Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 301 - Operations and Procedures Manual of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
Chapter 19 - Visitor Control
Rule 28-301-19.11 - Visitors of Vessels

All persons desiring entrance to the Port for the purpose of visiting a vessel (except those identified under Rule 8 above) must produce proof of authorization to board the vessel, produce proof of identity, TWIC card and "sign-in" in the Visitors Control Log maintained at the West Gate. Proof of authorization to board the vessel is a letter/pass signed by a member of the ship's officer component or by the ship's agent/stevedore responsible for the vessel's cargo movement. Said proof of authorization will be surrendered to the gate guard and forwarded to Port Operations the next business day.

Mississippi Code §§ 59-1-1, 59-1-9 and 59-5-21