What is the Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert?

The Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Security Management.

How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 12 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Expert / Executive Level certification.

Email info@certifications.ac, WhatsApp +254 722 223 084, or fill in the enrolment form on this page.

What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

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Executive Summary

Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert (CMAR2) delivers a rigorous Executive-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in security risk management, physical protection and investigations.

This 12 Weeks programme is structured around ASIS, ISO and recognised security-management standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CMAR2 holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert

Acronym

CMAR2

Who Should Enrol?

Security Officers and Supervisors
Security Managers and Consultants
Investigators and Intelligence Analysts
Loss Prevention and Protection Specialists

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior security-management and CSO roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with ASIS, ISO and recognised security-management standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex security risk management functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement security risk management systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to security risk management

Global Employability

Qualify for security risk management roles across corporates, critical infrastructure, government and protective services worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Security Risk Assessment and Threat Analysis

✦Physical Security and Access Control

✦Investigations, Intelligence and Forensics

✦Crisis, Emergency and Incident Response

✦Security Operations, Technology and Surveillance

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert

Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
Security principles and protective concepts
The security profession, roles and standards
The threat landscape and security environment
Security governance and management systems
Physical, personnel and information security
Deterrence, detection, delay and response
Duty of care and legal framework
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Security as a business enabler
Career pathways and professional development

Guarding and Supervision

Guard force management and supervision
Security ethics, use of force and accountability
Crowd, event and public space safety
Communication during crises
Bomb threats and suspicious items
Active-threat and hostile events
Recovery and post-incident review
Exercises, drills and testing
Personnel security and vetting
Insider threat management
Executive and close protection
Travel security and duty of care
Journey management and risk
Kidnap, ransom and extortion awareness
Workplace violence prevention

Incident and Investigation

Incident response and command
Investigation practice and evidence handling
Working with police, regulators and the justice system
Investigation principles and process
Evidence handling and chain of custody
Interviewing and statement taking
Security intelligence collection and analysis
Digital forensics and cybercrime
Fraud and internal-threat investigation
Surveillance and covert techniques
Report writing and case management
Working with law enforcement
Legal and ethical investigation
Incident management and response
Emergency preparedness and planning

Insider and Loss Risk

Insider threat and personnel security
Cash, assets and loss prevention
Access control, screening and visitor management
Board and management reporting
Influencing and security awareness
Professional report writing
Community and tenant engagement
Managing sensitive communications
Presenting risk and recommendations
Leading security projects and change
Team leadership in security operations
Security transformation and modernisation
Technology adoption and integration
Convergence and unified security
Intelligence-led and data-driven security

Ethics and Accountability

Security ethics, use of force and accountability
Working with police, regulators and the justice system
Security risk assessment and proportionate response
Continuous improvement in security
Cost-effectiveness of controls
Security maturity assessment
Driving measurable security improvement
Information security fundamentals
Protecting data and information assets
Cyber-physical systems and OT security
Converged security operations
Access, identity and credential security
Insider threat and data loss prevention
Incident response across cyber and physical
Security of surveillance and access systems

Risk and Proportionate Response

Security risk assessment and proportionate response
Layered defence and site protection
Access control, screening and visitor management
Vulnerability assessment and surveys
Criticality and asset identification
Security surveys and audits
Physical security design and layered defence
Perimeter protection and barriers
Access control systems and identity management
Locks, keys and credential management
Visitor and contractor management
Intrusion detection systems
Security lighting and CPTED
Guard force deployment and patrols
Control rooms and command centres

Protecting the Site

Layered defence and site protection
Access control, screening and visitor management
Security technology selection and operation
Communications and coordination
Legal and ethical protection
Travel risk management
Duty of care obligations
Country and destination risk
Hostile-environment awareness
Emergency evacuation planning
Traveller briefing and support
Crisis response for travellers
Security of accommodation and transport
Event and crowd security
Coordination with teams and agencies

Security Technology

Drones, sensors and detection technology
Data protection in surveillance
Technology selection and deployment
Vendor and technology management
Equipment and technology
Privacy, surveillance and data protection
Electronic access and biometric systems
Data quality and governance
Emerging project technologies
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Artificial insemination and reproductive technologies
Digital and alternative-data credit

Emergency and Incident

Incident and response performance
Crisis management and command
Risk response and contingency
Business continuity and crisis management
Crisis communications
Incident response process
Assets, liabilities and equity reporting
Interpreting financial statements
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Fire safety management systems
Emergency response planning
Continuous fire-safety improvement
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Incident investigation and reporting

Personnel and Capability

Leading security teams
Cross-functional and matrix teams
Leading remote and hybrid teams
Team diversity and inclusion
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Managing resistance and capability building
Workforce and shift management in retail
Reporting quality and governance
Ratio and trend analysis
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Collaboration and teamwork
Coaching and developing team members
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Building high-performing project teams
Team leadership in sales and marketing

Ethics and Conduct

Professional ethics and conduct in security
Professional standards and ethics
Marketing and sales ethics
Management accounts and dashboards
Budget vs actual and variance
Roles, standards and professional conduct
Ethics and fair customer treatment
Professional ethics in customer service
Complaints, redress and accountability
Responsible and ethical service
Ethics and integrity in banking
Bribery, corruption and conduct risk
Ethics and independence
Ethics in communications
Roles, standards and professional ethics

Leadership and Command

Security operations management
Guard force and contractor management
Team leadership in governance
Information lifecycle and records management
Regulatory change management
Conflicts of interest management
Leadership and management development
Knowledge management and capability building
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
Safety culture and leadership
Management and board reporting
Situational and adaptive leadership
Values, purpose and authentic leadership
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty

Communication and Reporting

Stakeholder mapping and liaison
Security metrics and reporting
Professional writing and briefings
Board reporting and information flows
Governance of ESG and reporting
Safety communication and campaigns
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Communicating risk to the workforce
Cost and profitability analysis
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Communicating vision and telling stories
Reporting to boards and executives
Monitoring, control and reporting
Professional documentation and presentation
Communication planning and management

Stakeholders and Liaison

Working with law enforcement and regulators
Regulatory compliance and licensing
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Stakeholder mapping in banking
Customer and community engagement
Regulatory duty and accountability
Regulatory compliance and central-bank rules
Regulatory reporting and audits
Regulatory liquidity ratios (LCR, NSFR)
Stakeholder communications
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
Stakeholder mapping and collaboration
Managing difficult stakeholders
Regulatory and privacy requirements

Cost, Assets and Loss

Cost, feasibility and control analysis
Security programme design and budgeting
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Forecasting and planning
Impact, blended and concessional finance
Total cost of ownership
Ration formulation and least-cost feeding
Feed budgeting and cost control
Value-chain and supply-chain finance
Advisory and non-financial services
Sector-focused SME finance
Brand and reputation as strategic assets
Value-based and dynamic pricing
Commercial negotiation and value capture
Budget, ROI and feasibility analysis

Data and Intelligence

Security KPIs and metrics
Leading and lagging metrics
Data collection and analytics
Predictive safety analytics
Intelligence-led risk assessment
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Health records, data and confidentiality
Analytical techniques and bias
Data visualisation for finance
Marketing analytics and attribution
Web and campaign analytics
Customer data platforms and segmentation
Web, campaign and funnel analytics

Planning and Design

Protective operations planning
Advance work and route planning
Designing a security programme or solution
Implementation planning and risk management
HACCP principles and prerequisite programmes
Advisory service design and delivery
Journey and process redesign
Designing voice-of-customer programmes
Governance of the CX programme
Designing a service or experience improvement
Touchpoint and channel design
Voice of the customer programmes
Design thinking for service
Loyalty programmes and rewards
Leading service projects and change

People Risk

The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
The customer experience (CX) discipline
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
Operational planning and execution discipline
Resource allocation and capital discipline
The business analysis discipline and role
Innovation in protective operations
Governance of converged security

Audit and Standards

Sustaining improvement and benefits
Audit and compliance checks
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
Quality and delivery metrics
Continuous improvement and retrospectives
Driving measurable delivery improvement
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Quality planning and assurance
Quality control and continuous improvement
Integrated risk and quality control
Continuous improvement and optimisation
Continuous improvement and lessons learned
Sustainability certification and standards
Traceability, recall and quality assurance systems
Quality management systems and audits

Health and Safety

Confidentiality and health data
Driving measurable safety improvement
Designing a safety programme or control
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
KPIs and performance reporting
Contractor and visitor safety
Automation and safety technology
Contractor safety and shared workplaces
Safety culture, leadership and behaviour
Wellbeing, fatigue and psychosocial risk
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Customer and brand health metrics

Change and Modernisation

Measuring security transformation impact
Customer experience transformation
Digital and self-service transformation
Measuring CX transformation impact
Digital transformation in banking
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Technology governance and change control
Foreign exchange and hedging
Change management and adoption
Learning transformation and modernisation
Sustaining transformation and benefits
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Measuring learning transformation impact
The finance function and digital transformation
Decision support and insight

Service and Public Interface

The marketing concept and customer orientation
Market and customer analysis
Building strategic customer relationships
Customer success and retention
Customer experience and journey mapping
Cross-functional collaboration with product and service
Media and public communication
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Customer service and experience principles
Customer expectations and satisfaction
Service culture and brand promise
Customer personas and insight
Innovation in service delivery
Service KPIs: CSAT, NPS, CES, SLAs
Customer service and CX strategy

Records and Procedure

Lessons learned and knowledge management
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Fertility management and record-keeping
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Threat and risk assessment
Threat and risk assessment for principals
Cross-cultural communication
Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools

Strategy and Governance

Onboarding and induction programme design
Reward strategy and total reward frameworks
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Reporting automation
Policy, planning and objectives
Vision, mission and strategic intent
Competitive strategy and positioning
Setting strategic priorities and choices
Aligning teams around strategy
Strategy execution and the balanced scorecard
Measuring strategic progress
Turning strategy into results
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Sourcing strategies and portfolio (Kraljic)
Negotiation strategy and planning

Contractors and Supply

Supply chain and cargo security
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Communicating financial results
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Subcontractor and supplier management
Attachment and developmental theory
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Supply market analysis
Third-party and supply-chain risk
Finance, procurement and supply modules
ERP platforms and vendors

Security Practice

Security culture and awareness
Aligning security with business goals
Investigations and recovery
Cloud and data security
Security by design
Awareness and security culture
Cybersecurity governance
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Claims investigation and fraud indicators
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Data protection and customer privacy
Cybersecurity and fraud technology
Managing boundaries and dual relationships

Risk and Resilience

Business continuity and resilience
Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Situation analysis and diagnostic assessment
Handling vulnerable customers
Business case and impact assessment
Enterprise risk management in banks
Credit risk measurement and mitigation
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Operational risk and resilience
Peer support and consultation
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Risk assessment and safety planning
Project management maturity assessment
Financial risk in projects

Legal and Regulatory

Compliance and regulatory projects
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Risk, compliance and feasibility analysis
Building a culture of compliance
Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Contract law and formation
Legal duties and compliance
Compliance and audit in ERP
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Compliance monitoring and testing
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Environmental legal compliance
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis

Operations and Supervision

ERP concepts and business processes
Business process mapping
Process optimisation and RPA
The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Process improvement and lean thinking
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
In-process quality control and inspection
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Operating-model and process re-engineering
Principles of credit and the lending process
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
Process modelling and mapping

Professional Leadership Practice

Performance management in service
Handling escalations as a leader
Team leadership in customer service
Teller operations, cash handling and vault management
Operational efficiency and channel management
Team leadership in banking operations
Reconciliation and nostro/vostro management
Sanctions screening and PEP management
Relationship management and cross-selling
Sales performance and pipeline management
Liquidity and funding management
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Issue and problem management
Servant leadership and self-organising teams

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert principles aligned with ASIS, ISO and recognised security-management standards
Apply evidence-based methods to improve security risk management, physical protection and investigations
Master security risk assessment and threat analysis and physical security and access control
Apply investigations, intelligence and forensics and crisis, emergency and incident response in real-world settings
Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in security risk management

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CMAR2 certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with ASIS, ISO and recognised security-management standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CMAR2?

This certification is ideal for Security Officers and Supervisors, Security Managers and Consultants, Investigators and Intelligence Analysts and Loss Prevention and Protection Specialists, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in security risk management, physical protection and investigations with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CMAR2 certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 12 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CMAR2 internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CMAR2 certification?

The Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CMAR2 certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CMAR2?

The Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CMAR2?

The Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CMAR2 while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CMAR2?

Graduates progress towards senior security-management and CSO roles. The CMAR2 strengthens your expertise in security risk management, physical protection and investigations and positions you for advancement across corporates, critical infrastructure, government and protective services.

Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert

Certified Maritime and Port Security Expert

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

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