Document ID: USCG-2014-0146-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Revisions to Maritime Security Directive 104-6: Guidelines for United States Vessels Operating in High Risk Waters (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2014-04-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 80 (Friday, April 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 23004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09385]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0146]

 Revisions to Maritime Security Directive 104-6; Guidelines for 
U.S. Vessels Operating in High Risk Waters

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Revision 7 to 
Maritime Security (MARSEC) Directive 104-6, which provides guidelines 
for U.S. vessels operating in high risk waters (HRW) where acts of 
terrorism, piracy, and armed robbery against ships are prevalent, as 
well as specific guidance for offshore supply vessels and liftboats 
operating in the Gulf of Guinea. The directive contains security-
sensitive information and therefore cannot be made available to the 
general public. U.S. vessel owners and operators who have needed to 
take action under previous versions of MARSEC Directive 104-6, or whose 
vessels operate in waters off the coast of Africa, should immediately 
contact their local Coast Guard Captain of the Port or District 
Commander for a copy of Revision 7, which contains important updates to 
the locations of HRW and to the guidelines for addressing security 
risks in those waters. The Coast Guard advises such owners and 
operators that, under Revision 7, they may need to take specific 
actions in accordance with MARSEC Directive 104-6 before their vessel 
enters HRW. This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 
552(a).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document 
call or email LCDR Aaron Demo, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-
1272, email aaron.w.demo@uscg.mil. For information about viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

    Dated: April 20, 2014.
J.C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-09385 Filed 4-24-14; 8:45 am]
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