As explained, conditions of entry are intended “to protect the United States from vessels arriving from countries that have been found to have deficient anti-terrorism port measures in place.”
Beginning April 12, 2019, the conditions of entry will apply to any vessel that visited a port in the Republic of Seychelles in its last five port calls.
In April last year, the USCG found that ports in the Republic of Seychelles failed to maintain effective anti-terrorism measures and that the country’s designated authority’s oversight, access control measures, cargo control measures, and facility monitoring measures were all deficient.
