§70302 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

The President should keep working with other countries through the International Maritime Organization to make international rules for port and ship security. Each member country should talk with the right private businesses while those rules are being made. The rules would set security steps and could include cargo and baggage screening like at airports, limiting who can access cargo, ships, and docks, more onboard security, licensing or certification that standards are met, and other measures to stop crimes against passengers and crew.

Title 46, §70302

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Congress encourages the President to continue to seek agreement on international seaport and vessel security through the International Maritime Organization. In developing an agreement, each member country of the International Maritime Organization should consult with appropriate private sector interests in that country. The agreement would establish seaport and vessel security measures and could include—

(1)seaport screening of cargo and baggage similar to that done at airports;

(2)security measures to restrict access to cargo, vessels, and dockside property to authorized personnel only;

(3)additional security on board vessels;

(4)licensing or certification of compliance with appropriate security standards; and

(5)other appropriate measures to prevent unlawful acts against passengers and crews on vessels.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7030246 App.:1801.Pub. L. 99–399, title IX, § 902, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 889. The word “vessel” is substituted for “shipboard” for consistency in the revised title. The words “and commends him on his efforts to date” are omitted as unnecessary.

§70302 International Measures for Seaport and Vessel Security

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Title 46, §70302

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