Please join AFPM for a pre-conference Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) – Facility Security Officer (FSO) Refresher Workshop on Wednesday, April 12. This four-hour workshop will address key MTSA compliance topics and will provide a value-added opportunity for dialogue and discussion on topics including:

• Facility Security Assessments (FSAs) / Facility Security Plans (FSPs)


• Annual FSP Audits, including the timing, scope, and expectations for conducting annual FSP audits


• MARSEC Levels, including a review of the regulatory requirements


• MTSA Training Requirements


• MTSA Security Drills and Exercises, including a review of security drill and exercise intervals and subject matter


• MTSA and Cybersecurity


• Secure Areas vs. Restricted Areas, including common misconceptions between these designations


• The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)




• Fraudulent TWICs, including recent examples of the manufacturing and use of fraudulent TWICs


• TWIC Inspections, including inspection requirements and incorporating TWIC into existing access control systems


• TWIC Escorting, including a review of TWIC escort training requirements, ratios, and general expectations


• New Hires and Lost or Stolen TWICs


• TWIC Reader Rule update/current status




• Screening and Inspections, including MTSA screening requirements


• MTSA Signage Requirements, including language and posting requirements and best practices


• Shore Leave and Mariner Access, including the Seafarers’ Access to Maritime Facilities Rule


• MTSA Security Incident Reporting, including a review of expectations for reporting suspicious activities, breaches of security, and Transportation Security Incidents


• MTSA Recordkeeping, including a review of recordkeeping requirements


• MTSA Compliance Trends / Statistics