International Port Security Program

Vessel Terminal Security: Best Practices

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Waterside Security

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Underwater Security Measures (Dive Team)

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Security Zones

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Restricted Anchorage Areas

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Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)/Automatic

Identification System (AIS)

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Designated Authority: Identify

Challenges to Controlling Access

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Collaboration with Other Agencies

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Background Checks

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Identification Badges

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Declaration of Security (DOS)

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Supply Chain Security - Vetting of Stores

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CCTV Monitoring and Watchstanding

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Canine Screening

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Tender Operations

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Parking and Vehicle Screening

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Segregation of Embarking and Disembarking

Passengers

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Passenger Baggage
(Accompanied vs Unaccompanied)

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Screening Passenger Baggage

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Prohibited Item List (PIL)

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• Knives with a blade longer than 4 inches/10.16 cm

• Spears or spear guns Blunt weapons including knuckle

dusters, brass knuckles, clubs, coshes, batons, flails or
nunchaku
• All firearms including replicas, imitations and their
components • Any other item made, adapted or intended for use as an
offensive weapon
• Air, BB or pellet pistols or rifles
• Items containing incapacitating substances (e.g. gas
• guns, tear gas sprays, mace, phosphorus, acid and other
Any other projectile-weapon (e.g., paint ball guns)
dangerous chemicals that could be used to maim or
disable)
• All explosives, including imitation explosives and
devices • Any remotely controlled or autonomously flying
devices, toys or drones
• Fireworks, flares, pyrotechnics (excluding those which
are part of the vessel’s lifesaving equipment and which •
Compressed gas tanks, bottles, cylinders including dive
have been properly manifested)
tanks, propane tanks and aerosol cans

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Temporary Barriers

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Armed Security Guards

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Vetting of Service Providers

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Pre-screening of the facility prior to the cruise ship arrival

to ensure that there were no threats.

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Access Control

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Drones

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