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1/31/2017: Coast Guard, BSEE partner to leverage collective authorities
Maritime CommonsTuesday, January 31, 2017 - 8:05 AM
The Coast Guard and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently signed four updated memoranda of agreements (MOA) leveraging their collective authorities in regulating Outer Continental Shelf activities in the areas of civil penalties, safety and environmental management and [ Read Full Article ]
1/30/2017: Joint US/Canadian Interagency Marine Casualty Response Table Top Exercise
Maritime CommonsMonday, January 30, 2017 - 12:01 PM
Recently, Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Massena hosted a joint U.S. and Canadian multi-agency Marine Casualty Table Top Exercise. More than 20 U.S. and Canadian representatives from MSD Massena, Sector Buffalo, the Coast Guard 9th District, St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), St. [ Read Full Article ]
1/26/2017: Application received requesting BWMS type-approval
Maritime CommonsThursday, January 26, 2017 - 2:30 PM
The Marine Safety Center has received its fourth application for Ballast Water Management System type approval for the BalClor Ballast Water Management System manufactured by Sunrui Environmental Engineering, Co. Ltd. [ Read Full Article ]
1/25/2017: Limited duration GPS C/A power testing
Maritime CommonsWednesday, January 25, 2017 - 3:11 PM
Beginning Jan. 25, 2017, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) will conduct a limited duration test implementing an increase of the L1 C/A power level on the GPS Block IIR-M and IIF satellites (19 vehicles). [ Read Full Article ]
1/24/2017: Ballast water management – Beyond type-approval
Maritime CommonsTuesday, January 24, 2017 - 1:14 PM
Rear Adm. Paul Thomas, assistant commandant for prevention policy, recently wrote an article for the North American Marine Environmental Protection Association (NAMEPA) focused on ballast water management beyond U.S. type-approvals. [ Read Full Article ]
1/24/2017: Towing Vessel Advisory Committee vacancies
Maritime CommonsTuesday, January 24, 2017 - 10:29 AM
The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Towing Safety Advisory Committee. [ Read Full Article ]
1/23/2017: 2017 Light List now available
Maritime CommonsMonday, January 23, 2017 - 3:03 PM
The Coast Guard Navigation Center released 2017 Light List products. [ Read Full Article ]
1/23/2017: LGC NCOE works with LNG shipping company to train Coast Guard personnel on Liquefied Gas Carrier Instrumentation
Maritime CommonsMonday, January 23, 2017 - 12:43 PM
The Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise works with the private sector to train Coast Guard personnel on liquefied gas carrier cargo instrumentation systems. [ Read Full Article ]
1/20/2017: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Marine Casualty Reporting Property Damage Thresholds
Maritime CommonsFriday, January 20, 2017 - 6:58 PM
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the monetary property damage threshold amounts for reporting a marine casualty, and for reporting a type of marine casualty called a “serious marine incident” (SMI). [ Read Full Article ]
1/19/2017: Best practices for improving the operation, development of GPS equipment used by critical infrastructure
Maritime CommonsThursday, January 19, 2017 - 8:39 AM
The Coast Guard Navigation Center posted a notice announcing that the unclassified paper Best Practices for Improving the Operation and Development of GPS Equipment Used by Critical Infrastructure, co-authored by the National Cybersecurity & and Communications Integration Center, and National [ Read Full Article ]