§101.555. Recurring Unescorted Access for Risk Group A vessels and facilities.
33 C.F.R. § 101.555
This section describes how designated TWIC-holders may access certain secure areas on Risk Group A vessels and facilities on a continual and repeated basis without undergoing repeated electronic TWIC inspections.
An individual may enter a secure area on a vessel or facility without undergoing an electronic TWIC inspection under the following conditions:
Access is through a Designated Recurring Access Area (DRAA), designated under an approved Vessel, Facility, or Joint Vessel-Facility Security Plan.
The entire DRAA is continuously monitored by security personnel at the access points to secure areas used by personnel seeking Recurring Unescorted Access.
The individual possesses a valid TWIC.
The individual has passed an electronic TWIC inspection within each shift and in the presence of the on-scene security personnel.
The individual passes an additional electronic TWIC inspection prior to being granted unescorted access to a secure area if he or she enters an unsecured area outside the DRAA and then returns.
The following requirements apply to a DRAA—
It must consist of an unsecured area where personnel will be moving into an adjacent secure area repeatedly.
The entire DRAA must be visible to security personnel.
During operation as a DRAA, there must be security personnel present at all times.
An area may operate as a DRAA at certain times, and during other times, access to secure areas may be obtained through the procedures in § 101.535.
Personnel may enter the secure areas adjacent to a DRAA at any time using the procedures in § 101.535.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[USCG-2007-28915, 81 FR 57710, Aug. 23, 2016]
Authority
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70101-70104 and 70124; Executive Order 12656, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 585; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.
Source
Source: USCG-2003-14792, 68 FR 39278, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[USCG-2007-28915, 81 FR 57710, Aug. 23, 2016]