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10/6/2017: New issue of OCS NCOE’s “Drill Down” now available
Maritime CommonsFriday, October 6, 2017 - 10:17 AM
The Outer Continental Shelf National Center of Expertise released its latest issue of "Drill Down," an outreach and knowledge management tool designed to educate those involved with or interested in the OCS world of work, and to help generate discussion within the OCS community. Regulatory [ Read Full Article ]
10/6/2017: Updated hyperlinks for frequently visited Coast Guard web sites
Maritime CommonsFriday, October 6, 2017 - 8:55 AM
The Coast Guard recently completed the migration of all web content to a new, more secure server and web content managers have received many questions and comments from the maritime community about how to navigate the new sites. This post provides a list of updated web addresses for some of the [ Read Full Article ]
10/5/2017: Congratulations to first round of E-Zero certificate holders
Maritime CommonsThursday, October 5, 2017 - 2:35 PM
In an effort to better recognize those companies, operators, and vessels that have earned the E-Zero designation on their QUALSHIP 21 certificate, each month Maritime Commons will publish the names of the latest vessels to earn the E-Zero designation. [ Read Full Article ]
10/5/2017: Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee, Eastern Great Lakes and regional sub-committee vacancies
Maritime CommonsThursday, October 5, 2017 - 9:33 AM
This notice requests individuals interested in serving on the Area Maritime Security Committee, Eastern Great Lakes, and the four regional sub-committees: Northeast Ohio Region, Northwestern Pennsylvania Region, Western New York Region, and Eastern New York Region submit their applications for [ Read Full Article ]
10/4/2017: Designated examiner and qualified assessor submissions
Maritime CommonsWednesday, October 4, 2017 - 11:24 AM
The National Maritime Center has noted an increase in the number of Designated Examiner and Qualified Assessor requests being included with Merchant Mariner Credential applications. This has delayed the processing of some DE and QA requests. DE and QA approvals are not MMC endorsements and are not [ Read Full Article ]
10/2/2017: Seventh application received for BWMS type approval
Maritime CommonsMonday, October 2, 2017 - 3:26 PM
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center received its seventh application for Ballast Water Management System type approval for the Purimar Ballast Water Management System manufactured by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. [ Read Full Article ]
10/2/2017: October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Maritime CommonsMonday, October 2, 2017 - 10:51 AM
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Office of Port and Facility Compliance encourages you to follow our weekly blogs throughout the month that contain important information on cybersecurity risk management. [ Read Full Article ]
10/1/2017: Coast Guard releases Report of Investigation into loss of 33 mariners and U.S. cargo ship, El Faro
Maritime CommonsSunday, October 1, 2017 - 12:36 PM
The MBI concluded that the primary cause of the casualty was the decision to navigate El Faro too close to the path of Hurricane Joaquin. As the MBI expanded the investigation to explore other contributing factors, it uncovered evidence of an ineffective safety management system within the [ Read Full Article ]
9/28/2017: Information on vessels affected by U.S. sanctions on North Korea
Maritime CommonsThursday, September 28, 2017 - 6:01 PM
This post highlights for maritime industry certain sections of Executive Order 13810, “Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea," which promulgates a broad range of economic sanctions on North Korea. EO 13810 was issued September 20. [ Read Full Article ]
9/28/2017: LGC NCOE and industry experts provide technical training for future USCG LNG fueled vessel inspectors
Maritime CommonsThursday, September 28, 2017 - 7:09 AM
The LGC NCOE, with support from industry and regulatory agencies, along with the Coast Guard’s Office of Design & Engineering Standards and the Marine Safety Center (MSC) provided Coast Guard Marine Inspectors from across the U.S. with an in-depth understanding of LNG fueled engines, bunkering [ Read Full Article ]