Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties (VPDSD MRSCTR-747)
The Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties course (VPDSD) provides the knowledge required for vessel personnel with designated security duties in connection with a Vessel Security Plan (VSP) to perform their duties in accordance with the requirements of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Chapter XI-2 of SOLAS 74 as amended, the ISPS Code, the U.S. Coast Guard regulations contained in 33 CFR Chapter 1 Subchapter H, and/or Section A-VI/6 of the STCW Code as amended.
Compliance and CertificationThis course was reviewed by U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC) and approved by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) as outlined in 46 CFR, Part 10, Subpart D and complies with the following standards and training requirements:
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Course Competencies
Vessel personnel with designated security duties will receive training in the following areas:
- Knowledge of current security threats and patterns
- Recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices
- Recognition, on a non-discriminatory basis, of characteristics and behavioral patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security
- Techniques used to circumvent security measures
- Crowd management and control techniques
- Security related communications
- Knowledge of emergency procedures and contingency plans
- Operations of security equipment and systems
- Testing, calibration, and, whilst at sea, maintenance of security equipment and systems
- Inspection, control, and monitoring techniques
- Methods of physical searches of persons, personal effects, baggage, cargo, and vessel’s stores
- Knowledge of Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) requirements
- Knowledge of the security-related provisions of the Manilla Amendments of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW)
- Knowledge of port security topics required by the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006
- Knowledge of U.S. Coast Guard and IMO guidance on preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels
- Knowledge of the reporting requirements in case of a security incident
Course Agenda
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"The global maritime system is large, it's complex, it's valuable, and it's very vulnerable." - Adm. Thomas H. Collins
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