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On January 13, 2009, the Transportation Safety
Administration Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
program was implemented at the Port of New Orleans. All individuals
desiring access to a tenant operated maritime facility are required to
have a TWIC in their possession, or be under the escort of an approved
Port of New Orleans TWIC holder. Approved escorts must comply with
the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA). Persons needing to
enter non maritime facilities within the Port of New Orleans are not
required to have a TWIC in their possession, but are required to have
valid picture identification on their person. For individuals, not in
possession of a TWIC, needing to transport cargo into or out of a tenant
operated facility please refer to the link at the bottom of this page
labeled 'TWIC Escorting Procedures...' for specific information.
Neither the Port of New Orleans nor its lease
holding tenants recognize or accept third party trained TWIC escorting
companies. Port of New Orleans escort authority is only considered
valid when the individual doing the escorting is working directly on the
behalf of the Port of New Orleans or one of its tenant lease holders.
Once the individual(s) or company have completed their transactions with
the Port, and or its lease holders their authority to escort non TWIC
holding individuals onto the Port is suspended.
In order to be approved as a Port of New Orleans
TWIC Escort, the individual must be employed in one of the below listed
work areas:
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Tenants leasing space within
restricted areas
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Licensed Steamship agents
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Licensed Transportation services
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Regulated
public utilities
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Port
Chaplains
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Port of New Orleans Employees
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Port
of New Orleans Consultants/Sub-Contractors
The Port of New Orleans offers TWIC escort training for qualified
individuals via the Harbor Police Department. The training class teaches
its participants the specific security awareness fundamentals and
responsibilities of being a Port of New Orleans TWIC escort. The
duration of the training class is approximately one hour and fifteen
minutes. TWIC escort training classes are scheduled on an as needed
basis.
Qualified individuals desiring to attend a escort
training class should contact Port of New Orleans Facility Security
Officer, Lt. Michael Sawyer at (504) 891-7585 ext. 2108, email
sawyer@portno.com or the assistant Facility Security Officer, Lt.
Byron Tumblin at (504) 891-7585 ext 2109, email
tumblinb@portno.com For information on obtaining a TWIC credential
please go the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) website at
http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/twic/index.shtm The Port of
New Orleans cannot assist individuals in resolving TWIC credentialing
issues.
TWIC Related Documents and Forms:
WIC Escort Application
TWIC Escorting
Procedures- Uptown Facilities
TWIC Escorting
Procedures- Downtown Facilities
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