MARITIME SECURITY STATUS REPORT JOSEPH ANGELO U.S. COAST GUARD

IMO SOLAS AMENDMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT FACILITY SECURITY (ISPS) CODE UNITED STATES MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT (MTSA)

SECURITY PLANS MTSA STATES SECURITY PLANS MUST BE – - SUBMITTED TO CG WITHIN 6 MONTHS AFTER RULE IS PUBLISHED; AND - APPROVED BY THE COAST GUARD CG WILL APPROVE SECURITY PLANS FOR U.S. VESSELS AND FACILITIES CG WILL ACCEPT FLAG STATE APPROVAL OF SHIP SECURITY PLANS THAT MEET THE ISPS CODE REQUIREMENTS. SUCH PLANS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO CG

AIS REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF AIS ON ALL SHIPS OPERATING IN U.S. WATERS MTSA DATES ARE CONSISTENT WITH NEW DATES IN REVISED CHAPTER V OF SOLAS, EXCEPT FOR TANKERS (1 JULY 2003 VS. FIRST SAFETY EQUIPMENT SURVEY AFTER 1 JULY 2003) CG REGULATIONS MANDATE DATES IN REVISED CHAPTER V OF SOLAS (INCLUDING THOSE FOR TANKERS)

LONG RANGE VESSEL TRACKING CG MAY REQUIRE LONG-RANGE TRACKING SYSTEMS ON ALL SHIPS IN U.S. WATERS THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM IMO CURRENTLY CONSIDERING STANDARDS FOR LONG-RANGE TRACKING SYSTEMS CG WILL DEVELOP REGULATIONS FOR LONG RANGE TRACKING OF SHIPS PARALLEL TO IMO ACTION

SEAFARER ID REQUIRES CREWMEMBERS ON SHIPS CALLING AT U.S. PORTS TO CARRY ID CG IN CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL ESTABLISH THE PROPER FORM AND PROCESS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF CREWMEMBERS CG IS EVALUATING RESULTS OF ILO CONFERENCE IN 2003 (ILO 185) WITH THE GOAL OF ONE WORLDWIDE ID DOCUMENT

ENFORCEMENT PORT STATE CONTROL - VERIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHIP SECURITY CERTIFICATE (ISSC) - OBSERVATION OF SECURITY PRACTICES 1. PERFORMANCE OF SECURITY DUTIES 2. ACCESS CONTROL 3. CONTROL OF RESTRICTED AREAS 4. SUPERVISION OF CARGO LOADING 5. AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNICATIONS - ISSC ACCEPTED AS VALID UNLESS THERE ARE CLEAR GROUNDS THAT SHIP IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ISPS CODE

ENFORCEMENT PORT STATE CONTROL BOARDING PRIORITY TARGET MATRIX FOR SECURITY, SIMILAR TO THE ONE USED FOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT BOARDINGS MAIN ELEMENT INCLUDE TARGETING - FLAG STATES - RECOGNIZED SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS - OWNERS/OPERATORS - LAST PORTS OF CALL BASED UPON DEFICIENCIES FOUND DURING INSPECTIONS

COMPLIANCE SUMMARY ISPS VESSEL EXAMS 2901 MAJOR CONTROL ACTIONS 68 CONTROL ACTION – ALL FLAGS 2.34 % CONTROL ACTIONS BY FLAG BOLIVIA (3/5) 60.0 % RUSSIA (3/22) 13.6 % THAILAND (2/19) 10.5 % CAYMAN ISLANDS (2/30) 6.7 % NETHERLANDS (4/80) 5.0 % CYPRUS (6/161) 3.7 % SINGAPORE (3/84) 3.6 % PANAMA (21/705) 3.0 % MALTA (3/115) 2.6 %

COMPLIANCE SUMMARY ISPS/MTSA CONTROL ACTIONS BY SHIP TYPE DRY BULKERS 37 TANKSHIPS10 CONTAINERSHIP 9 LESS THAN 500 GRT 8 PASSENGER 4 REEFER 4 RO/RO 2 ALL OTHERS 4

COMPLIANCE SUMMARY ISPS/MTSA DEFICIENCIES ACCESS CONTROL 205 (33.4%) RESTRICTED AREAS 120 (19.5%) CONTINUOUS SYNOPSIS RECORD 92 (15.0%) CREW TRAINING 48 ( 7.8%) SHIP SECURITY OFFICER 37 ( 6.0%) SHIP SECURITY PLAN 35 ( 5.7%) INTERNATIONAL SHIP SECURITY CERTIFICATE 29 ( 4.7%)

INTERNATIONAL PORT SECURITY MTSA REQUIRES CG TO ASSESS SECURITY OF FOREIGN PORTS SERVING U.S. SHIPS AND FOREIGN SHIPS ON VOYAGES TO THE U.S. CG HAS DEVELOPED CONCEPT OF OPERATION FOR “INTERNATIONAL PORT SECURITY PROGRAM” TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION TO ALIGN AND SHARE SECURITY PRACTICES PROGRAM INCLUDES RECIPROCAL VISITS TO US AND US PORTS

INTERNATIONAL PORT SECURITY CONDUCT COUNTRY VISITS TO DISCUSS COUNTRY LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION OF PORT SECURITY MEASURES BASED UPON IMO ISPS CODE AND ILO CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PORT SECURITY PART OF OVERALL COUNTRY VISIT WOULD INCLUDE VISIT TO REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF PORTS WITHIN THAT COUNTRY GOAL IS TO VISIT APPROXIMATELY 135 TRADING PARTNERS IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD (45 COUNTRIES PER YEAR)

INTERNATIONAL PORT SECURITY IF CG FINDS THAT PORT DOES NOT HAVE EFFECTIVE SECURITY, GOVERNMENT SHALL BE NOTIFIED ACTIONS TAKEN SHALL TAKE EFFECT 90 DAYS AFTER GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OR IMMEDIATELY IF SECURITY THREAT EXISTS IF FOREIGN PORT IS FOUND TO HAVE INADEQUATE SECURITY, CG MAY PRESCRIBE CONDITIONS OF ENTRY TO U.S. FROM THAT PORT, INCLUDING DENIAL OF ENTRY

INTERNATIONAL PORT SECURITY PORT SECURITY ADVISORY ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER WITH FOLLOWING COUNTRIES LISTED: ALBANIABENIN CONGOEQUITORIAL GUINEA GUINEALEBANON LIBERIAMADAGASCAR MOZAMBIQUENIGERIA SERBIA & MONTINEGRO SIERRA LEONESURINAME GUINEA-BISSAUKIRIBATI NAURUSOLOMON ISLANDS