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- What is it?
- The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its tenth
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular of 2002 on 21 October 2002. NVIC 10-02
provides security requirements for U.S. vessels. NVIC 10-02 was compiled from
previous U.S. security regulations and the proposed International Maritime Organization
(IMO) regulations contained in IMO Circular 443. Virtually all the NVIC 10-02 requirements
are included in International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code).
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What vessels are affected?
- NVIC 10-02 applies to all U.S. vessels, including Mobile Offshore
Drilling Units (MODU) and public vessels except:
- Un-inspected vessels other than towing vessels
- Passenger vessels and ferries
- War vessels
- Fixed and floating platforms
- Large passenger vessels, and the terminals which serve these vessels
for certain security procedures
- How does it work?
- The USCG will communicate heightened levels of alert using Maritime
Security (MARSEC) levels 1, 2 and 3 that align with the color-coded
Threat Condition Levels defined in the Homeland Security Advisory
System. Vessels are required to develop and implement security measures
within their Security Plans that provide for increasing levels of
security as the MARSEC level increases. MARSEC levels may be issued
for the entire nation, a particular geographic area, a specific industrial
sector, or a specific operational activity.
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- How is it similar to other security requirements?
- In addition to containing security requirements similar to the ISPS
Code, NVIC 10-02 includes:
- Guidance on Establishing Protective Measures
- Guidance on Performing Security Assessments
- Sample Vessel Security Plan Outline
- Sample Declaration of Security
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