---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 103.400"
title: "33"
number: "103.400"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/103.400"
---

# §103.400. General.

- (a) The Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee will ensure that a risk based AMS Assessment, is completed and meets the requirements specified in [§ 103.310](/cfr/33/103.310.md) of this part and [§ 101.510](/cfr/33/101.510.md) of this subchapter, incorporating the elements specified in [§ 103.405](/cfr/33/103.405.md) of this part.
- (b) AMS Assessments can be completed by the COTP, the AMS Committee, a Coast Guard Port Security Assessment team, or by another third party approved by the AMS Committee.
- (c) Upon completion of each AMS Assessment, a written report, which is designated sensitive security information, must be prepared consisting of:
  - (1) A summary of how the AMS Assessment was conducted;
  - (2) A description of each vulnerability and consequences found during the AMS Assessment; and
  - (3) A description of risk reduction strategies that could be used to ensure continued operation at an acceptable risk level.

## Notes

### 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.