Body worn camera use mandated for boarding officers to record vessel inspections, with placement, activation and safety safeguards. Mandate requiring customs boarding officers to wear boarding jackets fitted with Body Worn Cameras for sea customs duties to improve transparency and record vessel inspections. Officers must activate continuous recording upon approaching the gangway, place the device in a designated right-side jacket pocket to capture interactions from the officer's perspective, notify shipping agents and masters in advance, and follow safety exception procedures where a vessel safety officer restricts use. One officer ordinarily boards (more if required) and trade feedback on the process is to be collected and reviewed by the jurisdictional commissioner.