Security Risk, Threat & Vulnerability

Question 1

MARSEC

Answer 1

MARSEC (MARitime SECurity) is the three-tiered United States Coast Guard Maritime Security system (alert state) designed to easily communicate to the Coast Guard and the maritime industry pre-planned scalable responses for credible threats.

Question 2

Level - 1

Answer 2

The level at which normal operations occur.

Yellow

Question 3

Level - 2

Answer 3

Heightened risk of security

Orange

appropriate additional protective security measures shall be maintained for a period of time as a result of a heightened risk of a transportation security incident.

*All unaccompanied baggage should be X-rayed

Question 4

Level - 3

Answer 4

Further specific protective security measures shall be maintained for a limited period of time when a transportation security incident is probable, imminent, or has occurred, although it may not be possible to identify the specific target

Red

The loading/unloading of cargo should be suspended.