MAST announces that it will be one of the first Private Maritime Security Companies to attain ISO PAS 28007 accreditation

LONDON, UK, November 14, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Maritime Asset Security and Training (MAST) Ltd, the maritime security and training specialist, announces today that it will be one of the first Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) to attain ISO PAS 28007 accreditation.

ISO PAS 28007 lays out guidelines for ISO 28000 compliant PMSCs to ensure they demonstrate compliance with all legal requirements for providing Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) on board ships.

Working with MSS Global, the specialist certification body, MAST has successfully completed Stage 1 of the ISO standard 28007 and is now working towards stage 2, which forms part of a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation pilot window scheme. MAST will be one of the first PMSCs in the world to gain the certification.

This is the first international accreditation of its kind which applies to PMSCs operating in high risk areas. It demonstrates transparency and accountability to clients, showing how operatives can legally, safely and effectively guard shipping.

Phillip Cable, CEO of MAST stated, “We always aim to meet the highest standards and therefore it is extremely important for us to be one the first to achieve this. It’s also excellent news that the UKAS is piloting this accreditation scheme as it’s vital for the industry to have core international standards so that potential clients can assess and measure the quality of PMSCs across the globe.”

For further information visit: http://www.mast-commercial.com/

About MAST
Maritime Asset Security and Training (MAST) Ltd is a market leading security organisation that provides specialist global security services for the maritime and oil and gas communities. Holding membership of leading professional bodies, MAST is also ISO 9001:2008 accredited for the provision of global maritime security services for the shipping and yachting industry and holds the ISO 14001:2004, the criteria for an environmental management system. MAST is accredited with the occupational health and safety management international standard, OHSAS 18001, for all of its global operations. The Company is one of the founding signatories of the International Code of Conduct and has been scrutinised and accepted by some of world’s leading shipping companies, charterers and insurers and is approved to operate under the Panama Flag.

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