United States Coast Guard Issue New Port Security Advisory

30 December 2020

The United States Coast Guard has announced it will issue Port Security Advisory (02-20), details of which can be read here. The full revised advisory will be made available on the USCG website here.

USCG port security advisories list the ports and countries which are not considered by the USA to be maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures and imposes additional security requirements on vessels that have visited these areas within its last five ports of call. This recent update removes conditions of entry on vessels having called at Liberia.

Thanks to Patriot Maritime Compliance, LLC.

15 June 2020

The United States Coast Guard have issued Port Security Advisory (1-20), which can be read  here.

The advisory lists the ports and countries which are not considered by the USA to be maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures.

In 2009, the US Coast Guard determined that the Republic of Madagascar was not maintaining effective antiterrorism measures in its ports with the exception of the port of Toamasina (also known as Tamatave). The new advisory adds other Madagascan terminals to the list of exceptions

Actions required as listed in paragraphs C and D of the Port Security Advisory take effect for vessels that arrive in the United States upon or after 10 June 2020.

29 May 2019

The United States Coast Guard have issued Port Security Advisory (2-19), which can be read here.

The advisory lists the ports and countries which are not considered by the US to be maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures.

New to the list is Djibouti (with the exception of Doraleh Container Terminal and Doraleh Oil Terminal (Horizon)). Actions required as listed in paragraphs C and D of the Port Security Advisory take effect for vessels that arrive in the United States upon or after May 30, 2019.

29 June 2015

United States Coast Guard Port Security Advisory 3-15 lists the ports and countries which are not considered to be maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures.

Vessels calling at a listed port or terminal, (other than those classified as exceptions), which then visit the United States in the next five ports of call are required to comply with the  additional security measures detailed in the Advisory which are set out below:

1.  Implement measures per the Ship Security Plan equivalent to Security Level 2;

2.  Ensure that each access point to the ship is guarded and that the guards have total visibility of the exterior (both landside and waterside) of the vessel. Guards may be:

• provided by the ship’s crew, however, additional crewmembers should be placed on the ship if necessary to ensure that limits on maximum hours of work are not exceeded and/or minimum hours of rest are met, or
• provided by outside security forces approved by the ship’s master and Company Security Officer.

3.  Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security;

4.  Log all security measures in the ship’s security records; and

5.  Report actions taken to the appropriate USCG Captain of the Port prior to arrival in the United States.

Failure to implement the required additional security measures may result in a vessel being delayed or denied entry to the United States.

Port Security Advisory (3-15) dated 22 June 2015 can be read here.