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TwitterThe Maritime and Port Security Program focuses on strengthening the protection and security capacities of OAS member states - from the national level to the port level - according to their needs, vulnerabilities, and regulatory and legislative frameworks. This is carried out through a combination of national and regional activities, with an approved and innovative methodology, and in consultation with other organizations, authorities and key actors involved in the development of maritime and port security capabilities. The program develops and implements workshops, seminars, training sessions and conferences that address a wide range of key issues, including: implementation of the ISPS Code, awareness of the maritime domain, analysis and risk management, inter-institutional coordination, maritime crisis management, and port cybersecurity.
Achievements
Activities
- Evaluations and Training in Key Ports of Belize, Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica.
- Promulgation of good practices and approved tools for risk management, handling of a maritime crisis, and the strengthening of relevant plans, policies, and procedures (SOPs), in 24 OAS member states.
- Strengthening regional, national and port frameworks and networks for the exchange of information and coordination in maritime and port security.
- Workshops and national and regional seminars to strengthen maritime and/or port security capacities.
- Facilitation of the development of National and Regional Strategies for Maritime Security.
Videos
Forum I: Social Inclusion and Diversity, Forum II Leadership and Forum III: Women in the Maritime Domain (Room 1)
(Virtual Roundtable on Women in Maritime and Port Security)
Forum I: Social Inclusion and Diversity, Forum II Leadership and Forum III: Women in the Maritime Domain (Room 2)
(Virtual Roundtable on Women in Maritime and Port Security)
Women challenges and success stories in the maritime industry and Opportunities for women in the Region
(Virtual Roundtable on Women in Maritime and Port Security)
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The aim of this Drafting Guide is to provide Designated Authorities in OAS Member States with a template that can easily be adapted to reflect their particular regulatory framework, governance structure and operational procedures ...
Available in:
English
The course is designed to provide law enforcement and security professionals a comprehensive introduction to the maritime industry, including up-to-date information about the ships, ports, terminal, and professionals of the maritime transportation system. The students will be able to learn basic information related to key policies, government and private sector governance structures, coastal and offshore industrial practices of the maritime transportation sector, raising awareness and valuable insights on this critical infrastructure.
Cost: Free
Duration: Self-paced
Modality: Online
Language: English
Provider: United States National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) Online Training Portal
More information: https://nmio.port.training/
The growth in digitalization and automation in the maritime domain1 has
brought increases in efficiency and competitiveness as well as the industry’s
overall cyber risk. In the Western Hemisphere, the maritime sector is crucial to
the flow of commerce and protecting operations and data that underpin those
operations is of growing importance to national and regional economies...
Available in:
English | Español
March 16, 17 and 19, 2021The roundtable focused on the inequalities that women continue to face in the maritime and port security sector. The OAS Project Team identified four objectives, each of which is addressed in the following sections ...
- Final Report of the Event
English | Español - Forum I - Social Inclusion and Diversity - OAS-SARE
- Forum II - Leadership
- Forum III - Women in the Maritime Domain
Maritime and Port Security Program Goals
- Strengthen the capacities of member states in protecting the maritime domain, including infrastructure and modes of transport and maritime trade (ports, ships, and the interface between the two), people working in the sector, and maritime processes;
- To advise the authorities of member states in the development of plans and policies related to maritime and port security, at the port level up to the national level;
- Promote the exchange of information, experiences and lessons learned among responsible authorities in the member states and their ports.
- Increase awareness about the challenges in cybersecurity in the port and maritime domain;
- To support the responsible authorities in the member states in carrying out the practices and drills in accordance with the requirements of the ISPS Code and their own protection plans;
- Increase awareness about operational disposition in maritime protection and response capacities at national and/or local level.
Maritime and Port Security Program Activities
- Evaluations and Training in Key Ports of Belize, Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica.
- Promulgation of good practices and approved tools for risk management, handling of a maritime crisis, and the strengthening of relevant plans, policies, and procedures (SOPs), in 24 OAS member states.
- Strengthening regional, national and port frameworks and networks for the exchange of information and coordination in maritime and port security.
- Workshops and national and regional seminars to strengthen maritime and/or port security capacities.
- Facilitation of the development of National and Regional Strategies for Maritime Security.
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