---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 105.505"
title: "33"
number: "105.505"
heading: "Terminal Screening Program (TSP)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/105.505"
---

# §105.505. Terminal Screening Program (TSP).

- (a) **General requirements.** The owner or operator of a cruise ship terminal must ensure a TSP is developed, added to the Facility Security Plan (FSP), and implemented. The TSP must—
  - (1) Document all procedures that are employed to ensure all persons, baggage, and personal effects are screened at the cruise ship terminal prior to being allowed into a cruise ship terminal's secure areas or onto a cruise ship;
  - (2) Be written in English; and
  - (3) **Be approved by the Coast Guard as part of the FSP in accordance with subpart D of this part.**
- (b) **Availability.** Each cruise ship terminal Facility Security Officer (FSO) must—
  - (1) Maintain the TSP in the same or similar location as the FSP as described in [§ 105.400(d)](/cfr/33/105.400.md?p=d);
  - (2) Have an accessible, complete copy of the TSP at the cruise ship terminal;
  - (3) Have a copy of the TSP available for inspection upon request by the Coast Guard;
  - (4) Maintain the TSP as sensitive security information (SSI) and protect it in accordance with [49 CFR part 1520](/cfr/49/part1520.md); and
  - (5) **Make a copy of the current Prohibited Items List (PIL) publicly available.** The PIL and copies thereof are not SSI.
- (c) **Content.** The TSP must include—
  - (1) **A line diagram of the cruise ship terminal including—**
    - (i) The physical boundaries of the terminal;
    - (ii) The location(s) where all persons intending to board a cruise ship, and all personal effects and baggage, are screened; and
    - (iii) The point(s) in the terminal beyond which no unscreened person may pass.
  - (2) The responsibilities of the owner or operator regarding the screening of persons, baggage, and personal effects;
  - (3) The procedure to obtain and maintain the PIL;
  - (4) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of [§ 105.530](/cfr/33/105.530.md) regarding qualifications of screeners;
  - (5) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of [§ 105.535](/cfr/33/105.535.md) regarding training of screeners;
  - (6) The number of screeners needed at each location to ensure adequate screening;
  - (7) A description of the equipment used to comply with the requirements of [§ 105.525](/cfr/33/105.525.md) regarding the screening of individuals, their personal effects, and baggage, including screening at increased Maritime Security (MARSEC) levels, and the procedures for use of that equipment;
  - (8) The operation, calibration, and maintenance of any and all screening equipment used in accordance with [§ 105.545](/cfr/33/105.545.md);
  - (9) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of [§ 105.550](/cfr/33/105.550.md) regarding the use of alternative screening methods and/or equipment, including procedures for passengers and crew with disabilities or medical conditions precluding certain screening methods; and
  - (10) **The procedures used when prohibited items are detected.**
- (d) As a part of the FSP, the requirements in §§ [105.410](/cfr/33/105.410.md) and [105.415](/cfr/33/105.415.md) governing submission, approval, amendment, and audit of a TSP apply.

## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-23846, 83 FR 12102, Mar. 19, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70103, 70116; sec. 811, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905 (46 U.S.C. 70103 note); 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-2003-14732, 68 FR 39322, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted.