{"product_id":"9781498706605","title":"Maritime Security: Protection of Marinas, Ports, Small Watercraft, Yachts, and Ships","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a time when threats against the maritime community have never been greater, \u003cb\u003eMaritime Security: Protection of Marinas, Ports, Small Watercraft, Yachts, and Ships \u003c\/b\u003eprovides a single, comprehensive source of necessary information for understanding and preventing or reducing threats to the maritime community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book defines what comprises the maritime community, including marinas, ports, small watercraft, yachts, and ships. It focuses on the protection of these rather than the protection of cargo in the maritime supply chain, since with the protection of the infrastructural elements it follows that the cargo is secured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn identifying and discussing threats to security, the book includes natural threats such as storms as well as traditional criminal threats and piracy, with especially detailed examinations of terrorism and cybersecurity. It also introduces the US Coast Guard America’s Waterway Watch program, describing the components of the program, its implementation throughout the maritime community, and its successes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy dealing with the security of all areas within the maritime community, \u003cb\u003eMaritime Security\u003c\/b\u003e is highly valuable to all members of the community, from the local boater to professionals charged with the protection of major ports and seagoing vessels. It gives you the skills to understand, identify, analyze, and address natural and man-made threats to localized or broad sections in the maritime community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049373253872,"sku":"9781498706605","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781498706605_p0.jpg?v=1763704056","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781498706605","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}