Description
The goal of this course is to provide the minimum training required to access ports and facilities to all employees, visitors, vendors, and contractors. Additionally, this course can serve as refresher training to those who have already had the training.
Topics
- Facility Security Officer (FSO)- definition & role
- Facility Security Plan (FSP)- definition and use.
- MARSEC Levels.
- Identifying suspicious characteristics or behaviors of persons who are likely to threaten security.
- Identifying dangerous substances & devices.
- Techniques used to circumvent security.
- TWIC provisions and policies.
- Cyber security basics
Course Material
Attached to the introduction is a downloadable pdf of the MTSA handout. This handout should be used to answer questions posed by members of the USCG during their inspections. The handout contains all the information an employee needs to pass an MTSA field inspection and should be kept close at all times. The material is SSI when specifically linked to a facility and must be protected under 49CFR 15 and 1520. The material is © MSCG and cannot be edited, shared, or distributed in any form without the express permission of the author. *note that the handout may have additional training that is not contained in the online course due to not being regulated under this part.
What is the target audience?
- New hires- temporary, permanent, full or part time
- Visitors, vendors, contractors
All persons requiring access to a port or facility must possess the knowledge in this part through training or equivalent job experience.
This online resource should be taken after at least one live session has been administered. Live training will always yield better results than its online counterpart. The quizzes are not difficult, they are designed more as a secondary refresher segment than a true “test”. Repetition benefits recollection.
