[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR103.400]

[Page 345]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELANDSECURITY
 
PART 103_MARITIME SECURITY: AREA MARITIMESECURITY--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart D_Area Maritime Security (AMS) Assessment
 
Sec. 103.400  General.


    (a) The Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee will ensure that 
arisk based AMS Assessment, is completed and meets the 
requirementsspecified in Sec. 103.310 of this part andSec. 101.510 of 
this subchapter, incorporating the elementsspecified in Sec. 103.405 of 
this part.
    (b) AMS Assessments can be completed by the COTP, the AMSCommittee, 
a Coast Guard Port Security Assessment team, or by anotherthird party 
approved by the AMS Committee.
    (c) Upon completion of each AMS Assessment, a written report,which 
is designated sensitive security information, must be preparedconsisting 
of:
    (1) A summary of how the AMS Assessment was conducted;
    (2) A description of each vulnerability and consequences foundduring 
the AMS Assessment; and
    (3) A description of risk reduction strategies that could be usedto 
ensure continued operation at an acceptable risk level.