International Port Security Program
U.S. Coast Guard

Date: September 15, 2014
Contact: Mr. Michael Brown(202) 372-1081

Port Security Advisory (3-14)
A. Background:
The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) has mandated that the United States Coast
Guard evaluate the effectiveness of anti-terrorism measures in foreign ports and provides for theimposition of conditions of entry on vessels arriving to the United States from countries that do not
maintain effective anti-terrorism measures (MTSA, 46 USC § 70108 - 70110).
The Coast Guard has determined that the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port and the Sihanoukville
Autonomous Port in Cambodia are no longer maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures. The
previous exceptions of these ports from the actions required in Paragraph C. below is rescinded. Actions
required as listed in paragraphs C and D of this Port Security Advisory take effect for all vessels that
arrive in the United States on or after September 26, 2014 after visiting ports in Cambodia as one of thetheir last five ports of call.
B. Countries Affected:
The Coast Guard has determined that ports in the following countries are not maintaining effective antiterrorism measures:CambodiaCameroon
Exceptions
Ebome Marine Terminal
Quai GETMA (LAMNALCO Base) Facility
Société Nationale de Raffinage (SONARA) Terminal(also known as Cap Limboh Terminal)
Kome-Kribi 1
Douala International Terminal (also known as DoualaContainers)
Moudi Terminal
Comoros
Cote d’ Ivoire-More-

IMO Port Number
CM394-0001
CMDLA-0005
CMLIT-0001
CM234-0001
CMDLA-0002
CMMOU-0001

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Cuba
Equatorial Guinea
Exceptions
Ceiba
K-5 Oil Center
Luba
Punta Europa Terminal
Zafiro Marine Terminal

IMO Port Number
GQ362-0001/0002
IMO number not listedGQLUB-0001
GQ368-0001
GQ370-0001

Guinea-Bissau
IranLiberia
Exceptions
Firestone Facility
Port of Monrovia

IMO Port Number
IMO number not listed;
LRMLW-0001

Madagascar
Exceptions
Toamasina (also known as Tamatave)

IMO Port Number
MGTMM-0001

Nigeria
Exceptions
APP Apapa Bulk Terminal
APP AP Moller Terminal
APP Greenview Terminal
BON Bonny River Terminal
BON NLGN Bonny Terminal
BON SPDC Bonny Offshore Terminal
CBQ FSO YOHO (Exxon Mobile)
CBQ Logistics Base
CBQ McIver Wharf
CBQ Port Terminal A
CBQ QIT BOP
ESC Escra BOP
ESC LPG-FSO
FOR Forcados Offshore Terminal

IMO Port Number
NGAPP-0009
NGAPP-0001
NGAPP-0004
NGBON-0001
NGBON-0002
NG663-001
NG638-0001
NGCBQ-0001
NGCBQ-0004
NGCBQ-0002
NGOBO-0001
NGESC-0001
NGESC-0003
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Nigeria (cont’d)

Exceptions
ONN FLTONN FOTTIN Dantata MRS Terminal
TIN FSLTIN P&CH Terminal C
TIN Snake Island Integrated Free Zone
TIN PTML Terminal E
TIN TICT Terminal B

IMO Port Number
NGONN-0005
NGONN-0006
NGTIN-0003
NGTIN-0013
NGTIN-0011
NGTIN-0001
NGTIN-0010
NGTIN-0009

Sao Tome and Principe
SyriaTimor-Leste
Venezuela
Yemen
Exceptions
Ash Shihr Terminal
Balhaf LNG Terminal
Port of Hodeidah

IMO Port Number
YEASR-0001
IMO number not listed
YEHOD-0001

C. Actions Required by Vessels Visiting Countries Affected:
All vessels arriving to the United States that visited the countries listed in paragraph B (with exceptionsnoted) during their last five port calls must take actions 1 through 5 listed below while in the countries
listed in paragraph B as a condition of entry into U.S. ports:
1. Implement measures per the ship’s security plan equivalent to Security Level 2;
2. Ensure that each access point to the ship is guarded and that the guards have total visibility of theexterior (both landside and waterside) of the vessel. Guards may be:•provided by the ship’s crew, however, additional crewmembers should be placed on theship if necessary to ensure that limits on maximum hours of work are not exceeded and/or
minimum hours of rest are met, or•provided by outside security forces approved by the ship’s master and Company Security
Officer.
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3. Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security;
4. Log all security actions in the ship’s security records; and5. Report actions taken to the cognizant U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port prior to arrival in theU.S.
Vessels that visited the countries listed in paragraph B (with exceptions noted) on or after the effective
date in paragraph A, during their last five port calls will be boarded or examined by the Coast Guard toensure the vessel took the required actions. Failure to properly implement the actions listed in paragraph
C.1 through C.5 may result in delay or denial of entry into the United States.
D. Actions Required by Vessels in U.S. Ports:
Based on the findings of the Coast Guard boarding or examination, the vessels that visited the countries
listed in paragraph B (with exceptions noted) on or after the effective date in paragraph A may berequired to ensure that each access point to the ship is guarded by armed security guards and that they
have total visibility of the exterior (both landside and waterside) of the vessel while in U.S. ports. The
number and location of the guards must be acceptable to the cognizant U.S. Coast Guard Captain of thePort. For those vessels that have demonstrated good security compliance and can document that they
took the measures called for in C.1. through C.4. above, the armed security guard requirement will
normally be waived.
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