U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security Program

Overview

January 8th, 2013

Lieutenant CommanderChad A. Moore

IPS Detachment Alameda (LANT-5413)

Sector San Francisco BayArea Maritime Security Committee

USCG International Port Security Program Overview

• Statutorily mandated

• Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002

• Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006

• Engage in bilateral and multilateral port security discussions

• Share and align maritime security practices

USCG Maritime DomainOperational Areas and Jurisdictions

Two Pronged Approach

• MTSA => Domestic

• Prescriptive Standard

• ISPS Code => International– Part A - Required

– Part B – Recommended

• Performance-based Standard

Portsmouth

Alameda

Schinnen

Tokyo

Singapore

IPS Program Personnel

DC

USCG International Port Security Program Methodology

• In country visit and information exchange

• Designated Authority

• Other agencies such as Customs

• Port visits

• Reciprocal visits

• Ongoing dialogue

• Review of other security information

Key Security Areas

ISPS Code Implementation is Key Indicator of:

•Access Control

•Monitoring the Port Facility

•Cargo Security

•Drills and Exercises

What if “visit” reveals security concerns?

• Work with country to attempt to address and correct

• If unsuccessful, issue a Port Security Advisory

• Impose conditions of entry requiring additional security measures on the part of ships arriving from the country (last 5 port calls)

Status Report

• More than 150 Countries Assessed

• Hosted more than over 100 Reciprocal Visits

• Now conducting continuous re-assessments

• Conditions of Entry have been imposed on fifteen countries

Reciprocal Visit Status

Albania (3) Angola Argentina (2) Aruba Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados (2) Benin Brazil (3) Cameroon Canada (2) Chile China (3) Colombia Congo, Republic of the (2) Cote d’Ivoire Curacao Dem. Rep. of the Congo Dominican Republic (2) Ecuador European Commission /

European Union (12):

Gabon Gambia (2) Georgia Ghana, The Guatemala (3) Guinea Haiti (2) Honduras Hong Kong Horn of Africa Regional Djibouti Kenya Somalia India Indonesia (2) Israel Jamaica Japan (2) Jordan Kenya Liberia Mexico (4) Myanmar (Burma) New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria (3) Norway (2) Peru

The IPS Program hosted 115 Reciprocal Visits from 91 countries:

Belgium (3) Bulgaria (2) Cyprus Denmark (2) Finland France Germany (2) Greece (2) Ireland (2)

Italy (8) Latvia Lithuania Malta Netherlands (5) Portugal Romania Sweden (4) UK (8)

Philippines Qatar Regional Security System: Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Dominica Grenada St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Russia (3) Saudi Arabia (3) Sierra Leone South Africa (2) South Korea (3) Sudan (2) Suriname (2) Tanzania (2) Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine (2) United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) United Kingdom Protectorates Uruguay (2) Vietnam (3)

• Good awareness of the requirements of the ISPS Code

• Physical security is generally good.

• Sustainability may be a challenge for some countries

• “Management Infrastructure” and coordination between agencies must continue to evolve

• Areas for potential improvement include:

– Drills and Exercises– Cargo Documentation– Waterside Security

General Visit Observations

ISPS Code Success Story

Before After

Best Practices

• Identified more than 100

• Range from very costly and sophisticated to inexpensive and

simple

• Posted on our website– homeport.uscg.mil

Engagement with Other Bodies

Engagement with international organizations to raise security standards worldwide– International Maritime Organization

(IMO)• Self Assessment Checklists• Member Audit Scheme

– International Labour Organization (ILO) Code of Practice for Port Security

• Engagement with regional organizations to conduct ISPS implementation assistance programs• Organization of American States

(OAS)• Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation

(APEC)

Port Security Engagement Strategy

• Recognize that some countries have already exceeded the minimum standards of the ISPS Code.

• Assist trading partners to exceed minimum standards set in the ISPS Code.

• More robust & layered security to address threats; e.g., waterborne improvised explosive devices.

• Increase security of global maritime sector world-wide.

Port Security Engagement Strategy

• Focus Areas for Engagement with Trading Partners: – Authority (Regimes)– Maritime Domain

Awareness– Operations

• Implementation of international security standards is critical to protecting ports and trade

• The IPS Program seeks to gain a better understanding of the port security environment around the world

• IPS Teams plan to visit the ports of every U.S. Trading Partner on a continuous 2 year cycle.

• The U.S. works on both a bi-lateral and multilateral basis to improve security on its portion of the supply chain

Summary

Questions?