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6/13/2018: Updated Notice of Arrival/Departure workbooks released
Maritime CommonsWednesday, June 13, 2018 - 7:38 AM
Notices of Arrival/Departure Workbook Version 7.5.1 and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Notice of Arrival Workbook 1.5.1 are now available on NVMC's. These updated versions provide corrections for the display of ports when the country of Georgia is selected. The official XLS workbooks are provided as [ Read Full Article ]
6/11/2018: Three Marine Safety Alerts – High levels of hydrogen sulfide gas; water slides aboard commercial vessels; Gulf Coast vessels and blended fuel oils
Maritime CommonsMonday, June 11, 2018 - 1:57 PM
The Office of Investigations and Analysis issued three Marine Safety Alerts to warn mariners of several potentially dangerous conditions that owners, operators, and captains should be on the lookout for onboard their vessels.
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6/11/2018: Proposed amendments to marine radar observer refresher training regulations
Maritime CommonsMonday, June 11, 2018 - 8:14 AM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register a proposal to revise its merchant mariner credentialing regulations to remove obsolete portions of the radar observer requirements and harmonize the radar observer endorsement with the merchant mariner credential. [ Read Full Article ]
6/8/2018: Marine Transportation System cyber awareness webinar – recording available online
Maritime CommonsFriday, June 8, 2018 - 7:00 AM
Throughout the month of May, the Coast Guard’s Office of Port and Facility Compliance, in coordination with ABS Group, provided four opportunities for Area Maritime Security Committee members to participate in “Marine Transportation System Cyber Awareness Training” via webinar. Over 200 AMSC [ Read Full Article ]
6/7/2018: Summary of National Alternative Security Program sponsoring organizations workshop
Maritime CommonsThursday, June 7, 2018 - 3:34 PM
The semi-annual workshop was hosted at the offices of the American Chemistry Council. Attendees came from as far away as Seattle and New Orleans and represented 11 industry organizations that oversee thousands of MTSA-regulated vessels and over two hundred MTSA-regulated facilities that share [ Read Full Article ]
6/7/2018: Marine Safety Center receives 15th application for ballast water management system type approval
Maritime CommonsThursday, June 7, 2018 - 1:30 PM
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center received its 15th application for type approval for the HiBallast Ballast Water Management System, manufactured by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. [ Read Full Article ]
6/6/2018: Congressional hearing alert – “Maritime Transportation in the Arctic: The U.S. Role”
Maritime CommonsWednesday, June 6, 2018 - 11:41 AM
Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Charles Ray will testify June 7, 2018, before the House Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Subcommittee. [ Read Full Article ]
6/6/2018: Updated Subchapter M Frequently Asked Questions now available
Maritime CommonsWednesday, June 6, 2018 - 9:44 AM
The Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise recently published the latest additions and updates to the Frequently Asked Questions regarding Subchapter M, inspected towing vessels. As a convenience for our readers, in this post Maritime Commons is providing a compilation of those changes, made as [ Read Full Article ]
6/5/2018: Marine Safety Center issues Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Techcross, Inc.
Maritime CommonsTuesday, June 5, 2018 - 2:30 PM
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the seventh U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Techcross, Inc., after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.
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6/5/2018: Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2018 annual review and revisions to methodology
Maritime CommonsTuesday, June 5, 2018 - 9:05 AM
In accordance with the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, effective July 5, 2018, the Coast Guard is establishing new base pilotage rates and surcharges for the 2018 shipping season. Additionally, the Coast Guard is making several changes to the Great Lakes pilotage ratemaking methodology. [ Read Full Article ]