june 13 - The US Coast Guard says it is ready for the July 1 implementation date for the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code and the national Maritime Transportation Security Act which require ports and vessels to control access, monitor activity, and screen personnel, baggage, cargo, and vehicles. The USCG says that security plans have been received from 99% of required US vessels and facilities. It notes that Alternative Security Programs have been used by two-thirds of the vessels that submitted plans and that initial reviews have been completed on most facility and vessel plans. In addition Area Maritime Security Committees have been established in all US port areas. The USCG says it is ready to board every vessel, at sea or at the dock, on its first visit to a US port on or after July 1 and is also prepared to take additional security precautions or deny entry into US. waters for non-compliant vessels on a case by case basis. It says it is tracking vessels coming from non-compliant ports and such vessels may be subject to delays until their security status can be verified through a USCG boarding.
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june 13 - The US Coast Guard says it is ready for the July 1 implementation date for the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code and the national Maritime Transportation Security Act which require ports and vessels to control access, monitor activity, and screen personnel, baggage, cargo, and vehicles. The USCG says that security plans have been received from 99% of required US vessels and facilities. It notes that Alternative Security Programs have been used by two-thirds of the vessels that submitted plans and that initial reviews have been completed on most facility and vessel plans. In addition Area Maritime Security Committees have been established in all US port areas. The USCG says it is ready to board every vessel, at sea or at the dock, on its first visit to a US port on or after July 1 and is also prepared to take additional security precautions or deny entry into US. waters for non-compliant vessels on a case by case basis. It says it is tracking vessels coming from non-compliant ports and such vessels may be subject to delays until their security status can be verified through a USCG boarding.