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C-TPAT Ocean Carrier Profile Questionnaire

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FEIN/tax number:		SCAC Code:
Company Name:		Years in Business:
Address:		# of employees:
City, State & ZIP		Type of Carrier:
Country:
Contact Name:		Your C-TPAT status:	Certified*
Contact Phone:			Accepted by CBP*
Contact Mobile:			Applied for recently*
Contact Fax:			No plans for C-TPAT
Contact E-Mail:		Non, but please contact me about C-TPAT

Security Programs:	Does your company participate in any of the below mentioned Customs Industry Partnership Programs or is signatory to any other cargo security programs (Please check mark item(s) applicable below):

	Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism?
	Carrier Initiative Program?
	Super Carrier Initiative Program?
	Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition?
	Free and Secure Trade?
	Member of the National Cargo Security Council ?
	Other, please describe:

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If your company already is, or is in the process of becoming C-TPAT certified, please e-mail a copy of your initial C-TPAT Agreement-, Acceptance letter or your C-TPAT Certificate to ctpat@scansurity.com. You don't need to continue this questionnaire, but click here to submit the above information.



Does your company have any policy or procedure established related to the following?

Please check mark any item, which is applicable to your company:

Conveyance:	Vessel integrity should be maintained to protect against the introduction of unauthorized personnel and material. Conveyance security procedures should include the physical search of all readily accessible areas, security all internal/external compartments and panels, and reporting cases in which unmainfested materials, or signs of tampering, are discovered. Does your company have and/or utilize:
	CBP approved cargo seals on all cargo holds, storage compartments, etc.?
	Verification- procedures and/or systems for Container cargo seals?
	Physical search procedures in place for the Vessel?
	Crew color photo IDs and uniforms/T-Shirts
	Warning signs?
	Special security search devices (In affirmative, please elaborate below)?
	Other, please describe:

Access Control:	Unauthorized access to the vessel should be prohibited. Controls should include the positive identification of all crew, visitors and vendors as well as procedures for challenging unauthorized/unidentified persons. Does your company have and/or utilize:
	Visitor/Vendor Log book or verification system in place?
	Crew/employee procedures in place for challenging unknown persons?
	Privately owned vehicles not allowed on dock next to vessel?
	Other, please describe:

Procedural Security:	Procedures should be in place to protect against unmanifested material being introduced aboard the aircraft. Does your company have and/or utilize:
	Advance list of crew and cargo.
	Inspection of all empty containers prior to lading onboard the vessel?
	Recording of all container and seal numbers loaded onboard?
	Overage and shortage procedures in place?
	Reporting procedures for suspected illegal activities?
	Verification that cargois properly marked, weighed, counted and stowed?
	Other, please describe:

Manifest Procedures:	The airline should ensure that manifests are complete, legible, accurate, and submitted in a timely manner to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Does your company have and/or utilize:
	Manifest review prior to submission to CBP?
	Does your manifest system accept EDI manifests from 3rd parties?
	Does your service call other port in the Americas apart from U.S. ports?
	Does your service call ports within 24 hours steaming from first U.S. Port?
	Other, please describe:

Personnel Security:	An airline should conduct employment screening, back ground check and interviewing of prospective employees, prior to employment. Does your company have and/or utilize:
	Crew/Employment Application?
	Interviewing procedures?
	Reference checks?
	Criminal history checks?
	Drug Screening and ongoing random drug testing of all employees?
	Fingerprinting?
	Credit reference?
	Other, please describe:

Training & Education:	A security awareness program should be provided to all crew/employees including, but not limited to: Recognizing internal conspiracies, maintain cargo integrity, and determining and addressing unauthorized access. These programs should encourage active employment participation in security controls preferably supported with an incentive program. Does your company have and/or utilize:
	Awareness program?
	Security seminars for crew, employees on continuous basis?
	Incentive program (In affirmative, please describe below)?
	Security training of all new crew/employees?
	Other, please describe:

Physical Security:	Carrier's buildings, warehouses, and on/off port- or container- yard facilities should be constructed of materials that deter unlawful entry and protect against outside intrusion. Physical security should include adequate locking devices for external and internal doors, windows, gates and fences. Perimeter fencing should also be provided when appropriate, as well as adequate lighting inside and outside the facility; including parking areas. There should also be segregation and marking of international, domestic, high-value, and dangerous goods cargo within the warehouse by means of a safe, cage, or otherwise fenced-in area. Does your company have and/or utilize:
	Adequate locking devices for doors, window, gates and fences?
	Adequate lighting around the vessels while in port and cargo loading facility?
	Segregation of international, domestic, high-value and dangerous goods cargo within the facility by means of a safe cargo or other fenced areas?
	Dedicated Security personnel on board of the vessels?
	Other, please describe:

By submitting this questionnaire, I hereby certify that the information given by me in completing this questionnaire is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Should significant changes occur in our program, we will provide our supply chain partner notification in writing of these changes.

We thank you for assisting your supply chain partner in his efforts to become a C-TPAT Certified company. Please click here to submit your security questionnaire