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6/4/2018: National Maritime Center announces implementation of new CG-719 form series
Maritime CommonsMonday, June 4, 2018 - 8:57 AM
These new forms may be obtained electronically in a PDF fillable format at the NMC's website. The Coast Guard will not stock the CG-719 series of forms in paper format. [ Read Full Article ]
6/4/2018: New commandant takes helm
Maritime CommonsMonday, June 4, 2018 - 8:47 AM
Adm. Karl Schultz relieved Adm. Paul Zukunft as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a military change-of-command ceremony held Friday at Coast Guard Headquarters. Zukunft also retired from the Coast Guard after 41 years of service to the nation as part of the same ceremony and received the [ Read Full Article ]
6/1/2018: Marine Safety Alert – Ethylene vapors activate carbon monoxide alarm
Maritime CommonsFriday, June 1, 2018 - 8:00 AM
The Office of Investigations and Analysis released Marine Safety Alert 07-18, "Ethylene vapors activate Carbon Monoxide alarm: Take action, retreat, and avoid harm," regarding reports that Port State Control Officers received alarms on their portable 4 gas meters giving a reading of 60 to 100 parts [ Read Full Article ]
5/31/2018: Marine Safety Alert – Bollard failures at marine facilities
Maritime CommonsThursday, May 31, 2018 - 2:15 PM
The Office of Investigations and Analysis released Marine Safety Alert 06-18, "Don’t Let Your Vessel Get Underway Unexpectedly: Bollard Failures at Marine Facilities," to inform mariners of recent reports of shore side marine bollard failures whereby moored vessels were cast adrift. In some cases [ Read Full Article ]
5/31/2018: Navigation Center visits European counterparts to discuss global satellite system information sharing
Maritime CommonsThursday, May 31, 2018 - 12:59 PM
The EU is building Galileo, a Global Navigation Satellite System similar to the U.S. GPS, and their GSC has looked at NAVCEN as a model service center for civil GNSS. The bilateral talks are allowing and encouraging full cooperation between the two service centers and NAVCEN is sharing its 30 years [ Read Full Article ]
5/25/2018: IMO approves U.S.-Russian Federation proposal for Bering Strait routing measures
Maritime CommonsFriday, May 25, 2018 - 11:15 AM
In January, Maritime Commons informed our readers about a proposal by the United States and Russian Federation for a system of two-way routes for vessels to follow in the Bering Strait and Bering Sea. The nations jointly developed and submitted the proposal to the IMO to establish six two-way [ Read Full Article ]
5/24/2018: U.S.-based Iridium to expand GMDSS to Polar regions
Maritime CommonsThursday, May 24, 2018 - 8:00 AM
This international recognition enables Iridium to enter the market for the IMO-required distress communications system alongside the current provider, United Kingdom-based Inmarsat. [ Read Full Article ]
5/24/2018: Latest updates to Marine Safety Center’s ballast water management system website
Maritime CommonsThursday, May 24, 2018 - 7:41 AM
The Marine Safety Center recently updated two tools posted to its ballast water management system website to assist industry when completing the ballast water management system type approval process, or when accessing letters of intent.
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5/23/2018: Release of Mission Management System Work Instruction 005 – Request for recognized organization internal Quality Management System review.
Maritime CommonsWednesday, May 23, 2018 - 2:17 PM
This instruction formalizes a process, known as a Quality Case, for the Coast Guard to request an internal investigation or root cause analysis when objective evidence indicates that a potential failure or lack of effectiveness of the Recognized Organization's Quality Management System resulted in [ Read Full Article ]
5/23/2018: Updated Subchapter M FAQs now available
Maritime CommonsWednesday, May 23, 2018 - 8:22 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. [ Read Full Article ]