---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 103.305"
title: "33"
number: "103.305"
heading: "Composition of an Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/103.305"
---

# §103.305. Composition of an Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee.

- (a) An AMS Committee will be composed of not less than seven members having an interest in the security of the area and who may be selected from—
  - (1) The Federal, Territorial, or Tribal government;
  - (2) The State government and political subdivisions thereof;
  - (3) Local public safety, crisis management and emergency response agencies;
  - (4) Law enforcement and security organizations;
  - (5) Maritime industry, including labor;
  - (6) Other port stakeholders having a special competence in maritime security; and
  - (7) **Port stakeholders affected by security practices and policies.**
- (b) At least seven of the members must each have 5 or more years of experience related to maritime or port security operations.
- (c) **Members appointed under this section serve for a term of not more than five years.** In appointing members, the FMSC should consider the skills required by [§ 103.410](/cfr/33/103.410.md) of this part. With the exception of credentialed Federal, state and local officials, all AMS Committee members shall have a name-based terrorist check from TSA, hold a TWIC, or have passed a comparable security threat assessment, if they need access to SSI as determined by the FMSC.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2003-14733, 68 FR 39290, July 1, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 60482, Oct. 22, 2003; USCG-2006-24196, 72 FR 3579, Jan. 25, 2007]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70102, 70103, 70104, 70112, 70116; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2003-14733, 68 FR 39290, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2003-14733, 68 FR 39290, July 1, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 60482, Oct. 22, 2003; USCG-2006-24196, 72 FR 3579, Jan. 25, 2007]