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Maritime Targeting and Boarding Overview
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Objectives
• Notice of Arrival requirements
• Targeting
• Boardings & Examinations– Security Boardings - Targeted and Random– Compliance Exams – Safety & Security
exams
• Expectation
• Communications
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Information Responsibilities
• Command Center– Current status of the ports– All command centers (Federal, State, Local)– Daily Vessel Control List
• Joint Maritime Targeting Unit (J-MASTT)– USCG & USCBP– JTORS, including
• Planned Arrivals• Vessel Targeting• Planned Operations Reporting
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Notices of Arrival
• Different requirements for:
– Different classes of vessels
– Different classes of cargos
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Certain Dangerous Cargos
• NOA required in all cases
• Defined in 33 CFR 106.204
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Tank Vessel NOA Requirements
• Certificate of Compliance (COC) Exams
– Simplest to file NOA as notification
– Initial / Renewal Exams: 7 days• 46 CFR 153.809(a), 154.151(b)
– Annual (33 CFR 160.212):• Voyage > 96 Hours: 96 Hours• Voyage 24 to 96 Hours: Prior to Departure• Voyage < 24 Hours: 24 Hours
• No COC Exam Required– Same as Annual COC Requirements
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Commercial Passenger Vessel NOA Requirements
• 33 CFR 160.212
– Voyage > 96 Hours: 96 Hours
– Voyage 24 to 96 Hours: Prior to Departure
– Voyage < 24 Hours: 24 Hours
• Certificate of Compliance (COC) Exams– Renewal: Notify OCMI 30 days prior to expiry– NOT a NOA
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Freight Vessel NOA Requirements
• 33 CFR 160.212
– Voyage > 96 Hours: 96 Hours
– Voyage 24 to 96 Hours: Prior to Departure
– Voyage < 24 Hours: 24 Hours
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Recreational Vessel NOA Requirements
• Foreign Yachts are NOT Recreational Vessels per 46 USC 4301(b)– NOA regulations apply
• Domestic Yachts exempt– Not exempt from Customs / Immigration
• District Seven waiver– Foreign Yachts under 300 GT = No NOA
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Targeting Basics
• USCG & USCBP Collaborative
• Vessels– Foreign / Domestic commercial vessels– Foreign / Domestic recreational vessels from foreign– Foreign recreational vessels > 300 GT
• Crew, Passengers
• Cargo
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Security Targeting
• Assess risks to Homeland Security– Anti-Terrorism – Crew, Cargo, Affiliations
• Foreign Vessels only– Commercial vessels of any tonnage– Recreational vessels > 300 GT– Foreign Government Vessels exempt
• High Interest Vessels (HIV) vs. Non-HIV – CG only
• Additional USCG & USCBP Conditions of Entry
• Recommend Off-Shore (prior to entry)– Possible dockside – weather, risk, or intelligence
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Security Compliance Targeting
• USCG Only
• Commercial vessels
• Security regulations compliance history– International– Domestic
• Foreign Vessels = Port State Control– Recommend Off-Shore or Dockside Inspection
• Domestic Vessels = Flag State Control– Recommend Dockside Inspection
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Safety Compliance Targeting• USCG and USCBP (Agriculture)
• Commercial Vessels
• Domestic / International regulations compliance– Navigation Safety– Lifesaving– Firefighting– Manning– Environmental Protection – including Living Marine Resources– Operations
• Foreign Vessels = Port State Control– Recommend Off-Shore or Dockside Examination
• Domestic Vessels = Flag State Control– Recommend Dockside Inspection
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Customs / Agriculture Law Targeting
• USCBP Only
• Commercial and Recreational Vessels
• Customs Law compliance history– Cargo declaration– Agricultural Products – Cargo, Provisions– Last Ports of Call
• Recommend Dockside or Off-Shore Inspection– Recommend Detention (Customs Hold)
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J-MASTT Information
Customs Issues 24-Hour: 751-2827
CG Issues Business Hours: 751-28270800-1600
CG Issues After-Hour: 509-5772
In the works: a single 24-Hour Contact Number
homeport.uscg.mil/community/JMASTT
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Boardings vs. Examinations
• Boarding:– Armed and escorted– Assess risk to port– Anti-Terrorism, Counter-
Narcotics– Verify immigration status
• Examinations (Compliance Verification):– Verify compliance with
applicable regulations– Normally completed un-armed
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Foreign Vessel Examinations• Port State Control
• Off-Shore or Dockside Examination– Priority 1 (High) = Off-Shore– Priority 2 (Medium) = Dockside or Off-Shore– Priority 3 (Non-Priority) = Random
• Off-Shore may occur with Boarding
• Please leave (copies of):– Registry– Safety Equipment Certificate– Tonnage Certificate– Load Line Certificate– Certificate of Financial Responsibility
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Domestic Vessel Inspections
• Flag State Control
• Typically Dockside Inspection– High Priority may be Off-Shore
• Typically arranged by Port Engineer prior to NOA requirements
• Please leave (copies of):– Registry– Safety Equipment Certificate– Tonnage Certificate– Load Line Certificate– Certificate of Financial Responsibility
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Examination Timeframes
• Examination Result = No Major Deficiencies:– 2 to 4 Hours– Depends on size of vessel
• Examination Result = Major Deficiencies!– NO TELLING HOW LONG!
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Security Boardings
• To detect and deter acts of terrorism in the Maritime Transportation System
• Targeted Security Boardings– NOT canceled for any reason –
vessel delayed
• Random Security Boardings– May be canceled at last minute due
to emergency• SAR• Transportation Security Incident
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Elements of a Security Boarding
• Verify that the Notice of Arrival is accurate.
• Vessel’s Operation is consistent with its stated purpose.
• Clarify, verify, or act on any associated intelligence.
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Boarding Timeframes
• Boarding Result = No Risk– 1.5 to 2 Hours
• Boarding Result = Risk!– NO TELLING HOW LONG!
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Security Boardings – What you can Expect
• Targeted Security Boardings – Completed during daylight hours
• Daylight assists boarding teams complete security boardings safely and effectively
• Minimizes chances of unscheduled delays
– Completed at first light if vessels arrives at night
– Must commence 2 hours before sunset
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Security Boardings – What you can Expect
• Random Security Boardings– Normally completed upon arrival
• May be delayed if vsl not scheduled to enter port upon arrival
– Will be cancelled if we can’t meet our obligation & delay would impact vessel’s schedule
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PSC Examinations – What you can Expect
• Priority 1 vessels (High risk of non-compliance) – Done offshore & upon arrival (unless vessel targeted as HIV)
• Priority 2 vessels (Medium risk of non-compliance) – Completed dockside – Cargo ops not delayed unless vessel poses significant risk of non-compliance.
• Priority 3 vessels (Non – priority) – Completed dockside w/ no cargo delay.
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Communications - Vessel Control Numbers
• Yes/No for Vessel Entry– USCG & USCBP Targeting / Operations
• Published in Daily Vessel Control List– Sent by e-mail– Published on Homeport
• homeport.uscg.mil/community/JMASTT
– Issued as soon as:• USCBP / USCG Targeting complete• USCBP / USCG Operations Planning complete• Typically within 24 hours of NOA receipt
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Communications-Captain of the Port Orders
• Issued to vessels or facilities that require Coast Guard intervention, whether random or targeted.
• For examinations; will be issued if cargo ops must be delayed until completion.
• For boardings; may not be issued if a boarding can occur without delay to vessel’s schedule.
• Will issue 24 hours in advance of vessel’s arrival– Could be less if new info causes an untargeted vsl to become
a targeted vessel (ie. HIV)