PORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT

The U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for conducting vulnerability assessments of seaports to terrorist attacks and make those results available to all appropriate public and private entities. The article reviews the efforts of the current port security assessment (PSA) before September 11, 2001, and provides an overview of the program that will result in measurable improvements.

• Corporate Authors:

  United States Coast Guard

  National Maritime Center, 4200 Wilson Boulevard
  Arlington, VA  United States  22203-1804
• Authors:
  • Dowe, A
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council
• Publication Date: 2003-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-33
• Serial:
  • Volume: 60
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Harbors; Improvements; Maritime safety; National security; Ports; Security; Terrorism; Threats
• Identifier Terms: Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00963060
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 24 2003 12:00AM