• Conduct pre-voyage assessments including route evaluation, port risk reviews, and port entry/exit planning • Identify maritime hazards, piracy zones, trafficking areas, weather patterns, and navigation chokepoints • Communicate findings through secure channels and contribute to the vessel’s security plan • Maintain continuous watchstanding, situational awareness, and lookout duties • Execute low-profile protective surveillance while blending with vessel crew operations • Apply counter-surveillance techniques at sea and during port calls • Conduct vessel security drills, cabin and deck sweeps, and equipment checks • Support vessel hardening, perimeter control, and controlled access points • Enforce security protocols during embarkation, disembarkation, and small-craft transfers • Provide armed overwatch during high-risk transits or threat-identified routes • Maintain strict weapons discipline under maritime safety standards • Execute passive and active deterrence measures in alignment with international maritime regulations • Assist captain and crew with observation of navigational hazards, AIS monitoring, and VHF communications • Support maneuvering operations during harbor entry, anchoring, docking, or night operations • Maintain awareness of weather shifts, vessel traffic, and unexpected maritime conditions • Coordinate silently with UG Advanced Protection HQ, UGAP GSOC, vessel captain, and port authorities • Support emergency routing changes, diversion plans, rescue operations, or humanitarian evacuation movements • Provide initial emergency care and assist embedded medics when present • Complete detailed voyage security logs and incident reports • Provide concise post-transit summaries and after-action submissions to UG Advanced Protection leadership