{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-101.555","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 101.555","heading":"Recurring Unescorted Access for Risk Group A vessels and facilities.","body":"This section describes how designated TWIC-holders may access certain secure areas on Risk Group A vessels and facilities on a continual and repeated basis without undergoing repeated electronic TWIC inspections.\n(a) An individual may enter a secure area on a vessel or facility without undergoing an electronic TWIC inspection under the following conditions:\n(1) Access is through a Designated Recurring Access Area (DRAA), designated under an approved Vessel, Facility, or Joint Vessel-Facility Security Plan.\n(2) The entire DRAA is continuously monitored by security personnel at the access points to secure areas used by personnel seeking Recurring Unescorted Access.\n(3) The individual possesses a valid TWIC.\n(4) The individual has passed an electronic TWIC inspection within each shift and in the presence of the on-scene security personnel.\n(5) The individual passes an additional electronic TWIC inspection prior to being granted unescorted access to a secure area if he or she enters an unsecured area outside the DRAA and then returns.\n(b) The following requirements apply to a DRAA:\n(1) It must consist of an unsecured area where personnel will be moving into an adjacent secure area repeatedly.\n(2) The entire DRAA must be visible to security personnel.\n(3) During operation as a DRAA, there must be security personnel present at all times.\n(c) An area may operate as a DRAA at certain times, and during other times, access to secure areas may be obtained through the procedures in § 101.535.\n(d) Personnel may enter the secure areas adjacent to a DRAA at any time using the procedures in § 101.535.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER H—MARITIME SECURITY","PART 101—MARITIME SECURITY: GENERAL","Subpart E—Other Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"890af5d9f2ea7fe3bb86c1498bff5bda520061dd15f4169951a15d72101aeb7c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-101.550","next":"us/33-cfr-101.600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}