We currently maintain the following minimum qualification standard for MARSEC Operators-

• A minimum service in UK HM Forces
• SIA CP Licence- current client requirement
• Military Discharge Certificate
• A clean DBS certificate
• ISPS Ship Security Officer (SSO) qualification
• STCW'95 - 4 modules
• ENG 1 medical certificate
• Yellow Fever certificate
• A letter from your GP stating that you're fit to carry fire-arms
• FPOS-I or MCoBS or MIRA medical qualification
• Seaman's Card
• Seaman's Discharge Book
• Maritime Firearms Competency Certificate

POLARIS  operates within clear Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), in turn derived from stringent International Laws, Codes of Conduct and Industry-recognised regulations.

• IMO Best Management Practice (BMP) – version 4.
• The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC).
• Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) Notice to Mariners (NTM) 298-2.
• US Coast Guard (USCG) Maritime Security (MARSEC) Directive 104-6 (PSA2-09 revision 3).
• International Maritime Organisation (IMO) MSC.1 Circ. 1390 – Industry Guidance for CSOs.
• United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982.
• Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations.
• International Flag and Port state regulations.