U.S. COAST GUARD Marine Safety Office Puget Sound

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U.S. COAST GUARD Marine Safety Office Puget Sound
Maritime SecurityFebruary 12, 2002
Captain Michael R. Moore Captain of the Port,
Puget Sound
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Captain of the Port (COTP)

• Broad authorities to manage maritime safety
  security
• Enforces International National Regulatory
  Regimes
• Leads Non-Regulatory efforts with the Harbor
  Safety Committee Industry Associations
• Designated CG Incident Commander for Port Wide
  Emergencies

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COTP Puget Sound Area
BELLINGHAM
VICTORIA, B.C.
ANACORTES
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
PORT ANGELES
Area to Be Avoided
SEATTLE
TACOMA
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Port Diversity Dynamics

• Two Growing Major West Coast Container Ports
• 3,500 Square Miles Internal Waters
• 26 Million/Yr Passenger Ferry Operation
• Key West Coast Oil Movement
• Significant Tug/Barge Activity
• Cruise Ship Activity (will double in 02)
• Important Bulk/Break-Bulk Vessel Activity
• Large Commercial Fishing Homeport
• High Number of Small Passenger Rec Vessels
• Navy Homeport Military Outload Port

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• All Marine Safety Missions have Security
  Component
• Pollution Response
• U.S. Vessel Inspections
• Foreign Vessel Inspections

• Container Inspections
• Explosive Load Outs
• Merchant Mariner
• Licensing

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Waterways Management

• Safety Security Zones
• COTP Anchorage Policy
• Cooperatively Developed Standards of Care
• Harbor Safety Committee

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Maritime Security
Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection

• Initial Actions
• Challenges
• Issues

• New Doctrine Generated
• Resource Reprioritization

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Maritime Security Initial Steps

• Call up of Reserves Special Units under Coast
  Guard Incident Command
• Reprioritize use of existing Coast Guard, DOD
  Law Enforcement Resources
• Immediately initiated communications with
  industry other law enforcement agencies
• Exerted positive control over maritime operations
  
• Vulnerability, Consequence Threat Assessments
  used to Focus Efforts
• Intelligence Fusion Efforts pushed aggressively
  to paint world, national, regional and local
  pictures

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Initial Steps Continued

• Aggressive Security Screening of all Commercial
  Vessels 96 Hour Advance Notice of Arrival
• Armed Boardings At Sea
• Security Boardings at Anchor or Dock
• System wide focus to identify anomalous behavior
• Targeted Random Air/Land/Water Harbor Patrols
• Increased Container Waterfront Facility
  Inspections
• Increased Explosive Handling/Loading Supervision
• Continuing to conduct Search and Rescue and core
  Marine Safety Missions

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Leveraged Existing Inter-Agency Industry
Relationships

• Coast Guard relationships with Customs,
  Immigration Naturalization Service, FBI, U.S.
  Navy, etc.
• Transport Canada, Cooperative Vessel Traffic
  Service, Canadian Coast Guard
• Port Authorities, Local Law Enforcement
• Marine Industry Stakeholders Organizations
• Harbor Safety Committee/Security Committees

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Harbor Safety Committee

• Consists of broad range of industry stakeholders.
• Develop implement a Harbor Safety Plan to
  promote a safe, secure, efficient and
  environmentally sound maritime transportation
  system.
• Review Security Committees activities to provide
  system wide perspective along with the Captain
  of the Port.

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Established Port Security Committees

• Puget Sound ports and Maritime Transportation
  mode specific committees (12 in Puget Sound)
• Develop/Recommend Maritime Security Level
  Standards
• Identify promote best practices
• Formalize Security Response Networks
• Formalize Information Sharing
• Evaluate Comment on forthcoming Legislation

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Latest Developments

• Security Guidelines for Designated Waterfront
  Facilities being implemented
• National Plan includes security levels within
• Facility Security Plans
• Vessel Security Plans
• Port Security Plans
• International Security Efforts (IMO)
• Point of Origin Control Emphasis
• Grant Money being made available Model Port?

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Puget Sound Maritime Security Challenges

• Expansive area with long transits from sea to
  port
• Complex Maritime Transportation System
  (passenger, tanker, container, bulk, fishing,
  recreational, Navy)
• International border with Canada
• Security vulnerabilities not fully appreciated
• MTS importance is not well understood
• Challenges of Puget Sound not appreciated at the
  National Level.
• Impacts on Existing Responsibilities must be
  fully considered addressed