Crisis Management Exercise on Maritime Security in Trinidad and Tobago

On September 25-27, 2008, the Secretariat of CICTE conducted a Crisis Management Exercise (CME) on Maritime Security—the fourth of its kind—in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  The exercise was conducted under CICTE’s Port Security Assistance Partnership (PSAP) program, in conjunction with the Ministry of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago. The CME was implemented as a tabletop exercise, preceded by a one-day training on procedures of the International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code (ISPS) of the International Maritime Organization and the preparation of the tabletop.  PSAP partners Transport Canada and the U.S. Coast Guard provided technical expertise on design, development, and implementation of the tabletop exercise.  The main objective of the CME was to improve the coordination and cooperation between the various players who would be involved in a crisis situation and who share port security responsibilities at the strategic-political and tactical-operative decision levels.  Colombia and Peru contributed with auxiliary instructors to the CME, and Chile was invited as observer.  Other CME exercises are planned for 2009 and 2010.

For more information, contact the manager assigned to the program