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Enhancing Maritime Security: Regulations & Strategies for Port Safety in the United States

Learn about US port security regulations and strategies from the Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton's presentation at the OAS Committee on Ports/Port Security Conference in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on April 8, 2008. Explore ways to enhance international cooperation, maximize domain awareness, embed security into commercial practices, deploy layered security, and assure continuity of the marine transportation system. Discover the various initiatives and programs in place to facilitate secure commerce, screen out dangerous materials, and maintain the flow of goods while managing security risks. Gain insights into the Maritime Security and Safety Information System (MSSIS) and how it enhances transparency and improves security, safety, and commercial activities.

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Enhancing Maritime Security: Regulations & Strategies for Port Safety in the United States

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  1. Maritime AdministratorSean 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

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

  3. What We Do in Maritime Security • Facilitate and defend commerce • Facilitate movement of desirable goods and people, while screening out dangerous people and material

  4. 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 First Layer- Overseas

  5. SafePort Act • “10+2” 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

  6. All containers entering US ports require scanning at the foreign port by 2012 SafePort Act

  7. Automated Targeting System - CBP 96-Hour Advance Notice of Arrival - USCG Ship Security Alert System - USCG Automated Identification System – USCG, MARAD Second Layer- In Transit

  8. National Targeting Center - CBP Security Boarding - USCG Non-intrusive Inspection Technology - CBP Port Security Grants - FEMA, USCG, MARAD Transportation Worker Identification Credential - FEMA, USCG 3rd Layer- At berth

  9. 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”

  10. 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

  11. 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

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