---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 106.200"
title: "33"
number: "106.200"
heading: "Owner or operator."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/106.200"
---

# §106.200. Owner or operator.

- (a) Each OCS facility owner or operator must ensure that the OCS facility operates in compliance with the requirements of this part.
- (b) **For each OCS facility, the OCS facility owner or operator must—**
  - (1) Define the security organizational structure for each OCS facility and provide each person exercising security duties or responsibilities within that structure the support needed to fulfill those obligations;
  - (2) Designate in writing, by name or title, a Company Security Officer (CSO) and a Facility Security Officer (FSO) for each OCS facility and identify how those officers can be contacted at any time;
  - (3) Ensure that a Facility Security Assessment (FSA) is conducted;
  - (4) Ensure the development and submission for approval of a Facility Security Plan (FSP);
  - (5) Ensure that the OCS facility operates in compliance with the approved FSP;
  - (6) **Ensure that the TWIC Program is properly implemented as set forth in this subchapter, including—**
    - (i) Ensuring that only individuals who hold a TWIC and are authorized to be in the secure area are permitted to escort; and
    - (ii) Identifying what action is to be taken by an escort, or other authorized individual, should individuals under escort engage in activities other than those for which escorted access was granted.
  - (7) Ensure that adequate coordination of security issues takes place between OCS facilities and vessels, including the execution of a Declaration of Security (DoS) as required by this part;
  - (8) Ensure, within 12 hours of notification of an increase in MARSEC level, implementation of the additional security measures required by the FSP for the new MARSEC level;
  - (9) Ensure all breaches of security and security incidents are reported in accordance with the requirements in [part 101](/cfr/33/part101.md) of this subchapter;
  - (10) Ensure consistency between security requirements and safety requirements;
  - (11) Inform OCS facility personnel of their responsibility to apply for and maintain a TWIC, including the deadlines and methods for such applications, and of their obligation to inform TSA of any event that would render them ineligible for a TWIC, or which would invalidate their existing TWIC;
  - (12) Ensure that protocols consistent with [§ 101.550](/cfr/33/101.550.md) of this subchapter, for dealing with individuals requiring access who report a lost, damaged, or stolen TWIC, or who have applied for and not yet received a TWIC, are in place; and
  - (13) If applicable, ensure that protocols consistent with [§ 106.262](/cfr/33/106.262.md) of this part, for dealing with newly hired employees who have applied for and not yet received a TWIC, are in place.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2003-14759, 68 FR 39345, July 1, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 60558, Oct. 22, 2003; USCG-2006-24196, 72 FR 3585, Jan. 25, 2007; USCG-2007-28915, 81 FR 57713, Aug. 23, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70051, 70116, Chapter 701; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

### Source

Source: USCG-2003-14759, 68 FR 39345, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2003-14759, 68 FR 39345, July 1, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 60558, Oct. 22, 2003; USCG-2006-24196, 72 FR 3585, Jan. 25, 2007; USCG-2007-28915, 81 FR 57713, Aug. 23, 2016]