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Transportation Workers Identification Credentials (TWIC)
All
personnel or workers who need access to secure areas of Maritime
Transportation Security Act (MTSA)
regulated facilities or vessels are required to have a valid
Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)
or be escorted during the performance of their duties.
The TWIC requirement would also apply to drug and alcohol testing personnel who enter secure areas of MTSA facilities or vessels in order to collect drug tests or to perform alcohol tests. Individuals who require access to a MTSA regulated facility or vessel without a TWIC can be escorted but escorting provisions are at the discretion of the facility or vessel operator. If an operator opts to escort individuals without TWICs, escorting will be carried out in accordance with Navigation Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 03-07 which can be found at http://homeport.uscg.mil.
If you are a
service agent that contemplates providing services within a MTSA regulated
facility or vessel, it is strongly advised that service agents obtain
further information on how to apply for a TWIC and the correct use of a
TWIC. A service agent can also
work through their contractor for assistance in obtaining a TWIC.
The websites
where this information may be obtained is
http://homeport.uscg.mil under the Maritime Security/TWIC heading or at
the website for Transportation Security Administration
http://www.tsa.gov/twic.
A booklet titled “Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Program: Small Entity Guide for Owners and Operators” is available at the
previously listed Internet sites.
This booklet is dated September 14, 2007.
| Contact the Coast Guard
Help Desk for policy inquiries regarding TWIC.
1-877-MTSA-AID (1-877-687-2243) Option 1- This will bring you to an automated response system. Leave a message with your name, phone number, and inquiry. - You will receive and immediate automated reply.After leaving a message or an email a representative from the TWIC Implementation Brach will respond to your question. |
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