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

Appendix C – Glossary
High Capacity
Passenger Vessel
(HCPV)
High Value Unit
(HVU)
Marine Safety
Detachment
Marine Safety
Unit (MSU)
Maritime
Security
Response Team
(MSRT)
Maritime
Critical
Infrastructure/
Key Resource
(MCI/KR)
A vessel that carries a high number of passengers.
USN/NATO aircraft carriers, submarines, and Military Sealift Command
(MSC) Sealift/Pre positioned (PREPO) vessels carrying ammunition or
other military essential cargo in support of actual combat operations.
A geographical remote subordinate detachment under the Sector which
performs the marine safety mission.
A large subordinate unit under the Sector which performs the marine
safety mission.
A unit that is trained to be a first responder to potential terrorist
situations; deny terrorist acts; perform non-compliant security actions;
perform tactical facility entry and enforcement; participate in port level
Counter-Terrorism exercises and educate other forces on Coast Guard
Counter-Terrorism procedures.
Facilities, structures, systems, assets, or services so vital to the port and
its economy that their disruption, incapacity, or destruction would have a
debilitating impact on defense, security, the environment, long-term
economic prosperity, public health, or safety of the port.
Maritime Force A Coast Guard shore facility with an OPFAC, Command Cadre, and
Protection Unit permanently assigned duty-standers, unit boat allowance, and equipment,
(MFPU) which reports to the District.
Maritime Safety
Security Team
(MSST)
A Coast Guard shore facility with an OPFAC, Command Cadre, and
permanently assigned duty standers, unit boat allowance, and equipment,
which reports to the DOG.
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