Maritime Security Colleagues,

You may have heard that the TWIC Final Rule implementation date may be delayed as the Coast Guard considers reopening the rule for further comment. This news comes from a report of a recent meeting between the Coast Guard, congressional representatives, and industry. We made inquires to clarify this report. The verdict is still out on its accuracy. We’ll keep looking for an official Coast Guard statement on this and will pass it to you as soon as we receive it.

In the meantime, how does this impact you? If you’re a Risk Group A facility, you can continue your planning toward impleneting electronic TWIC readers. We still advise you to wait on purchasing any electronic TWIC readers or integrated Physical Access Control System pending more specific Coast Guard guidance.