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The Area Maritime Security Committee
(AMSC) is a proactive and effective organization led by
the Manager of Port Security with the Port Authority of
New York & New Jersey as Chair and a member of the Sandy
hook Pilots as the Vice-Chair. The AMSC has an Executive
Steering Committee comprised of an esteemed group of
industry leaders representing all industry segments,
which have, through a strategic planning process,
identified port wide priorities and needs. In addition,
the AMSC has six sub-committees which work to implement
those priorities and deal with those needs. The
subcommittees are:
Membership on these sub-committees is
open to all at-large AMSC members. NYSA's participation
on the AMSC has been extremely active throughout the
year with NYSA staff and membership serving on the
Executive Committee, Chair of the Grants and Legislative
Affairs sub-committee and on the Response and Recovery
sub-committees.
We continue to train deep sea
longshore personnel and security officers on maritime
security; and continuously work with our colleagues on
the Harbor Operations Safety and Navigation Committee as
well as the AMSC to improve security in the Port of New
York and New Jersey.
NYSA Security Team
As issues regarding port security
increased in intensity and the overall development of
federal regulations on security issues proceeded
(including the evolution, and finally in December the
actual implementation, of the TWIC rules here in the
port) membership on the NYSA security team increased.
The team's role this year has been more of a
collaborative body reviewing initiatives and providing
comments and feedback on new and pending regulations and
initiatives. The major success of the team has been the
ability to discuss issues of common concern and reach
consensus on them.
Please view the following
brochures regarding Port Security:
Port Security Brochure
Maritime Security
Levels Brochure
Harbor Watch Brochure
ILA Port Watch Handout
As a regular along
the waterfront, you have a good idea about what activities are
routine and what would seem unusual or suspicious. Take note of
the number of people involved,
what they look like, and what their car, truck or boat
looks like. What you see may be innocent activity, but reporting
it to authorities will help ensure our security.
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