Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton Regulations of Commercial Interest for Port Security in t

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Maritime Administrator Sean T.
ConnaughtonRegulations of Commercial Interest
for Port Security in the United States

• OAS Committee on
• Ports/Port Security Conference
• Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
• April 8, 2008

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Global Security Strategy

• Enhance International Cooperation
• Maximize Domain Awareness
• Embed Security into Commercial Practices
• Deploy Layered Security
• Assure Continuity of the Marine Transportation
  System

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What We Do in Maritime Security

• Facilitate and defend commerce
• Facilitate movement of desirable goods and
  people, while screening out dangerous people and
  material

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First Layer- Overseas

• 24-hour rule - CBP
• Secure Freight Initiative - CBP
• Container Security Initiative - CBP
• Megaports Initiative - DOE
• Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism - CBP
• International Port Security Program - USCG
• International Ship and Port Facility Security
  Code - USCG

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SafePort Act

• 102 Automated Manifest System
• Enhancing the capability of Customs and Boarder
  Protection Automated Targeting System
• Additional elements for improved high risk
  targeting for cargoes imported into the United
  States

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SafePort Act

• All containers entering US ports require scanning
  at the foreign port by 2012

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Second Layer- In Transit

• Automated Targeting System - CBP
• 96-Hour Advance Notice of Arrival - USCG
• Ship Security Alert System - USCG
• Automated Identification System USCG, MARAD

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3rd Layer- At berth

• National Targeting Center - CBP
• Security Boarding - USCG
• Non-intrusive Inspection Technology - CBP
• Port Security Grants - FEMA, USCG, MARAD
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential -
  FEMA, USCG

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What We Do For Security

• Training
• Vessel Security Officer
• Facility Security Officer
• Company Security Officer
• The first line of defense is people who
  understand normality and are our eyes and ears

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Our Goals in Maritime Security

• To maintain the flow of goods while managing
  security risks
• Greater security and efficiency in the global and
  domestic supply chains
• Economic security of the United States

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Maritime Security and Safety Information System
(MSSIS)

• MSSIS provides clients real-time Automated
  Identification System data derived from
  shoreside, waterborne, and airborne platforms
• Promotes transparency to improve security,
  safety, environment, and commercial activity