What should an ISPS compliant foreign vessel do to facilitate entry to the Unites States after calling at a non-compliant foreign port facility?
• A: As outlined in Appendix B to Enclosure 4 of the Coast Guard Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 06-03, Change 1, The Coast Guard recommends that vessels implement the following security measures when calling at a non-compliant port facility in order to facilitate entry to the United States: – Set a higher MARSEC level (for the ship) – Execute a Declaration of Security (with the non-compliant facility) – Log all security actions in the ship’s logs; and – Report the actions taken, either within the Notice of Arrival (NOA) or directly to the cognizant Captain of the Port (COTP) for the US port of arrival. Depending on the results of specific foreign port assessments completed under the Coast Guard’s International Port Security Program, the agency may also publish Port Security Advisories detailing additional security actions that vessels should take when calling specific non-compliant and/or high-risk foreign port facilities identified in such Port Security Advisories.
