Close Port Security Gaps

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Maritime Transportation Security Act 2002
Vessel and Terminal Requirements Melchor
Becena Security Administrator Port Everglades
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Maritime Transportation Security Act

• U.S. Congress makes the following findings
• The variety of trade and commerce carried out at
  ports includes bulk cargo, containerized cargo,
  passenger transport and tourism, and intermodal
  transportation systems that are complex to
  secure.
• The United States is increasingly dependent on
  imported energy for a substantial share of its
  energy supply, and a disruption of that share of
  supply would seriously harm consumers and our
  economy.

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Maritime Transportation Security Act

• Ports often are a major locus of Federal crime,
  including
• drug trafficking, cargo theft, and smuggling of
  contraband.
• Ports are often very open and exposed and are
  susceptible to large scale acts of terrorism that
  could cause a large loss of life or economic
  disruption.
• Current inspection levels of containerized cargo
  are
• insufficient to counter potential security
  risks. Technology is currently not adequately
  deployed to allow for the non intrusive
  inspection of containerized cargo.

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Maritime Transportation Security Act

• The cruise ship industry poses a special risk
  from a security perspective.
• Securing entry points and other areas of port
  facilities
• and examining or inspecting containers would
  increase security at United States ports.

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Maritime Transportation Security Act

• Definitions
• Facility - Any structure or facility of any kind
  located in, on, under, or adjacent to any waters
  subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S.
• Owner or operator - In the case of a vessel, any
  person owning, operating, or chartering by
  demise, such vessel in the case of a facility,
  any person owning, leasing or operating such
  facility.

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Maritime Transportation Security Act

• Definitions
• Secretary - Secretary of the department in which
  the Coast Guard is operating.
• Transportation security incident - A security
  incident resulting in a significant loss of life,
  environmental damage, transportation system
  disruption, or economic disruption in a
  particular area.

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Facility and Vessel VulnerabilityAssessments

• Initial Assessments
• Vessel types and U.S. facilities on or adjacent
  to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the
  U.S.
• Identify those vessel and U.S. facilities that
  pose a high risk of being involved in a
  transportation security incident.

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Facility and Vessel VulnerabilityAssessments

• Facility and Vessel Assessments
• Based on the information gathered through the
  Initial
• Assessment a detailed assessment shall be
  conducted of
• Vessel and U.S. facilities that pose a high risk
  of being involved in a transportation security
  incident.

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Facility and Vessel VulnerabilityAssessments

• Shall include the following
• Identification and evaluation of critical assets
  and
• infrastructures.
• Identification of the threats to those assets and
  infrastructures.
• Identification of weaknesses in physical,
  passenger, and cargo security, structural
  integrity, protection systems, procedural
  policies, communications systems, transportation
  infrastructure, utilities, contingency response,
  and other areas as determined by the Secretary.

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Facility and Vessel VulnerabilityAssessments

• An alternative vulnerability assessment may be
  accepted on behalf of the owner/operator of the
  vessel/facility if the Secretary determines that
  the alternative assessment includes the matters
  required (see previous slide).
• Upon completion of an assessment, the Secretary
  shall provide the owner or operator with a copy
  of the vulnerability assessment for that facility
  or vessel.
• Vulnerability assessment updated at least every 5
  years.

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Maritime Transportation Security Plans

• An owner or operator of a vessel or facility must
  prepare and submit to the Secretary a security
  plan for the vessel or facility.

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Vessel and Facility Security Plans

• The Security Plan shall
• Be consistent with the requirements of the
  National
• Maritime Transportation Security Plan and Area
  Maritime
• Transportation Security Plans
• Identify the qualified individual having full
  authority
• to implement security actions, and require
  immediate communications between that individual
  and the appropriate Federal official.

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Vessel and Facility Security Plans

• Include provisions for
• Establishing and maintaining physical, passenger,
  cargo and personnel security
• Establishing and controlling access to secure
  areas
• of the vessel or facility
• Procedural security policies
• Communications systems
• Other security systems

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Vessel and Facility Security Plans

• Identify, and ensure the availability of security
  measures necessary to deter to the maximum extent
  practicable a transportation security incident or
  a substantial threat of such a security incident
• Describe the training, periodic unannounced
  drills, and security actions of persons on the
  vessel or at the facility.

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Vessel and Facility Security Plans

• Be updated at least every 5 years and
• Be resubmitted for approval of each change to the
  vessel or facility that may substantially affect
  the security
• of the vessel or facility.

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Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
(NVIC) 4-02Security for Passenger Vessels and
Passenger Terminals

• Signed 29 March 2002.
• Provides guidance for passenger vessels and
  passenger terminals subject to the regulatory
  requirements of 33 CFR parts 120 and 128.
• Specifies security activities to be performed at
  security levels I, II, and III. These activities
  have been adjusted to account for the general
  increase in the terrorist threat based on the
  September 11, 2001 events.

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Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
(NVIC) 4-02Security for Passenger Vessels and
Passenger Terminals

• Effective 15 April 2003, all vessels and
  terminals operators shall implement NVIC 4-02.
• Vessels/terminals that have not received
  preliminary or final approval of their vessel
  security plans IAW NVIC 4-02 will not be
  allowed to enter U.S. ports or receive vessels
  at their terminals.

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Close Port Security Gaps

• Conduct and update Port Security Assessments on
  ports, vessels and facilities using Port Security
  Risk Assessment Tool methodology.
• Conduct follow-on detailed vulnerability
  assessments on ports most at risk.
• Plan and conduct port-level counter-terrorism
  exercises.
• Establish Port Security Committees in each
  port with participation from all key stakeholders.