[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: 33CFR103.505]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELANDSECURITY
 
PART 103_MARITIME SECURITY: AREA MARITIMESECURITY--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart E_Area Maritime Security (AMS) Plan
 
Sec. 103.505  Elements of the Area Maritime Security (AMS) Plan.

    The AMS Plan should address the following elements, as applicable:
    (a) Details of both operational and physical measures that are 
inplace in the port at MARSEC Level 1;
    (b) Details of the additional security measures that enable theport 
to progress, without delay, to MARSEC Level 2 and, whennecessary, to 
MARSEC Level 3;
    (c) Details of the security incident command-and-responsestructure;
    (d) Details for regular audit of the AMS Plan, and for itsamendment 
in response to experience or changing circumstances;
    (e) Measures to prevent the introduction of dangerous substancesand 
devices into designated restricted areas within the port;
    (f) Measures to prevent unauthorized access to designatedrestricted 
areas within the port (e.g., TWIC);
    (g) Procedures and expected timeframes for responding to 
securitythreats or breaches of security, including provisions for 
maintaininginfrastructure and operations in the port;
    (h) Procedures for responding to any security instructions theCoast 
Guard announces at MARSEC Level 3;
    (i) Procedures for evacuation within the port in case of 
securitythreats or breaches of security;
    (j) Procedures for periodic plan review, exercise, and updating;
    (k) Procedures for reporting transportation security incidents(TSI);
    (l) Identification of, and methods to communicate with, 
FacilitySecurity Officers (FSO), Company Security Officers (CSO), 
VesselSecurity Officers (VSO), public safety officers, emergency 
responsepersonnel, and crisis

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management organization representativeswithin the port, including 24-
hour contact details;
    (m) Measures to ensure the security of the information containedin 
the AMS Plan;
    (n) Security measures designed to ensure effective security 
ofinfrastructure, special events, vessels, passengers, cargo, and 
cargohandling equipment at facilities within the port not otherwise 
coveredby a Vessel or Facility Security Plan, approved under part 104, 
105,or 106 of this subchapter;
    (o) Procedures to be taken when a vessel is at a higher 
securitylevel than the facility or port it is visiting;
    (p) Procedures for responding if a vessel security alert system 
onboard a vessel within or near the port has been activated;
    (q) Procedures for communicating appropriate security and 
threatinformation to the public;
    (r) Procedures for handling reports from the public and 
maritimeindustry regarding suspicious activity;
    (s) The jurisdiction of Federal, State, Indian Tribal, and 
localgovernment agencies and law enforcement entities over area 
securityrelated matters;
    (t) Security resources available for incident response and 
theircapabilities;
    (u) Procedures for responding to a TSI;
    (v) Procedures to facilitate the recovery of the 
MarineTransportation System after a TSI; and
    (w) Identification of any facility otherwise subject to part 105of 
this subchapter that the COTP has designated as a public accessfacility 
within the area, the security measures that must beimplemented at the 
various MARSEC Levels, and who is responsible forimplementing those 
measures.

[USCG-2003-14733, 68 FR 39290, July 1, 2003, asamended at 68 FR 60482, 
Oct. 22, 2003; USCG-2006-24196,72 FR 3579, Jan. 25, 2007]