33 CFR § 104.280 - Security measures for delivery of vessel stores and bunkers.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s104.280"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 104.280 - Security measures for delivery of vessel stores and bunkers."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "104.280"
section_name: "Security measures for delivery of vessel stores and bunkers."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MARITIME SECURITY"
part_number: "104"
part_name: "MARITIME SECURITY: VESSELS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 70051, 70116, Chapter 701; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3."
regulatory_source: "USCG-2003-14749, 68 FR 39302, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "104"
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# 104.280 Security measures for delivery of vessel stores and bunkers.
(a) *General.* The vessel owner or operator must ensure that security measures relating to the delivery of vessel stores and bunkers are implemented to:
(1) Check vessel stores for package integrity;
(2) Prevent vessel stores from being accepted without inspection;
(3) Deter tampering; and
(4) Prevent vessel stores and bunkers from being accepted unless ordered. For vessels that routinely use a facility, a vessel owner or operator may establish and implement standing arrangements between the vessel, its suppliers, and a facility regarding notification and the timing of deliveries and their documentation.
(b) *Maritime Security (MARSEC) Level 1.* At MARSEC Level 1, the vessel owner or operator must ensure the implementation of measures to:
(1) Check vessel stores before being accepted;
(2) Check that vessel stores and bunkers match the order prior to being brought on board or being bunkered; and
(3) Ensure that vessel stores are controlled or immediately and securely stowed following delivery.
(c) *MARSEC Level 2.* In addition to the security measures required for MARSEC Level 1 in this section, at MARSEC Level 2, the vessel owner or operator must also ensure the implementation of additional security measures, as specified for MARSEC Level 2 in the approved Vessel Security Plan (VSP). These additional security measures may include:
(1) Intensifying inspection of the vessel stores during delivery; or
(2) Checking vessel stores prior to receiving them on board.
(d) *MARSEC Level 3.* In addition to the security measures for MARSEC Level 1 and MARSEC Level 2, at MARSEC Level 3, the vessel owner or operator must ensure the implementation of additional security measures, as specified for MARSEC Level 3 in the approved VSP. These additional security measures may include:
(1) Checking all vessel stores more extensively;
(2) Restricting or suspending delivery of vessel stores and bunkers; or
(3) Refusing to accept vessel stores on board.