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9/20/2017: Corrections to Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2017 Annual Review Final Rule
Maritime CommonsWednesday, September 20, 2017 - 11:40 AM
The Coast Guard published in the Federal Register a corrected version of the Final Rule - Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2017 Annual Review, which was originally published in the Federal Register Aug. 31, 2017. [ Read Full Article ]
9/19/2017: Temporary closure of Monitoring Unit San Juan, Puerto Rico
Maritime CommonsTuesday, September 19, 2017 - 3:11 PM
Electronic applications are still being accepted, but paper applications should be sent to another regional exam center for processing. The National Maritime Center will continue to work applications submitted prior to Tuesday, September 19. [ Read Full Article ]
9/19/2017: Teleconference option available for October’s Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee meeting
Maritime CommonsTuesday, September 19, 2017 - 10:40 AM
The teleconference option for the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee will be available between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Oct. 5, 2017, unless the meeting ends earlier. [ Read Full Article ]
9/19/2017: Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee seeking applicants for membership
Maritime CommonsTuesday, September 19, 2017 - 10:28 AM
The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security on various matters relating to the safe operation of commercial fishing industry vessels. Completed applications should be submitted to the Coast [ Read Full Article ]
9/19/2017: Availability of NVIC 02-13 Change 1, Guidance Implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
Maritime CommonsTuesday, September 19, 2017 - 10:11 AM
This change incorporates the 2014 amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) related to financial liability for repatriation of seafarers and financial security relating to shipowners' liability in cases of seafarer injury or death into the existing voluntary compliance framework for [ Read Full Article ]
9/19/2017: Nomination period open for Rear Adm. Richard E. Bennis award for excellence in maritime security
Maritime CommonsTuesday, September 19, 2017 - 8:00 AM
The Coast Guard has set Jan. 31, 2018 as the deadline to submit nominations for the Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis Award for Excellence in Maritime Security. This biennial award serves to highlight and recognize outstanding achievements and contributions of the maritime community with regards to [ Read Full Article ]
9/18/2017: National Boating Safety Advisory Council meeting
Maritime CommonsMonday, September 18, 2017 - 10:48 AM
The National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its Subcommittees will meet next month to discuss issues relating to recreational boating safety. These meetings will be open to the public. [ Read Full Article ]
9/14/2017: Coast Guard seeking membership for work group to review Merchant Mariner examination
Maritime CommonsThursday, September 14, 2017 - 12:59 PM
The 2015 Coast Guard Authorization Act requires the Coast Guard to commission a working group to review existing and new examination questions for accuracy, and review the accuracy and availability of examination references, length of examinations, and the use of standard technologies in [ Read Full Article ]
9/11/2017: New set of sample merchant mariner exams now available
Maritime CommonsMonday, September 11, 2017 - 10:46 AM
The Coast Guard announced in a bulletin Sept. 8, 2017, that a new set of sample merchant mariner exams is available on the National Maritime Center's (NMC) website. Section 315 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 requires the Coast Guard to make sample merchant mariner credential [ Read Full Article ]
9/11/2017: Temporary closure of Regional Exam Center Charleston, South Carolina
Maritime CommonsMonday, September 11, 2017 - 9:50 AM
REC Charleston is closed starting Sept. 11, 2017, due to Hurricane Irma. [ Read Full Article ]