Port Security In Haiti

All of our Amver partners headed to Haiti should be aware of the recent United States Coast Guard International Port Security Program Advisory 1-10. The advisory recommends vessels headed for Haiti take several precautions including:

• Taking measures consistent with the ship's security plan equivalent to Security Level 2.
• Ensure that each access point of the ship is guarded and that the guards have total visibility of the exterior (both landside and waterside) of the vessel.
• Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security
  
• Log all security actions in the ship's log
• Report the actions taken directly to the cognizant U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port prior to arrival to the United Stats.

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