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Apply passenger and ferry facility controls to unattended vehicles and screening areas

Under 33 CFR 105, passenger and ferry facilities must segregate unchecked people and personal effects from those already checked. Under 33 CFR 105, passenger and ferry facilities must screen unaccompanied vehicles before loading them on passenger vessels.

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Layer access, monitoring, and response measures at Certain Dangerous Cargo facilities

Under 33 CFR 105, a Certain Dangerous Cargo facility must always escort visitors and other nonemployees who lack access identification. Under 33 CFR 105, at MARSEC Level 2 a Certain Dangerous Cargo facility may release cargo only with the FSO or the FSO’s representative present.

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Secure barge-fleeting facilities through access, monitoring, and response controls

Under 33 CFR 105, at MARSEC Level 1, in addition to the requirements of this part, an owner or operator of a barge fleeting facility must ensure the implementation of the following security measures: maintain a current list of vessels and cargoes in the designated restricted area.

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Document vulnerabilities, countermeasures, and constraints in the Facility Security Assessment

Under 33 CFR 105, the rule requires that the facility owner or operator ensure that the following background information, if applicable, is provided to the person or persons who will conduct the assessment: previous reports on security needs.

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Submit the Facility Security Assessment with protected supporting information

Under 33 CFR 105, a facility owner or operator may generate and submit a report that contains the Facility Security Assessment for more than one facility subject to this part, to the extent that they share similarities in design and operations, if authorized and approved by the cognizant COTP.

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Base the Facility Security Plan on an approved assessment and site-specific operations

Under 33 CFR 105, an FSP must address every vulnerability identified in the Facility Security Assessment. Under 33 CFR 105, an FSP may cover multiple facilities with similar designs and operations only when the cognizant COTP authorizes and approves that scope.

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Put duties, access controls, communications, and response procedures into the Facility Security Plan

Under 33 CFR 105, the rule requires that if the FSP does not follow the order as it appears in the list, the facility owner or operator ensure that the FSP contains an index identifying the location of each of the following sections: security measures for access control, including the facility’s TWIC Program and designated public access areas.

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