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MARITIME SECURITY

ANTI-PIRACY TRAINING, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS, and VESSEL SECURITY

COTI provides anti-piracy training, vulnerability assessments, ship hardening, and on-board security teams to Corporate and Government Clients.

From oil companies operating in Nigeria to Merchant Vessels in the Gulf of Aden, our clients benefit from training by former US Naval Special Warfare, Intelligence, and Marine Corps Special Operations personnel. Courses offered provide Company and Vessel Security Officers with cost-effective, realistic anti-piracy solutions. Our vulnerability assessements have been approved by the United States Coast Guard and satisy MARSEC Directive 104-6.



COTI also provides deployable armed security teams to high-risk vessels. Maritime security teams act as the first responders to impending threats, communicating with the bridge, mustering the crew, and effectively repelling an attack while your crew remains out of harm's way.

COMPANY NEWS / PAST PERFORMANCE:

July 2009 - COTI is selected to conduct vulnerability assessment and crew training to the Military Sea Lift Command vessel American Tern in Norfolk, VA.

June 2009 - COTI performs counter-terrorism training and security assessments to client merchant ships operating in the Arabian Gulf.

April 2009 - COTI is selected by APL Maritime, LTD to provide Risk Assessments, Anti-Piracy training, and vessel hardening to their US Flagged Fleet bound for the Gulf of Aden region. Contract is ongoing.

March 2009 - COTI is selected by C&C Technologies to perform vulnerability assessments and crew anti-piracy training to vessel and crew operating in the Gulf of Guinea.

2008 - COTI is awarded a contract to provide Anti-Terrorism / Force Protection Training to the United States Coast Guard, International Training Division at Yorktown, VA. Training included surveillance and counter-surveillance techniques, terrorist methods and operations, hand-to-hand combat, and mission planning.

WHAT WE PROVIDE:

• Live, Hands-on, Practical Counter-Terrorism, Anti-Piracy, and Tactical Waterborne Training for the Navy, Coast Guard, Ports, and Commercial Vessels.
• Deployable ship and port security teams from the Naval Special Warfare Community.
• Site Surveys and Vulnerability Assessments to Ports, Ships, and Critical Infrastructures.
• Underwater Pier and Hull Inspections using real-time 3D Sonar
• Combat Dive Team training
• Harbor Surveillance
• Red Cell scenarios

OUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Former Naval Intelligence Officers - Developed and implemented numerous exercises for the U.S. Navy and Merchant Vessels. Knowledge of Terrorist Operations and Pirate threats.
• Former Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Operatives - Highly proficient at analyzing and providing all levels of Port and Ship Security measures including vessel boarding deterents and countermeasures.
• Former Navy EOD technicians for mine and mine counter-measure training.
• Thorough understanding of USCG Maritime Security Regulations.
• Thorough understanding of IMO International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, and Code of Practice for the Investigation of the Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships.
• TWIC Personnel.
• US Citizenship.

TRAINING FACILITY:

COTI has performed Maritime Security Operations and Training to vessels worldwide. Our US-based training facility in St. Petersburg, Florida shares a marina with the US Coast Guard Station and the University of South Florida, College of Ocean Science. Our facility can accommodate up to 25 students and allows for classroom, shipboard, and waterborne training to be conducted year round.