Marine Transportation Security Regulations (SOR/2004-144)

348. For each MARSEC level, the marine facility security plan in respect of a cruise ship terminal shall contain security procedures additional to those required in sections 324 to 345 for

• (a) verifying the identity of all persons seeking to enter a controlled access area of the cruise ship terminal by, for example, confirming the reason for boarding or examining joining instructions, passenger tickets, boarding passes, government identification, visitor badges or work orders;

• (b) assisting the operator of a vessel to coordinate the authorized screening of all persons and goods, including vehicles, for weapons, explosives and incendiaries;

• (c) designating holding, waiting and embarkation areas to segregate persons and baggage that have been screened and are awaiting embarkation from those that have not been screened;

• (d) providing additional security personnel to designated holding, waiting, and embarkation areas; and

• (e) denying passenger access to restricted areas.

• 349. (1) For each MARSEC level, the marine facility security plan in respect of a CDC facility shall contain security procedures additional to those required in sections 324 to 345 for

  • (a) except in the case of prearranged cargo deliveries, escorting all persons who are not personnel of the CDC facility at all times while they are at the CDC facility if they do not provide access identification;

  • (b) controlling the parking and loading and unloading of vehicles;

  • (c) requiring security personnel to record or report their presence at key points during their patrols;

  • (d) conducting a security sweep of unmanned or unmonitored waterfront areas for dangerous substances and devices before a vessel’s arrival; and

  • (e) providing an alternative or independent power source for security and communication systems.

• (2) For MARSEC level 2, the additional security procedures shall include

  • (a) releasing cargo only in the presence of the marine facility security officer; and

  • (b) continuously guarding or patrolling restricted areas.

• (3) For MARSEC level 3, the marine facility security plan shall contain additional security procedures to ensure that the CDC facility is continuously guarded and the restricted areas are patrolled.

• 350. (1) For MARSEC Level 1, the marine facility security plan in respect of a barge fleeting facility shall contain security procedures additional to those required in sections 324 to 345 for

  • (a) designating a restricted area in the barge fleeting facility to segregate the barges transporting certain dangerous cargoes from all other barges in the facility;

  • (b) maintaining a current list of vessels and cargoes that are in the designated restricted area; and

  • (c) ensuring that at least one towing vessel is available to service every 100 barges in the barge fleeting facility.

• (2) For MARSEC level 2, the marine facility security plan of a barge fleeting facility shall contain additional security procedures to ensure that security personnel are assigned to monitor and patrol the designated restricted areas.

• (3) For MARSEC level 3, the marine facility security plan of a barge fleeting facility shall contain additional security procedures to ensure that both shoreside and waterside perimeters of the designated restricted areas are continuously monitored and patrolled.