Company and vessel personnel responsible for security duties must maintain a TWIC, and must have knowledge, through training or equivalent job experience, in the following, as appropriate:

1. (a) Knowledge of current security threats and patterns;
2. (b) Recognition and detection of dangerous substances and devices;
3. (c) Recognition of characteristics and behavioral patterns of persons who are likely to threaten security;
4. (d) Techniques used to circumvent security measures;
5. (e) Crowd management and control techniques;
6. (f) Security related communications;
7. (g) Knowledge of emergency procedures and contingency plans;
8. (h) Operation of security equipment and systems;
9. (i) Testing and calibration of security equipment and systems, and their maintenance while at sea;
10. (j) Inspection, control, and monitoring techniques;
11. (k) Relevant provisions of the Vessel Security Plan (VSP);
12. (l) Methods of physical screening of persons, personal effects, baggage, cargo, and vessel stores; and
13. (m) The meaning and the consequential requirements of the different Maritime Security (MARSEC) Levels.
14. (n) Relevant aspects of the TWIC program and how to carry them out.

[USCG-2003-14749, 68 FR 39302, July 1, 2003, as amended by USCG-2006-24196, 72 FR 3580, Jan. 25, 2007]