Deliverables
The PMSWG will produce ten deliverables that will be integrated into the curriculum at each of the six colleges. Information Sharing: The PMSWG has established this web site to post its materials.
Deliverable One: An initial report will be produced on all courses taught, faculty involved, and curriculum used in port and maritime security in each of the six state academies, for cadets, graduate students and professionals taking continuing education. This report will represent a base line snap shot of the state of port and maritime curriculum being used to train the vast majority of mariners in the United States in the 2005-2006 academic years. It will be repeated at the end this academic year to document improvements made in curriculum for port and maritime security. (N.Y.)Nov 15-30 schedule.
Deliverable Two: A collaborative working paper will be produced on the current status of regulations and organizations relating to port and maritime security education. This working paper will be updated on a semi-annual basis to assure that PMSWG participants, cadets, and students at each of the schools are aware of the most current relevant information that shape the port and maritime security education environment. (Maine)
Deliverable Three: A Master glossary of terms and abbreviations relevant to port, maritime, and homeland security education will be produced and updated on a collective basis. While FEMA and other organizations, such as NYC Office of Emergency Management, have produced glossaries that cover many elements of the homeland security field, to our knowledge none has been produced that captures both the maritime and homeland security worlds. (Texas)
Deliverable Four: One page net assessment memos will be produced for each monthly video and voice conference calls among participating faculty at each of the six academies. These
Conferences will be devoted to three tasks. The first will be to discuss state of the art research in the port and maritime security field. The second will be to share information and coordinate curriculum development among the six schools. The third will be to discuss ways to incorporate improve maritime security with seem-less, just in-time transportation. (N.Y.)
Deliverable Five: Annual characterization of threat relevant to domestic port and maritime security in the U.S. It’s the assumption of the PMSWG that the maritime threat environment will change. We believe it is essential that faculty and students be able to monitor the changing threat environment in a time efficient manner. The PMSWG will form a threat working group to keep the whole group updated and will develop materials that can be introduced into the classroom. (California)
Deliverable Six: Semi-annual assessments of next generation technology for port and maritime security with an emphasis on how this technology should be incorporated into the classroom or demonstrated on annual training cruises. The goal of this deliverable will be to facilitate the implementation of new technology into port and maritime security operations by new cadets as they enter the field. The PMSWG wan employers throughout the industry to know that new graduates are familiar with the contributions technology can offer in the security area.
(N.Y. + Maine)
Deliverable Seven: Semi-annual assessments of lessons learned from real world events and from port and maritime security exercises conducted either with individual USCG Area Maritime Security Committees (AMSC) or conducted by TSA’s multi-year table-top exercise program. The emphasis will be how lessons should be incorporated into teaching curriculum. (Great Lakes)
Deliverable Eight: Semi-annual reports based on regular meetings at each college with private sector entities to gage their assessment of the utility of port and maritime security training. We believe it important for industry to be able to make a systematic contribution to improvement of port and maritime education. (Maine)
Deliverable Nine: An annual gap analysis will be produced by the PMSWG and incorporated into curriculum so students will develop an ability to think critically about the ever-present gaps between existing operational capabilities, realistic threat potential, and the need to ensure cargo moves effectively.(N.Y. + Calif.)
Deliverable Ten: An annual report based on graduating student’s assessment of the curriculum related to port and maritime security based on a synthesis of individual reports to be completed by each campus.(Mass + N.Y.)
