[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: 33CFR103.515]

[Page 347]
 
                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. 103.515  Exercises.

    (a) The COTP shall coordinate with the Area Maritime Security(AMS) 
Committee to conduct or participate in an exercise at least onceeach 
calendar year, with no more than 18 months between exercises, totest the 
effectiveness of the AMS Plan.
    (b) An exercise may consist of any of the following:
    (1) A tabletop exercise to validate the AMS Plan. No equipment 
orpersonnel deployment is required;
    (2) A field training exercise consisting of personnel deploymentand 
use of security equipment; or
    (3) A combination of Sec. 103.515(b)(1) and (b)(2).
    (c) Upon review by the cognizant District Commander, and approvalby 
the cognizant Area Commander, the requirements of this section maybe 
satisfied by--
    (1) Participation of the COTP and appropriate AMS Committeemembers 
or other appropriate port stakeholders in an emergencyresponse or crisis 
management exercise conducted by anothergovernmental agency or private 
sector entity, provided that theexercise addresses components of the AMS 
Plan;
    (2) An actual increase in MARSEC Level; or
    (3) Implementation of enhanced security measures enumerated in 
theAMS Plan during periods of critical port operations or special 
marineevents.

[USCG-2003-14733, 68 FR 39290, July 1, 2003, asamended at 68 FR 60483, 
Oct. 22, 2003]