Section 104.220 - Company or vessel personnel with security dutiesCompany and vessel personnel responsible for security duties must maintain a TWIC, and must have knowledge, through training or equivalent job experience, in the following, as appropriate:
(a) Knowledge of current security threats and patterns;(b) Recognition and detection of dangerous substances and devices;(c) Recognition of characteristics and behavioral patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security;(d) Techniques used to circumvent security measures;(e) Crowd management and control techniques;(f) Security related communications;(g) Knowledge of emergency procedures and contingency plans;(h) Operation of security equipment and systems;(i) Testing and calibration of security equipment and systems, and their maintenance while at sea;(j) Inspection, control, and monitoring techniques;(k) Relevant provisions of the Vessel Security Plan (VSP);(l) Methods of physical screening of persons, personal effects, baggage, cargo, and vessel stores; and(m) The meaning and the consequential requirements of the different Maritime Security (MARSEC) Levels.(n) Relevant aspects of the TWIC program and how to carry them out.USCG-2003-14749, 68 FR 39302 , July 1, 2003, as amended by USCG-2006-24196, 72 FR 3580 , Jan. 25, 2007