33 CFR §105.305
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- (a)Background. The facility owner or operator must ensure that the following background information, if applicable, is provided to the person or persons who will conduct the assessment:
- (1)The general layout of the facility, including:
- (i)The location of each active and inactive access point to the facility;
- (ii)The number, reliability, and security duties of facility personnel;
- (iii)Security doors, barriers, and lighting;
- (iv)The location of restricted areas;
- (v)The emergency and stand-by equipment available to maintain essential services;
- (vi)The maintenance equipment, cargo spaces, storage areas, and unaccompanied baggage storage;
- (vii)Location of escape and evacuation routes and assembly stations; and
- (viii)Existing security and safety equipment for protection of personnel and visitors;
- (2)Response procedures for fire or other emergency conditions;
- (3)Procedures for monitoring facility and vessel personnel, vendors, repair technicians, and dock workers;
- (4)Existing contracts with private security companies and existing agreements with local or municipal agencies;
- (5)Procedures for controlling keys and other access prevention systems;
- (6)Procedures for cargo and vessel stores operations;
- (7)Response capability to security incidents;
- (8)Threat assessments, including the purpose and methodology of the assessment, for the port in which the facility is located or at which passengers embark or disembark;
- (9)Previous reports on security needs; and
- (10)Any other existing security procedures and systems, equipment, communications, and facility personnel.
- (1)The general layout of the facility, including:
- (b)On-scene survey. The facility owner or operator must ensure that an on-scene survey of each facility is conducted. The on-scene survey examines and evaluates existing facility protective measures, procedures, and operations to verify or collect the information required in paragraph (a) of this section.
- (c)Analysis and recommendations. In conducting the FSA, the facility owner or operator must ensure that the FSO analyzes the facility background information and the on-scene survey, and considering the requirements of this part, provides recommendations to establish and prioritize the security measures that should be included in the FSP. The analysis must consider:
- (1)Each vulnerability found during the on-scene survey including but not limited to:
- (i)Waterside and shore-side access to the facility and vessel berthing at the facility;
- (ii)Structural integrity of the piers, facilities, and associated structures;
- (iii)Existing security measures and procedures, including identification systems;
- (iv)Existing security measures and procedures relating to services and utilities;
- (v)Measures to protect radio and telecommunication equipment, including computer systems and networks;
- (vi)Adjacent areas that may be exploited during or for an attack;
- (vii)Areas that may, if damaged or used for illicit observation, pose a risk to people, property, or operations within the facility;
- (viii)Existing agreements with private security companies providing waterside and shore-side security services;
- (ix)Any conflicting policies between safety and security measures and procedures;
- (x)Any conflicting facility operations and security duty assignments;
- (xi)Any enforcement and personnel constraints;
- (xii)Any deficiencies identified during daily operations or training and drills; and
- (xiii)Any deficiencies identified following security incidents or alerts, the report of security concerns, the exercise of control measures, or audits;
- (2)Possible security threats, including but not limited to:
- (i)Damage to or destruction of the facility or of a vessel moored at the facility;
- (ii)Hijacking or seizure of a vessel moored at the facility or of persons on board;
- (iii)Tampering with cargo, essential equipment or systems, or stores of a vessel moored at the facility;
- (iv)Unauthorized access or use including the presence of stowaways;
- (v)Smuggling dangerous substances and devices to the facility;
- (vi)Use of a vessel moored at the facility to carry those intending to cause a security incident and their equipment;
- (vii)Use of a vessel moored at the facility as a weapon or as a means to cause damage or destruction;
- (viii)Impact on the facility and its operations due to a blockage of entrances, locks, and approaches; and
- (ix)Use of the facility as a transfer point for nuclear, biological, radiological, explosive, or chemical weapons;
- (3)Threat assessments by Government agencies;
- (4)Vulnerabilities, including human factors, in the facility's infrastructure, policies and procedures;
- (5)Any particular aspects of the facility, including the vessels using the facility, which make it likely to be the target of an attack;
- (6)Likely consequences in terms of loss of life, damage to property, and economic disruption, including disruption to transportation systems, of an attack on or at the facility; and
- (7)Locations where access restrictions or prohibitions will be applied for each MARSEC Level.
- (1)Each vulnerability found during the on-scene survey including but not limited to:
- (d)FSA report.
- (1)The facility owner or operator must ensure that a written FSA report is prepared and included as part of the FSP. The report must contain:
- (i)A summary of how the on-scene survey was conducted;
- (ii)A description of existing security measures, including inspection, control and monitoring equipment, personnel identification documents and communication, alarm, lighting, access control, and similar systems;
- (iii)A description of each vulnerability found during the on-scene survey;
- (iv)A description of security measures that could be used to address each vulnerability;
- (v)A list of the key facility operations that are important to protect; and
- (vi)A list of identified weaknesses, including human factors, in the infrastructure, policies, and procedures of the facility.
- (2)A FSA report must describe the following elements within the facility:
- (3)The FSA report must list the persons, activities, services, and operations that are important to protect, in each of the following categories:
- (i)Facility personnel;
- (ii)Passengers, visitors, vendors, repair technicians, vessel personnel, etc.;
- (iii)Capacity to maintain emergency response;
- (iv)Cargo, particularly dangerous goods and hazardous substances;
- (v)Delivery of vessel stores;
- (vi)Any facility security communication and surveillance systems; and
- (vii)Any other facility security systems, if any.
- (4)The FSA report must account for any vulnerabilities in the following areas:
- (i)Conflicts between safety and security measures;
- (ii)Conflicts between duties and security assignments;
- (iii)The impact of watch-keeping duties and risk of fatigue on facility personnel alertness and performance;
- (iv)Security training deficiencies; and
- (v)Security equipment and systems, including communication systems.
- (5)The FSA report must discuss and evaluate key facility measures and operations, including:
- (i)Ensuring performance of all security duties;
- (ii)Controlling access to the facility, through the use of identification systems or otherwise;
- (iii)Controlling the embarkation of vessel personnel and other persons and their effects (including personal effects and baggage whether accompanied or unaccompanied);
- (iv)Procedures for the handling of cargo and the delivery of vessel stores;
- (v)Monitoring restricted areas to ensure that only authorized persons have access;
- (vi)Monitoring the facility and areas adjacent to the pier; and
- (vii)The ready availability of security communications, information, and equipment.
- (1)The facility owner or operator must ensure that a written FSA report is prepared and included as part of the FSP. The report must contain:
- (e)The FSA, FSA report, and FSP must be protected from unauthorized access or disclosure.