[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: 33CFR103.410]

[Page 346]
 
                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. 103.410  Persons involved in the Area Maritime Security (AMS) Assessment.

    The persons carrying out the AMS Assessment must have theappropriate 
skills to evaluate the security of the port in accordancewith this part. 
This includes being able to draw upon expertassistance in relation to:
    (a) Knowledge of current security threats and patterns;
    (b) Recognition and detection of dangerous substances, anddevices;
    (c) Recognition, on a non-discriminatory basis, of 
characteristicsand behavioral patterns of persons who are likely to 
threatensecurity;
    (d) Techniques used to circumvent security measures;
    (e) Methods used to cause a transportation security incident;
    (f) Effects of dangerous substances and devices on structures 
andport services;
    (g) Port security requirements;
    (h) Port business practices;
    (i) Contingency planning, emergency preparedness, and response;
    (j) Physical security measures;
    (k) Radio and telecommunications systems, including computersystems 
and networks;
    (l) Transportation and civil engineering;
    (m) Vessel and port operations; and
    (n) Knowledge of the impact, including cost impacts ofimplementing 
security measures on port operations.