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april2014FOGHORN5LETTERFROMTHEExEcuTIvEDIREcToRJohnGroundwateraVerytrgtWiclpseAuftuatesecuitybeachccuedatthenflknavalStatilastmththatesultedithefatalshtifasailabadthedestyeMahan.ShckilythealleedshtewasaciviliatuckdivewhaiedaccessttheavalbaseusihisTasptatiWkeIdetificatiCedetialTWIC.Accditmediasuceshehadalsbeepeviuslycvictedfdupssessiadvlutaymaslauhte.Thisuftu-nateincidentunderscorestheoverallinefciencyoftheTWICpam.recetlyiCastguadheaisadcmmetstthefedealdcketPVAhasemphasizedthatTWICadtheppsedTWICeadesaeieffectiveadu-necessaryforU.S.-aggedpassengervesselsmanyofwhichaesmallcmpaies.IfacttheCastguadthuhitswisk-basedaalysisassetsthatpasseevesselsf1000passeesfeweaec-sideedtbelwiskadtheefetlikelytbeivlvediatasptatisecuityicidet.SadlyithenflknavalStatishtitheTWICwasusedfaccessctlithewdsitwasusedasaashpass.PVAhasconsistentlymain-taiedthatitisetielyiapppiatetuseTWICfaccessctl.IfactitiscleathattheMaieTasptatiSecuityActMTSAestablishedTWICasabackgroundvericationandidenticationdcumettasaaccessctlsystem.Uftuatelymayivemethavelstsihtfthismadateadaetakitheextastepfat-temptitfcetheusefTWICadTWICeadesabadpasseevessels.TWICeadesshuldttbeusedasaccessctlabadavesselwithiafacility.rathewebelievethatahihlevelfsecuitycabeachievedthuheffectivesecuitymeasuesthatimstcasesaealeadyiplace.Thuhiskassessmetsadvesselsecuityplaspasseevesselpeatshaveicpatedwide-aisecuitymeasuesthaticludephysicaladtechlicalelemetsaswellaspeatialpce-dues.Imptatlytheseplasesueaheihteedstatefawaeessthuhthemsteffectivesecuitymeasuethatcabedevisedaifmedadaletwkfce.PVAhasadditiallyctibutedtaeve-evlvisecuitycultueithepasseevesselidustythuhtheceatifitsCastguad-appvedAlteativeSecuityPamASP.Thepasseevesselidustyhashistical-lyembacedsecuityasaecessaycmpetfsafevesseladfacilityp-eatis.Sice911theidustyhasedubleditsefftstimplemetea-sableadeffectivesecuitytptectpasseesadcew.YetwehavetwaveediubeliefthatTWIChasdeliveedveylittleitemsfsecuitye-hacemetsfuidusty.AsyukwTWICeliefislyefquiteafeweulatyissuesthathavebeePVAseulatylistfpiities.ovethelastseveralmonthsPVAhasledmultiplecommentsonimptatissuesfaciPVAmembes.AccessBoardAccessibilityGuidelinesIfyuwillecallPVAhaswkedclselywiththeU.S.AccessBadfmayyeas.recetlyPVAsubmittedcmmetstheBadsulemakivesselcstuctiuideliesfaccessibilityfidividualswithdisabilities.IitscmmetsPVAaddessedtheissuesfalteatisapplicabilityftheuideliestfeyvesselsthataepemittedtcaybetwee100ad150passeesaccessibleutesbetweepasseedecksveticalaccessassistivelisteisystemsadpasseeuestmsvesselswithveihtaccmmdatis.MarineCasualtyReportingEaliethismthPVAadmembescmmetedtheCastguadsppsednVICMaieCasualtyrepti.AsyukwPVAhasbeead-vocatingforsignicantchangeinthisprogramandasaesultuedtheCastguadtimpveitsveallmaaemetfthecasualtyeptipcesstachieveconsistencyandbetterdenewhatisreport-able.CoastGuardPreemptionTheeissmetimescfusiabutthejuisdictiffedealstateadlcallawsieulatipasseevesselpeatisadmaythebusiessesfthatmatte.PVAecetlysubmittedcmmetsisupptftheCastguadsdetemiatithatfedealauthityshuldpeemptstateadlcallawsadtheebyestablishamecsistetatialsystemfitestatecmmeceaviablewates.GreatLakesandMississippiRiverInterbasinStudyGLMRISLastmthPVAsubmittedcmmetsttheU.S.letterfromtheexeCutIveDIreCtorCoNtINueDoNPage30