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7/20/2017: Change 1 to NVIC 4-87 – Reporting of Inadequate Port Reception Facilities
Maritime CommonsThursday, July 20, 2017 - 9:00 AM
The change updates guidance for U.S. vessel owners and operators for voluntary reporting of inadequate port reception facilities (PRFs) in countries that are party to Annexes I, II, V, and VI of The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the [ Read Full Article ]
7/20/2017: Rear Adm. Thomas signs first QUALSHIP 21 certificates with E-Zero designation
Maritime CommonsThursday, July 20, 2017 - 7:56 AM
The new E-Zero designation is part of the QUALSHIP 21 program, whereby ships are further recognized for achieving a high level of environmental compliance and sustained performance. Approximately 15 percent of existing QUALSHIP 21 ships will receive the E-Zero designation. [ Read Full Article ]
7/18/1207: Do you know how to report a GPS disruption?
Maritime CommonsTuesday, July 18, 2017 - 8:00 AM
The Coast Guard Navigation Center is encouraging mariners to review Marine Safety Alert 01-16 to re-familiarize themselves with the procedures to report a disruption and the actions they should take to mitigate the effects of a disruption, following a GPS disruption in the Black Sea in June. [ Read Full Article ]
7/18/2017: Update to NVIC 01-16, Electronic charts and publications policy
Maritime CommonsTuesday, July 18, 2017 - 7:36 AM
The updated policy identifies acceptable equivalencies to paper charts and publications as well as position fixing and plotting requirements under Coast Guard regulations. [ Read Full Article ]
7/14/2017: Marine Safety Manual, Volume III Change-2, Marine Industry Personnel now available
Maritime CommonsFriday, July 14, 2017 - 1:50 PM
Volume III of the Marine Safety Manual provides information and interpretations on international conventions and U.S. statutes and regulations relating to marine industry personnel. [ Read Full Article ]
7/14/2017: Coast Guard seeks assistance from five federal advisory committees on regulatory evaluations
Maritime CommonsFriday, July 14, 2017 - 1:08 PM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it is issuing new tasking to five federal advisory committees to help the agency identify existing regulations, guidance, and collections of information (that fall within the scope of each committee's charter) for possible repeal, replacement, [ Read Full Article ]
7/14/2017: Update to Policy Letter 01-12, design criteria for natural gas fuel systems
Maritime CommonsFriday, July 14, 2017 - 11:48 AM
This policy letter update uses the IGF Code as a baseline standard for vessels using LNG fuel as an alternative to those fuel systems covered by current domestic regulations. [ Read Full Article ]
7/13/2017: MSIB 008-17 Application of commercial fishing vessel requirements on Atlantic HMS permitted handgear vessels
Maritime CommonsThursday, July 13, 2017 - 12:18 PM
MSIB 008-17 (corrected) provides guidance to highly migratory species (HMS) charter fishing vessels, the commercial fishing industry, and the Coast Guard. It represents the Coast Guard’s current interpretation on the applicability of commercial fishing vessel safety requirements and regulations for [ Read Full Article ]
7/13/2017: Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee meeting
Maritime CommonsThursday, July 13, 2017 - 8:46 AM
The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee working group will meet via teleconference to work on Task Statement 25, review of the draft Merchant Mariner Medical Manual, to complete the discussions from its April 4-5, and May 8, 2017 meetings. [ Read Full Article ]
7/13/2017: New issue of OCS NCOE’s “Drill Down” available
Maritime CommonsThursday, July 13, 2017 - 8:33 AM
In this issue of the Drill Down, experts talk about characteristics and operating parameters of both floating and fixed OCS production facilities, spars, tension leg platforms, semi-submersibles, and floating, production, storage, and offloading units (FPSOs). [ Read Full Article ]