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What agency is responsible for maritime security conventions and prevention of marine pollution from vessels? - ---- Answerss-----IMO: International Maritime Organization
The IMO is an agency that is part of the....? - ----Answerss---- -UN: United Nations
What code does IMO put out? - ----Answerss-----ISPS Code
What does ISPS stand for? - ----Answerss-----International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
What did the code do? - ----Answerss-----set of enhanced security measures for vessels
What does STCW stand for? - ----Answerss-----Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping
What is the point of STCW? - ----Answerss-----they are standards for crew qualification and education
What is the name of the STCW code change that happened in 2010? - ----Answerss-----Manila Amendments
What did they do? - ----Answerss-----ramped up security requirements
What is the principle legislation that has to do with maritime security? - ----Answerss-----Marine Transportation Security Act (MTSA 2002)
What does MTSA do? - ----Answerss-----Implements the ISPS code in the US
What does C-PTAT stand for? - ----Answerss-----Customs- Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
What is the CBP and what does it do? - ----Answerss----- Customs and Border Protection: screens cargo at foreign seaports that are going to the U.S.
What is MTSR? - ----Answerss-----Marine Transportation Security Regulations: framework to detect security threats and prevent incidents
Define contracting government. - ----Answerss----- government that is signatory to SOLAS: guides security measures
Define designated authority. - ----Answerss-----organization that implements ISPS code in contracting government(US Coast Guard in US)
Security breach - ----Answerss-----incident that doesn't result in a TSI
What is a VSA? - ----Answerss-----Vessel security assessment
What is the def of a drill? - ----Answerss-----tests one component of the VSP
What is the def of an exercise? - ----Answerss-----tests several components of VSP
What is a DoS? - ----Answerss-----declaration of security: makes sure security concerns are addressed
What is SSI? - ----Answerss-----Sensitive Security Info: Need to know basis of info
"SO" in any of these useless acronyms and definitions stands for(except for RSO)? - ----Answerss-----security officer
What is needed to enter a secure area? - ----Answerss----- TWIC
A pizza delivery boy going on a ship is an example of? - ---- Answerss-----Unescorted access
What is MARSEC level 1? - ----Answerss-----minimum baseline security measures
What is MARSEC level 2? - ----Answerss-----heightened threat environment
What is MARSEC level 3? - ----Answerss----- immediate/imminent threat; operations are shut down
Who sets the MARSEC level for a ship? - ----Answerss----- Coast Guard or Flag state
Can a vessel set a security level? - ----Answerss-----Yes, but only higher than it is presently
What happens if a ship is at level one and they go into a port that is level 2? - ----Answerss-----Ship must comply with MARSEC level 2 standards also
What are examples of SSI? - ----Answerss-----VSP, FSP, logbook, charts that can be used for an attack
True or False: There are RSOs in the United States. - ---- Answerss-----False
What is SSAS? - ----Answerss-----Ship Security Alert System
What is it? - ----Answerss-----2 buttons hidden on a ship that only people with a "need to know basis" know about that sends a message to the contracting government
What is LRAD? - ----Answerss-----Long Range Acoustic Device
What does it do? - ----Answerss-----sonic weapon that focuses sound waves at an attacker
What is a nuclear device? - ----Answerss-----causes nuclear explosion
What is a dirty bomb? - ----Answerss-----conventional bomb surrounded with radioactive material
What is important when it comes to searches? - ---- Answerss-----They should be planned in advance and should be systematic
A man taking pictures of a ship is an example of..... - ---- Answerss-----suspicious activity
What caused piracy to decline off the coast of Somalia? - ---- Answerss-----embarked security teams and combined task forces
What are signs of a pirate boat? - ----Answerss-----long ladders, weapons, no fishing gear
How do you respond to marsec security levels? - ---- Answerss-----act more cautiously the higher the level
True or False: the VSO is in charge of crowd control. - ---- Answerss-----False
What does the DoS do? - ----Answerss-----defines the responsibilities of each person when there is transfer of goods between a vessel and a facility
What outlines guidance on how to deal with pirate attacks? - - ---Answerss-----Best Management Practices (BMP)
What is NIMS? - ----Answerss-----National Incident Management System (provides template for managing incidents)
What is ICS? - ----Answerss-----Incident Command System(incident management organization)