port of Savannah, GA

1. U.S. COAST GUARD
MARINE SAFETY UNIT SAVANNAH

2. Waterfront Facilities
• There are 27 regulated waterfront facilities within our Area of
Responsibility (AOR).
• There are also 11 regulated bulk liquid Mobile facilities within the
AOR.
• 26 of which are regulated under the Maritime Transportation
Security Act (MTSA).
• SAFE Port Act: 1 of 5 units nationwide with 100% compliance.

3. Authorities
Military Title
• Commanding Officer
Federal Titles
• Captain of the Port (COTP) – enforces port safety and security
and marine environmental protection regulations.
• Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) – performs
inspections of U.S. vessels to determine that they comply with
the applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC) – USCG official designated
to coordinate and direct responses for oil spills and hazardous
substance incidents.
• Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) – coordinates all
response efforts in the case of a transportation security incident
in the area of responsibility.

4. MSU Savannah Area of
Responsibility
• Ports of Savannah and
Brunswick
• 1800 miles of shoreline
that includes all waters
of the Savannah River
• 116 miles of coastline
• All navigable waters in
Georgia north of King’s
Bay, Georgia

5. 11 U.S. Coast Guard Missions
(S) • Ports, Waterways, and Coastal
Security (PWCS)
(S) • Drug Interdiction
(S) • Aids to Navigation (ATON)
(S) • Search and Rescue (SAR)
(S) • Living Marine Resources (LMR)
(S) • Marine Safety
(S) • Defense Readiness
(S) • Migrant Interdiction
(S) • Marine Environmental Protection
(MEP)
• Ice Operations
(S) • Other Law Enforcement

6. MSU Savannah Activity Levels
• Commercial activity
– Commercial vessel arrivals: 3,600+
– Containers handled: 2.6 million
– Regulated facilities: 27
– Military outload support: Deployment & Redeployments
– LNG Arrivals: 55-60
• MSU Savannah activity
– Vessel security boardings: 111
– Facility safety and security inspections: 119
– Port State Control safety and security inspections: 864
– Incident management cases: 68
– Marine casualty investigations: 7
– Container inspections 1300

7. And we do all of that with…
• Coast Guard wide:
Nearly 90,000 personnel
Enlisted - 35,647
Officers - 8,051
Reserve - 10,787
Civilian - 7,396
Auxiliary - 28,000
• At MSU Savannah:
Active Duty - 55
Reservists - 62
Civilians - 6
4 Auxiliary Flotillas with over
220 members

8. Critical Partnerships
• Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI)
• Local Law Enforcement
• Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC)
• Vessel and Facility Operators
• Savannah Maritime Association (SMA)
• Local Environmental Protection Committee
(LEPC)
• Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
• Georgia Environmental Protection Department
(GA EPD)

9. MICO TODAY
Maritime Interagency
Center of Operations
• Participants: CG, CBP, DOJ, ICE,
FBI, GBI, NCIS, SCMPD, DNR
• Modeled after project SEAHAWK
in Charleston, SC
• Began in October 2007
• Twice-weekly resource and
intelligence sharing
• Conducts foreign vessel threat
assessments

10. Semper Paratus