{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-104.220","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 104.220","heading":"Company or vessel personnel with security duties.","body":"Company and vessel personnel responsible for security duties must maintain a TWIC, and must have knowledge, through training or equivalent job experience, in the following, as appropriate:\n(a) Knowledge of current security threats and patterns;\n(b) Recognition and detection of dangerous substances and devices;\n(c) Recognition of characteristics and behavioral patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security;\n(d) Techniques used to circumvent security measures;\n(e) Crowd management and control techniques;\n(f) Security related communications;\n(g) Knowledge of emergency procedures and contingency plans;\n(h) Operation of security equipment and systems;\n(i) Testing and calibration of security equipment and systems, and their maintenance while at sea;\n(j) Inspection, control, and monitoring techniques;\n(k) Relevant provisions of the Vessel Security Plan (VSP);\n(l) Methods of physical screening of persons, personal effects, baggage, cargo, and vessel stores; and\n(m) The meaning and the consequential requirements of the different Maritime Security (MARSEC) Levels.\n(n) Relevant aspects of the TWIC program and how to carry them out.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER H—MARITIME SECURITY","PART 104—MARITIME SECURITY: VESSELS","Subpart B—Vessel Security Requirements"],"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":"89f9e2b6bf58cd3c78a50394f1d73b05cfffafe96f21281f9631eb1fb956c978","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-104.215","next":"us/33-cfr-104.225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}