VSO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WhenoididoitheoiInternationaloiShipoiandoiPortoiFacilityoi(ISPS)oiCodeoidooiintooieffect?oi-
oians--✔✔Julyoi1,oi2004
TheoiISPSoiappliesoitooicargooivesselsoi_____________.oi-oians--✔✔aboveoi500oiGT
WhooisetsoiSecurityoiLevels?oi-oians--✔✔nationaloigovernments
WhatoinewoisubchapteroiwasoicreatedoiwithinoiSOLASoitooireflectoitheoiISPSoiCode?oi-
oians--✔✔ChapteroiXI-2
WhenoididoiPresidentoiBushoisignoitheoiMaritimeoiTransportationoiSafetyoiActoiofoi2002?oi-
oians--✔✔Novoi25,oi2002
Whichoitugs/bargesoiareoisubjectoitooitheoiMTSAoi2002?oi-oians--
✔✔thoseoicarryingoicertainoidangerousoicargoes
TheoiISPSoiCodeoiandoitheoiMTSAoiareoiidenticaloitooioneoianother.oi-oians--✔✔False
AlloivesselsoisubjectoitooitheoiISPSoiCodeoimustoimaintainoiaoiShipoiSecurityoiPlanoi(SSP).oi
-oians--✔✔True
AoiShipoiSecurityoiPlanoicanoibeoidevelopedoiwithoutoiaoiShipoiSecurityoiAssessment.oi-
oians--✔✔False
OneoipersonoicanoibeoidesignatedoiSSOoiforoimoreoithanoioneoiship.oi-oians--✔✔False
Whooiisoiresponsibleoiforoidevelopment,oiimplementation,oirevision,oiandoimaintenanceoiof
oitheoifacilityoisecurityoiplan?oi-oians--✔✔FacilityoiSecurityoiOfficer
TheoiUSCGoirecommendsoiaoi5-
stepoiriskoimanagementoimethodologyoiforoiportoisecurity.oiWhatoiareoitheoi5oisteps?oi-
oians--
✔✔PotentialoiThreats,oiConsequenceoiAssessment,oiVulnerabilityoiAssessment,oiMitigati
on,oiImplementationoiMethods
UnderoiwhatoiCFRoireferenceoicanoitheoiMTSAoiregulationsoibeoifound?oi-oians--
✔✔33oiCFRoiChapteroiI
,UnderoiwhatoiSubpartoiisoiregulationsoiregardingoiMARSECoiLevelsoicontained?oi-oians--
✔✔SubpartoiB
TheoiVSOoimustoiensureoiSecurityoiDrillsoiareoicompletedoihowoioften?oi-oians--
✔✔Everyoi3oimonths
HowoilongoimustoitheoiVSOoimaintainoisecurityoirecordsoiforoiUSCGoiaudit/review?oi-oians--
✔✔2oiyears
Whatoirequirement/
soiareoineededoitooiattainoiUSCGoicertificationoiasoiaoiVesseloiSecurityoiOfficer?oi-oians--
✔✔Alloitheoiabove
CompleteoiUSCG-approvedoiVSOoicourse
Beoiatoileastoi18oiyearsoiold
SpeakoiandoiunderstandoiEnglish
WhatoivesseloiisoiexemptoifromoiMTSAoicompliance?oi-oians--✔✔NavaloiAircraftoiCarrier
DoSoistandsoiforoi-oians--✔✔DeclarationoiofoiSecurity
Whereoicanoitheoidutiesoiandoiresponsibilitiesoiofoivesseloipersonneloichargedoiwithoisecurit
yoidutiesoibeoifound?oi-oians--✔✔VesseloiSecurityoiPlan
Whatoi3oivariablesoipredominantlyoidetermineoitheoi"likelihood"oiofoianoiattack?oi-oians--
✔✔threat,oivulnerability,oiandoitargetoiattractiveness
WhatoidoesoitheoiacronymoiVISAToistandoifor?oi-oians--
✔✔VulnerabilityoiIdentificationoiSelf-AssessmentoiTool
33oiCFRoiPartoi104oiallowsoiaoisingleoiVesseloiSecurityoiPlanoibeoisubmittedoiforoimultipleoi
vessels.oi-oians--✔✔True
TheoiISPSoiCodeoiandoitheoiMTSAoiareoiidenticaloitooioneoianother.oi-oians--✔✔False
HowoimanyoistepsoiareoiincludedoiinoitheoiUSCGoirecommendedoiRiskoiAssessmentoimod
el?oi-oians--✔✔4
Whatoiareoitheoi2oicomponentsoiofoiphysicaloisecurityoithatoimustoibeoiassessedoiforoivesse
lsoiandoifacilities?oi-oians--
✔✔physicaloiobstaclesoitooidiscourageoiattacksoiandoisurveillance/notificationoisystems
, TheoiVesseloiSecurityoiAssessmentoimustoiincludeoi______________.oi-oians--
✔✔impactoiofoiwatch-keepingoidutiesoiandoiriskoiofoifatigueoionoipersonnel
EveryoivesseloimustoirequestoiapprovaloiofoiaoiVesseloiSecurityoiPlanoithroughoiwhatoiagen
cy?oi-oians--✔✔U.S.oiCoastoiGuardoiMarineoiSafetyoiCenter
TheoiSecurityoiAssessmentoiReportoiisoiconsideredoiSensitiveoiSecurityoiInformationoi(SSI
).oi-oians--✔✔True
InoiadditionoitooiVISAT,oiwhatoiotheroiriskoiassessmentoicomputer-
aidedoitooloiisoiavailableoitooivessel,oicompany,oiandoifacilityoisecurityoiofficers?oi-oians--
✔✔TSAoiMaritimeoiSelf-AssessmentoiRiskoiModuleoi(TMSARM)
Additionaloirequirementsoiforoicruiseoivesselsoiunderoi33oiCFRoi104.295oiincludeoi______
______.oi-oians--✔✔alloitheoiabove
IDoichecks
patrols
screening
Underoitheoiregulations,oiaoiVesseloiSecurityoiPlanoishouldoiincludeoimethodsoiofoirepelling
oiunauthorizedoiboarders.oi-oians--✔✔False
TheoiMTSAoirequiresoivesseloitooimaintainoicommunicationsoisystemsoiandoiproceduresoif
oroicommunicatingoiwithoi__________________.oi-oians--✔✔alloitheoiabove
vesseloisecurityoipersonnel
interfacingoiwithoifacilitiesoiandoiotheroivessels
nationaloioroilocaloiauthoritiesoiwithoisecurityoiresponsibilities
Biometricoireadersoiforoiidentificationoipurposesoiincludeoi_______________.oi-oians--
✔✔fingerprintoiscanners
Properoimethodsoiofoiidentifyingoipersonneloiasoihighoisecurityoiriskoiincludesoiethnicityoian
doireligiousoiaffiliation.oi-oians--✔✔False
Requiredoirecordsoimayoibeoimaintainedoielectronicallyoiasoilongoiasoitheyoiareoiprotectedoi
fromoiunauthorizedoiaccess.oi-oians--✔✔True
WhooimustoitheoiVesseloiSecurityoiPlanoiidentifyoibyoinameoioroipositionoiincludingoi24-
hroicontactoiinformation?oi-oians--
✔✔CompanyoiSecurityoiOfficeroiandoiVesseloiSecurityoiOfficer
WhenoididoitheoiInternationaloiShipoiandoiPortoiFacilityoi(ISPS)oiCodeoidooiintooieffect?oi-
oians--✔✔Julyoi1,oi2004
TheoiISPSoiappliesoitooicargooivesselsoi_____________.oi-oians--✔✔aboveoi500oiGT
WhooisetsoiSecurityoiLevels?oi-oians--✔✔nationaloigovernments
WhatoinewoisubchapteroiwasoicreatedoiwithinoiSOLASoitooireflectoitheoiISPSoiCode?oi-
oians--✔✔ChapteroiXI-2
WhenoididoiPresidentoiBushoisignoitheoiMaritimeoiTransportationoiSafetyoiActoiofoi2002?oi-
oians--✔✔Novoi25,oi2002
Whichoitugs/bargesoiareoisubjectoitooitheoiMTSAoi2002?oi-oians--
✔✔thoseoicarryingoicertainoidangerousoicargoes
TheoiISPSoiCodeoiandoitheoiMTSAoiareoiidenticaloitooioneoianother.oi-oians--✔✔False
AlloivesselsoisubjectoitooitheoiISPSoiCodeoimustoimaintainoiaoiShipoiSecurityoiPlanoi(SSP).oi
-oians--✔✔True
AoiShipoiSecurityoiPlanoicanoibeoidevelopedoiwithoutoiaoiShipoiSecurityoiAssessment.oi-
oians--✔✔False
OneoipersonoicanoibeoidesignatedoiSSOoiforoimoreoithanoioneoiship.oi-oians--✔✔False
Whooiisoiresponsibleoiforoidevelopment,oiimplementation,oirevision,oiandoimaintenanceoiof
oitheoifacilityoisecurityoiplan?oi-oians--✔✔FacilityoiSecurityoiOfficer
TheoiUSCGoirecommendsoiaoi5-
stepoiriskoimanagementoimethodologyoiforoiportoisecurity.oiWhatoiareoitheoi5oisteps?oi-
oians--
✔✔PotentialoiThreats,oiConsequenceoiAssessment,oiVulnerabilityoiAssessment,oiMitigati
on,oiImplementationoiMethods
UnderoiwhatoiCFRoireferenceoicanoitheoiMTSAoiregulationsoibeoifound?oi-oians--
✔✔33oiCFRoiChapteroiI
,UnderoiwhatoiSubpartoiisoiregulationsoiregardingoiMARSECoiLevelsoicontained?oi-oians--
✔✔SubpartoiB
TheoiVSOoimustoiensureoiSecurityoiDrillsoiareoicompletedoihowoioften?oi-oians--
✔✔Everyoi3oimonths
HowoilongoimustoitheoiVSOoimaintainoisecurityoirecordsoiforoiUSCGoiaudit/review?oi-oians--
✔✔2oiyears
Whatoirequirement/
soiareoineededoitooiattainoiUSCGoicertificationoiasoiaoiVesseloiSecurityoiOfficer?oi-oians--
✔✔Alloitheoiabove
CompleteoiUSCG-approvedoiVSOoicourse
Beoiatoileastoi18oiyearsoiold
SpeakoiandoiunderstandoiEnglish
WhatoivesseloiisoiexemptoifromoiMTSAoicompliance?oi-oians--✔✔NavaloiAircraftoiCarrier
DoSoistandsoiforoi-oians--✔✔DeclarationoiofoiSecurity
Whereoicanoitheoidutiesoiandoiresponsibilitiesoiofoivesseloipersonneloichargedoiwithoisecurit
yoidutiesoibeoifound?oi-oians--✔✔VesseloiSecurityoiPlan
Whatoi3oivariablesoipredominantlyoidetermineoitheoi"likelihood"oiofoianoiattack?oi-oians--
✔✔threat,oivulnerability,oiandoitargetoiattractiveness
WhatoidoesoitheoiacronymoiVISAToistandoifor?oi-oians--
✔✔VulnerabilityoiIdentificationoiSelf-AssessmentoiTool
33oiCFRoiPartoi104oiallowsoiaoisingleoiVesseloiSecurityoiPlanoibeoisubmittedoiforoimultipleoi
vessels.oi-oians--✔✔True
TheoiISPSoiCodeoiandoitheoiMTSAoiareoiidenticaloitooioneoianother.oi-oians--✔✔False
HowoimanyoistepsoiareoiincludedoiinoitheoiUSCGoirecommendedoiRiskoiAssessmentoimod
el?oi-oians--✔✔4
Whatoiareoitheoi2oicomponentsoiofoiphysicaloisecurityoithatoimustoibeoiassessedoiforoivesse
lsoiandoifacilities?oi-oians--
✔✔physicaloiobstaclesoitooidiscourageoiattacksoiandoisurveillance/notificationoisystems
, TheoiVesseloiSecurityoiAssessmentoimustoiincludeoi______________.oi-oians--
✔✔impactoiofoiwatch-keepingoidutiesoiandoiriskoiofoifatigueoionoipersonnel
EveryoivesseloimustoirequestoiapprovaloiofoiaoiVesseloiSecurityoiPlanoithroughoiwhatoiagen
cy?oi-oians--✔✔U.S.oiCoastoiGuardoiMarineoiSafetyoiCenter
TheoiSecurityoiAssessmentoiReportoiisoiconsideredoiSensitiveoiSecurityoiInformationoi(SSI
).oi-oians--✔✔True
InoiadditionoitooiVISAT,oiwhatoiotheroiriskoiassessmentoicomputer-
aidedoitooloiisoiavailableoitooivessel,oicompany,oiandoifacilityoisecurityoiofficers?oi-oians--
✔✔TSAoiMaritimeoiSelf-AssessmentoiRiskoiModuleoi(TMSARM)
Additionaloirequirementsoiforoicruiseoivesselsoiunderoi33oiCFRoi104.295oiincludeoi______
______.oi-oians--✔✔alloitheoiabove
IDoichecks
patrols
screening
Underoitheoiregulations,oiaoiVesseloiSecurityoiPlanoishouldoiincludeoimethodsoiofoirepelling
oiunauthorizedoiboarders.oi-oians--✔✔False
TheoiMTSAoirequiresoivesseloitooimaintainoicommunicationsoisystemsoiandoiproceduresoif
oroicommunicatingoiwithoi__________________.oi-oians--✔✔alloitheoiabove
vesseloisecurityoipersonnel
interfacingoiwithoifacilitiesoiandoiotheroivessels
nationaloioroilocaloiauthoritiesoiwithoisecurityoiresponsibilities
Biometricoireadersoiforoiidentificationoipurposesoiincludeoi_______________.oi-oians--
✔✔fingerprintoiscanners
Properoimethodsoiofoiidentifyingoipersonneloiasoihighoisecurityoiriskoiincludesoiethnicityoian
doireligiousoiaffiliation.oi-oians--✔✔False
Requiredoirecordsoimayoibeoimaintainedoielectronicallyoiasoilongoiasoitheyoiareoiprotectedoi
fromoiunauthorizedoiaccess.oi-oians--✔✔True
WhooimustoitheoiVesseloiSecurityoiPlanoiidentifyoibyoinameoioroipositionoiincludingoi24-
hroicontactoiinformation?oi-oians--
✔✔CompanyoiSecurityoiOfficeroiandoiVesseloiSecurityoiOfficer