comdtinst m16114.32c - U.S. Coast Guard

Part 2 – Operations and Missions
Chapter 5 – Mission Types
G.4. Awareness,
Surveillance, and
Tracking
The purpose of awareness, surveillance and tracking is to ensure real
time knowledge of location and movements of all High Interest Vessels
(HIVs), High Value Units (HVUs), Certain Dangerous Cargos (CDC)
vessels and High Capacity Passenger Vessels (HCPVs). An objective is
that no vessel 300 GT or greater shall enter port without USCG
knowledge and authorization.
Situational awareness includes status of friendly vessels, HIVs, HVUs,
CDC vessels, facilities, and HCPVs. Sustain situational awareness
through a combination of fixed sensors, surface and aerial surveillance of
ports, offshore approaches, and coastal areas, as well as shoreside patrols
at waterfront facilities. The use of technologies that will allow all
weather and all illumination identification, classification, tracking, etc. is
essential and should be used when available and possible to maximize
situational awareness/MDA.
G.5. Fixed
Security Zone
Protection
The purpose of fixed security zone protection is to either (a) protect
people and prevent damage or injury to vessels or waterfront facilities; or
(b) prevent or respond to an act of terrorism.
Fixed security zones are primarily aimed at providing protection against
surface attacks. However, assets enforcing fixed security zones will
maintain awareness of airborne, shoreside, and underwater threats and
will, if circumstances and capabilities permit, take defensive/
enforcement action, as appropriate.
G.6. Vessel
Escorts
The purpose of vessel escorts is to protect the vessel under escort, as well
as key port areas through which they transit, from the effects of a
successful external attack and/or the potential release of CDCs.
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