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Goverment Update

Ship

Prior to the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Coast Guard required ships coming to the United States to submit basic information regarding the ship 24 hours before arrival.

Immediately after the terrorist attacks, the information requirement was significantly expanded and the information was required to be sub- mitted at least 96 hours prior to arrival.

Masters are now required to submit detailed information relating to the ship, the ports recently visited, the ports in the United States to be visit- ed (including the names of the specif- ic receiving facility), the name and telephone number of a 24-hour point of contact, a general description of the cargo and specific details regard- ing certain dangerous cargo, detailed information regarding all persons on board, the operational condition of all navigational equipment required to be carried, and information regarding the ship's safety management system.

The information requirement is so sufficiently demanding that the Coast

Guard estimates it will cost ship own- ers and operators as a whole approxi- mately $6.7 million annually to gath- er and provide the information on a timely basis.

Crew and Other Persons on Board

Almost the only information not required to be reported to the U.S.

Coast Guard concerning persons on vessels arriving in U.S. ports is the maiden name of the person's mother.

The individual's full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number (mariner document number is accept- able if the individual is a crewmem- ber), position or duties on the ship (if the individual is a crewmember), and the port or place where the individual embarked must all be reported to the

Coast Guard in the advance notice of arrival. The Coast Guard shares this personnel information with the

Immigration Service and with the intelligence community. If persons reported to be on board raise suspi- cion, the Coast Guard and possibly other agencies conduct a more detailed examination when the ship enters U.S. waters. If, during a rou- tine boarding, discrepancies are found between persons reported to be aboard and persons actually on board, the ship will be delayed until the mat- ter is fully resolved.

Recently, a ship coming to the

United States reported in its routine advance notice of arrival that the mas- ter and the chief engineer were of

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Iraqi nationality. The Coast Guard detained the ship shortly after it entered

U.S. waters. The ship was held until the operator provided a new master and chief engineer of another nationality. A ship is deemed to be under the control of the master, chief mate, and chief engi- neer. A ship with a master and chief engineer of Iraqi nationality was consid- ered to present an unacceptable security threat to the United States.

International Efforts

The United States attempted to get approval through the International

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