LCDR Kevin Lynn, USCG Office of Port & Facility Activities (CG-5442) COHMED Conference January 26, 2010 U.S. Coast Guard Safety and Security Updates
Maritime Transportation Security Act / SAFE Port Act Major legislations that changed the security culture of the maritime community Impacted -361 Ports -3,200 facilities Transportation Worker Identification Credential Security and Accountability For Every Port Act
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Common credential identifying individuals who require unescorted access to secure areas Joint TSA / CG effort Three elements of a TWIC compliance check -Verification- Authentication- Validation Visual identification check currently required
TWIC Concepts Important terms -Secure Areas- Restricted Areas -Unescorted Access- Escorting
TWIC Reader Rule Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making -Risk-based approach to TWIC reader requirements regulation NPRM based upon results from pilot program and ANPRM comments Future rule may require different levels of TWIC verification based on risk -All will have to supply valid TWIC for unescorted access -Visual and/or biometric check
Fraudulent TWICs Attempts have been made -First known case occurred at Port Fourchon, LA -Identification by facility security staff -Eight cases known to date Fraudulent use will be prosecuted Detection methods -TWIC readers -Human element
Undeclared HAZMAT National Container Inspection Program Federal HAZMAT Transportation Law -International Safe Container Act of Declared HAZMAT, General Cargo & Structural Inspections 26,958 containers inspected Undeclared HAZMAT cases involving 68 containers
Ports conducting inspections Puerto Rico St. Thomas Guam Saipan Port conducted inspections in 2009
Undeclared HAZMAT Cases Undeclared Class 9 Miscellaneous HAZMAT -Four containers shipped as “Freight of All Kind” -Contained polymeric beads Undeclared Class 8 Corrosive Substance -Shipped as scrap metal -Contained batteries -No caps, liquid leaks, hazardous atmosphere
Improvement Efforts Improve targeting efficiency -Liaise with other agencies -Enhance sharing of information Expand guidance and effort on Multi-Agency Strike Force Operations
Regulatory Update Cargo Securing Methods for Packages in Transport Vehicles or Freight Containers Notice and Request for Comments Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 5 / Friday, January 8, 2010 / Notices Comment period ends March 9,
Regulatory Update Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) – Coast Guard & DHS Infrastructure Security Compliance Division Working to harmonize CFATS and MTSA regulations