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33 CFR §106.215

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Company and OCS facility personnel responsible for security duties must maintain a TWIC, and must have knowledge, through training or equivalent job experience, in the following, as appropriate:
  1. (a)Knowledge of current and anticipated security threats and patterns.
  2. (b)Recognition and detection of dangerous substances and devices;
  3. (c)Recognition of characteristics and behavioral patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security;
  4. (d)Recognition of techniques used to circumvent security measures;
  5. (e)Security related communications;
  6. (f)Knowledge of emergency procedures and contingency plans;
  7. (g)Operation of security equipment and systems;
  8. (h)Testing, calibration, and maintenance of security equipment and systems;
  9. (i)Inspection, control, and monitoring techniques;
  10. (j)Methods of physical screenings of persons, personal effects, stores and industrial supplies;
  11. (k)Familiarity with all relevant aspects of the TWIC program and how to carry them out;
  12. (l)Relevant provisions of the Facility Security Plan (FSP); and
  13. (m)The meaning and the consequential requirements of the different MARSEC Levels.