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After graduating from Georgetown University Law Center and clerking for a federal appeals court judge, I spent a career in the Navy JAG Corps, during which I picked up an LL. M. in Law and Marine Affairs and spent lot of time on Law of the Sea, Oceans Policy, and Rules of Engagement issues. In early 2004, a few years after retirement, I was selected to head up Maritime Protective Services, Inc., a MTSA/ISPS Code training and consulting company with offices in South Florida and England.
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NMSAC May 2012 Meeting – Part 2
The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) met on the morning of May 16th to conclude its May 2012 meeting. This session was devoted almost exclusively to Information Sharing, after first passing the Detain on Board Resolution held over from … Continue reading
NMSAC May 2012 Meeting – Part 1
The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) convened the open portion of its spring meeting at 1:00PM, May 15, 2012. Agenda topics for this afternoon session included: National Supply Chain Security; Transport Canada/USCG Regulatory Harmonization; Port Security Grants and TWIC … Continue reading
NMSAC to Meet May 15-16
UPDATE 5/11/12: Post changed to correct the Maritime Security Advisory Committee meeting site to Arlington, VA. UPDATE 5/1/12: The Meeting Notice has been published at 77 Federal Register page 25721 and is also available online. The May 1st issue of … Continue reading
Two Recent TWIC Program Developments
Two recent developments affect everyone’s favorite (if only to hate) US maritime transportation security feature, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program. Of particular interest to those who will need to renew their TWICs later this year and beyond, the … Continue reading
Posted in Maritime Security, Maritime Transportation Security, TWIC
Tagged TSA, TWIC
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DHS Issues Long-Awaited TWIC Reader Report
The maritime industry’s implementation of TWIC readers will be a lot more complicated than simply hanging some machines at the entry points of vessels and facilities regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002. That’s one thing that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Maritime Security, Maritime Transportation Security, TWIC
Tagged DHS, TSA, TWIC
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Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part III
Finally, here’s the post covering the third session of the January 2012 meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC). Three topics–Underwater Terrorism Preparedness, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program, and the Global Supply Chain Security Initiative–were covered at … Continue reading
Posted in Maritime Security, Maritime Transportation Security, Port Security, TWIC
Tagged Counter-Terrorism, DHS, Maritime Terrorism, Meetings, NMSAC, NMSAC Meeting, Supply Chain Security, TWIC, USCG
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Recent USCG Counter-Piracy Documents
So far this year the US Coast Guard has issued two revised documents material to the struggle against maritime piracy. One is the latest version of the applicable Maritime Security Directive; the other provides updated information regarding the policies of … Continue reading
Posted in Maritime Security, Maritime Transportation Security, Policy
Tagged Counter-Piracy, Maritime Piracy, Piracy, USCG
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TWICs Will Cost a Little Less
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has, without fanfare, updated its website with the “Latest News” that the cost to get a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) will drop slightly, as of March 19, 2012. At that time, the price of … Continue reading
Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part II
This post covers the second session of the January 2012 meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (MMSAC). This session, on the afternoon of January 18th, had two topics: a discussion of the Certain Dangerous Cargo Security Initiative and … Continue reading
Posted in Maritime Security, Maritime Transportation Security, Port Security
Tagged CDCs, Meetings, NMSAC, NMSAC Meeting, Port Security Grants, USCG
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Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part I
The first morning session of the January meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) opened with a lengthy Welcome/Farewell Address by NMSAC sponsor, short remarks by the Committee’s Executive Director, and what was labeled a discussion of requirements … Continue reading
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Tagged MDA, MTSA Regulations, NMSAC, NMSAC Meeting, Regulations
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