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3/12/2019: MSIB 03-19 – Guidance on Certificate of Documentation delays
Maritime CommonsTuesday, March 12, 2019 - 8:07 AM
The Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance issued MSIB 03-19 to provide guidance for mariners who have been affected by delays in the time necessary for the National Vessel Documentation Center to issue Certificates of Documentation. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 12 March 2019
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, March 12, 2019 - 7:52 AM
Headlines:
USCG – BWMS compliance date extensions;
Key West – maritime security exercise on 14 March;
USCG – icebreaker Polar Star returns from Antarctic;
CBP – 3,200 lbs. of cocaine seized;
CPB – 21st Century Customs Framework;
DOE – SPR standard sales provisions; and
Court – mesothelioma [ Read Full Article ]
3/11/2019: Ballast water compliance date extensions: Next scheduled drydock
Maritime CommonsMonday, March 11, 2019 - 8:39 AM
In this post, staff from the Environmental Standards Division offer guidance on what constitutes entry into drydock and the end of a ballast water management system extension period. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 11 March 2019
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, March 11, 2019 - 7:27 AM
Headlines:
USCG – US build determination;
Lake Erie – 46 ice fishermen rescued;
USCG – Policy Letter re 2009 MODU Code;
USCG – Proceedings magazine;
FMC – Commissioner Khouri designated Chairman;
DOE – authorization to export LNG;
Senate – bill introduced to repeal Jones Act;
Senate – [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 8 March 2019
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, March 8, 2019 - 4:37 AM
Headlines:
USCG – working under revoked MMC;
MARAD – Small Shipyard Grant Program;
MARAD – proposed DWP in Gulf of Mexico;
NOAA – restoration planning re crude oil spill;
CRTF – meeting on 4 April;
NOAA – HSRP members sought; and
House – bill introduced re North Atlantic right whale.
March 8 [ Read Full Article ]
3/7/2019: Investigation leads to mariner conviction and prompts Coast Guard data quality improvements
Maritime CommonsThursday, March 7, 2019 - 9:36 AM
Although attempts by mariners to operate vessels using invalid MMCs are a rare occurrence, it does happen, and the Coast Guard and the maritime industry have an online MMC verification tool to alert them to the few cases that surface each year. Upon entry of mariner identification details by a [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 7 March 2019
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, March 7, 2019 - 7:21 AM
Headlines:
USCG – Policy Letter re 2009 MODU Code;
MARAD – proposed DWP in Gulf of Mexico;
Senate – hearing on American maritime industry;
House – hearing re maritime & shipbuilding industries; and
Court – Certificate of Need for NDZ.
March 7, 2019
Bryant’s Maritime Blog Bryant’s [ Read Full Article ]
3/6/2019: Acceptance of 2009 Mobile Offshore Drilling Units Code, as amended
Maritime CommonsWednesday, March 6, 2019 - 1:35 PM
The Office of Design and Engineering Standards issued Change 1 to CG-ENG Policy Letter 02-12, to accept the amendments from the 2009 MODU Code, which include updated design and equipment requirements that stem from the findings of the Deepwater Horizon casualty investigation. [ Read Full Article ]
3/6/2019: National officer & rating endorsements expiring March 24, 2019
Maritime CommonsWednesday, March 6, 2019 - 8:50 AM
The Coast Guard amended regulations to qualify for national officer and rating endorsements in a final rule titled Implementation of the Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and Changes to National Endorsements. In [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 6 March 2019
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, March 6, 2019 - 7:11 AM
Headlines:
USCG – national officer/rating endorsements;
Mississippi River – high water;
Tacoma – RNA amendment proposed;
USCG – parasailing;
DOE – Calcasieu Pass LNG export authorization;
NSIDC – February Arctic sea ice report;
NAP – transportation asset management;
House – hearing re [ Read Full Article ]