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07 Aug 2002

USCG Issues Identification Credentials - Clarification

The U.S. considers acceptable for access to waterfront facilities and to port and harbor areas, including the vessels and harbor craft in them. 1950, but lapsed into desuetude over the years. The Coast Guard is now reinvigorating those regulations, effective September 6, 2002. As of that date, every person (including passengers) entering a waterfront facility, or embarking on or disembarking from a vessel or harbor craft may be required to use an identification credential deemed acceptable by the Coast Guard. against tampering), contain the full name and a current photograph of the person, and bear the name of the issuing authority.

10 Sep 2002

Crewing and Maritime Security

In the process of enhancing homeland and maritime security in the United States, the federal government is substantially increasing the burden on the owners, operators, managers, and agents of foreign ships. The heaviest burden, though, is being felt by the individual crewmember. For a short time after the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11, 2002, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) officials in some ports (particularly the Port of New York and New Jersey) would not allow non-U.S. crewmembers to land (come ashore) in the United States. This knee-jerk reaction gradually faded and INS processing of foreign crewmembers slowly returned to nearly the pre-9/11 situation. In March 2002, an incident in Chesapeake, Va. changed the unofficial INS policy.

08 Nov 2002

The Irony Of Maritime Security

It now appears that the 107th United States Congress will enact new maritime security legislation during a lame-duck session to be held this month. This is ironic since both Senate and the House of Representatives passed maritime security bills months ago, the two measures were largely similar, and the two houses have been conferencing on development of a joint measure for some time. The purpose of this paper is not to dwell on the issues that delayed earlier passage of the measure. Rather, it is to review what new maritime security measures have been adopted by the various federal agencies utilizing their existing authority. As with the beginning of U.S. involvement in WW II and the Korean War, the War against Terrorism has started out as a 'come as you are' event.