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7/26/2018: Charleston, S.C., Area Maritime Security Committee presented with award for achievements
Maritime CommonsThursday, July 26, 2018 - 7:32 AM
Last month the Charleston, S.C., Area Maritime Security Committee was named the 2017 AMSC of the Year, and Rear Adm. John Nadeau, assistant commandant for prevention policy, presented Committee representatives with the award during a ceremony July 9, 2018. Area Maritime Security Committees provide [ Read Full Article ]
7/25/2018: Marine Safety Center receives 16th application for ballast water management system type approval
Maritime CommonsWednesday, July 25, 2018 - 3:30 PM
The Marine Safety Center received its 16th application for Ballast Water Management System type approval for the inTank™ Ballast Water Management System manufactured by Envirocleanse, LLC.
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7/25/2018: Registration open for Gulf of Mexico Area Maritime Security Committee’s annual exercise
Maritime CommonsWednesday, July 25, 2018 - 8:19 AM
The Gulf of Mexico Area Maritime Security Committee is holding its annual table top security exercise in Galveston, Texas, and is inviting all maritime stakeholders and government agencies operating in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf to participate. The exercise will focus on unique [ Read Full Article ]
7/25/2018: Hazards of parasail and watersport passenger transfers
Maritime CommonsWednesday, July 25, 2018 - 8:09 AM
The Office of Investigations and Analysis issued a Marine Safety Alert to educate professional mariners and the boating public about two recent incidents that led to serious injuries to passengers on uninspected parasail vessels during underway transfer from the vessel to an inflatable raft, (i.e [ Read Full Article ]
7/23/2018: Congressional hearing alert – “Update on Coast Guard acquisition programs and mission balance and effectiveness”
Maritime CommonsMonday, July 23, 2018 - 2:07 PM
Vice admirals Daniel Abel and Michael McAllister will testify July 24, 2018, before the House Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Subcommittee (CG&MT). [ Read Full Article ]
7/23/2018: 2018 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Public Forum
Maritime CommonsMonday, July 23, 2018 - 9:11 AM
The Global Positioning Systems Directorate has announced the 2018 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Public Forum. The meeting will be held Sept. 12, 2018, at the TASC/Engility facility in El Segundo, California, and will be available through teleconference. The purpose of this meeting [ Read Full Article ]
7/20/2018: A milestone for towing vessel safety
Maritime CommonsFriday, July 20, 2018 - 9:10 AM
A Final Rule published June 20, 2016, set July 20, 2018, as the compliance date for all towing vessels subject to Subchapter M even if the vessel does not have a Certificate of Inspection. Towing vessels have a strong record of safe operations, so while July 20, 2018 represents a beginning of a new [ Read Full Article ]
7/18/2018: Foreign flag passenger vessels and the Initial Certificate of Compliance exam
Maritime CommonsWednesday, July 18, 2018 - 10:39 AM
Foreign flag passenger vessels arriving in the United States that embark passengers for the first time or make an initial U.S. port call while carrying U.S. citizens as passengers, must participate in the Initial Certificate of Compliance exam process. This post provides a few points to help ensure [ Read Full Article ]
07/17/2018: New Ship Structure Committee report released: SSC-474
Maritime CommonsTuesday, July 17, 2018 - 2:45 PM
The Ship Structure Committee announced the publication of a new report, SSC-474, titled "Structural Assessment of Aged Ships," by Mr. Gregory Walker, Mr. Brendan Connell and Mr. Sean Kery of CSRA. The report describes the development of an assessment process to accurately predict the survivability [ Read Full Article ]
07/17/2018: TugSafe Lite is now TugSafe Central with two new sections and more links to useful information
Maritime CommonsTuesday, July 17, 2018 - 12:17 PM
TugSafe Lite has been expanded and retitled TugSafe Central and is an important online source for Subchapter M compliance requirements and guidance. It has two new sections and new links to regulatory cites, USCG guidance documents and a link to a downloadable electronic version that is also [ Read Full Article ]