Information on the new policy for the
MTSA training course submission and
review process can be found on the U. S. Coast Guard Homeport site, on the
public side, at Missions > Maritime Security > Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) > General Information >
Maritime Transportation Security Act Training Courses.
Maritime Transportation
Security Act Training Courses
Our nation
is more secure today because of the hard work and patriotism of vessel and
facility
operators across the country, and the many associated industries and
organizations
that have developed to support the goals of the Maritime Transportation
Security Act
(MTSA). Training is a key element of the MTSA, and in 2004, the
Maritime
Administration (MARAD) established a MTSA Training Course Certification
process.
This process required course providers to submit a course to MARAD, who then
contracted
with a Coast Guard accepted Quality Standard System (QSS) organization for
review.
As of
October 1, 2014, that contract is expired, and course providers should now
submit associated with the training course submission and review process. The
National Maritime Center will complete the course review for vessel courses.
For questions regarding Vessel Security Officer (VSO), Maritime Security for
Vessel Personnel with Specific Security Duties (VPSSD) and Maritime Security
Awareness
(MSA) should
contact:
Robert L
Smith
United
States Coast Guard
National
Maritime Center
100 Forbes
DR
Martinsburg,
West Virginia 25404-0001
Robert.L.Smith3@uscg.mil
The
following courses may be submitted directly to a Coast Guard accepted QSS:
Facility
Security Officer (FSO), Company Security Officer (CSO), Maritime Security for
Military,
First Responder, and Law Enforcement Personnel (MSLEP), and Maritime
Security for
Facility Personnel with Specific Security Duties (FPSSD). Below are the
current
Coast Guard accepted QSSs:
Gordon
Halsey
Det Norske
Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNVGL)
North
America Advisory Services Maritime
1600
Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Suite 110
Sunrise, FL
33323
Pavan Lall
American
Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Learning
Center Manager
16855
Northchase Drive
Houston,
Texas 77060
60
plall@eagle.org
Effective
security training for maritime industry professionals is critical to the
success of
the nation’s
security efforts. The Coast Guard may continue to use successful completion
of a valid
course certified under this process or previously certified under the MARAD
contract as
meeting certain training requirements under Title 33 Code of Federal
Regulations
(CFR) Parts 104 and 105. As the Coast Guard continues to develop
regulations
to establish comprehensive FSO training requirements I strongly encourage
them to take approved courses.
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