of study. Thus, the descriptive survey design to be used by the study seeks to explore on the existing state of affairs, shedding more light on its current state and probable future states. The descriptive survey design to be used by the study involves both the qualitative and study quantitative methods, which will yield both the qualitative and quantitative data for use (Schmitt & Arimatsu, 2012).

The research techniques used will offer a wide variety of methodologies to be used to explore the research question and search for what is internally significant to the realization of the study objectives and goals. Descriptive survey technique is relevant in discovering new aspects within the study, and outlining them the way they are (Gaouette, 2010). The aim and the objectives of the study are seeking to have a description of the different ways in which the International Ships and Port Security Code influence or affect the Maritime Security in the world. Hence, the study design will be instrumental in arriving at these described details. The study will use qualitative and quantitative data, all collected from different parameters and fields of study. The study designs will be useful in highlighting the immediate results of the study. The study, thus, will use a descriptive survey research technique, which will highlight all of its qualitative and quantitative data needed to make the study a success. The objectives, aims, and intentions of the study will all be aligned to this study technique right from the start to the end as a way of making the research study a success.

Literature Review

According to Mcnicholas (2008), the International Ship and Port Facility Code represent a comprehensive conglomerate of measures that work to enhance the security of the port facilities together with the ships. This code was developed as a response to the probable threats to the port facilities and ships…