Company and OCS facility personnel responsible for security duties must maintain a TWIC, and must have knowledge, through training or equivalent job experience, in the following, as appropriate:
(a)
Knowledge of current and anticipated security threats and patterns.
(b)
Recognition and detection of dangerous substances and devices;
(c)
Recognition of characteristics and behavioral patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security;
(d)
Recognition of techniques used to circumvent security measures;
(e)
Security related communications;
(f)
Knowledge of emergency procedures and contingency plans;
(g)
Operation of security equipment and systems;
(h)
Testing, calibration, and maintenance of security equipment and systems;
(i)
Inspection, control, and monitoring techniques;
(j)
Methods of physical screenings of persons, personal effects, stores and industrial supplies;
(k)
Familiarity with all relevant aspects of the TWIC program and how to carry them out;
(l)
Relevant provisions of the Facility Security Plan (FSP); and
(m)
The meaning and the consequential requirements of the different MARSEC Levels.
Code of Federal Regulations
[USCG-2003-14759, 68 FR 39345, July 1, 2003; 68 FR 41917, July 16, 2003, as amended by USCG-2006-24196, 72 FR 3586, Jan. 25, 2007]