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Keeping a ship safe and secure occurs through the investment of time and effort by both the Vessel Security Officer and his crew. Captain Joseph Ahlstrom, asso- ciate professor, department of marine transportation at the State University of

New York (SUNY) Maritime College addresses this issue in his book, Vessel

Security Officer. Published by Cornell

Maritime Press, Captain Ahlstrom collab- orated on the book with David N. Narby and Joseph Tenaglia of Tactical Defense

Concepts. "There was no good text out there for my undergraduate and graduate classes at

SUNY Maritime College on the important role of the vessel security officer, so I decided to write one," said Ahlstrom. "With Dave and Joe's help and contribu- tions by other experts in the industry we cover all aspects of training, drills, exer- cises, recordkeeping, threat assessment and analysis. We also instruct how to cre- ate a vessel security plan and address spe- cific maritime terrorism and other related issues."

The book complements any security course and can serve as a training hand- book for a Vessel/Ship Security Officer or

Company Security Officer. Ahlstrom uses the text for his port security and trans- portation management maritime security classes at Maritime. Students are trained and certified in Vessel/Company and

Facility Security, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense (CBR-D), and

Security and Anti-Terrorism.

Captain Joseph Ahlstrom is 1982 alum- nus of SUNY Maritime College with a bachelor's degree in marine transporta- tion. He completed his master's degree in transportation management with honors also from SUNY Maritime. Captain

Ahlstrom has commanded six merchant ships including a tanker, containership, break bulk carrier, and research and train- ing ship. He sailed for 15 years in the

U.S. and Foreign Merchant Marine. In

January 1996, Captain Ahlstrom started his teaching career at SUNY Maritime

College. He served as captain of the train- ing ship Empire State VI from 1998-2000, and was also chairman of the marine transportation department from 2003 until

May 2005. He is currently an associate professor focusing on Maritime Security and Maritime Communications. In addi- tion to being an unlimited Master

Mariner, Captain Ahlstrom is a Captain (0-6) in the United States Navy Reserve.

He lives on Staten Island and is married to

Carolyn and has two children, Emma and

Brendan. Vessel Security Officer can be ordered online through Cornell Maritime

Press at www.cornellmaritimepress.com or at Amazon.com. 24 • MarineNews • August, 2006

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