America's Waterway Watch

America's Waterway Watch (AWW) is a program of the United States Coast Guard and its Reserve and Auxiliary components to encourage members of the public to be on the alert for suspicious behavior by boaters.[1] As part of an effort to tighten security after the September 11 attacks of 2001, people involved in the maritime industry and recreational boating were encouraged by the Coast Guard to report suspicious activity to the National Response Center.[2] In 2005, Coast Guard Commandant Thomas H. Collins issued Commandant Instruction 16618.8, formalizing the program as America's Waterway Watch.[2]

Decal promoting America's Waterway Watch

Research conducted between 2010-2013 that compared marinas that had adopted AWW with marinas that did not found a decreased crime rate in adopting marinas.[3]

References
  1. America's Waterway Watch Archived 2010-12-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives Official site
  2. Commandant Instruction 16618.8, 2005-02-10. http://www.uscg.mil/directives/ci/16000-16999/CI_16618_8.pdf
  3. Ph.D, Daniel J. Benny (2016-02-12). Maritime Security: Protection of Marinas, Ports, Small Watercraft, Yachts, and Ships. CRC Press. ISBN 9781498777476.

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