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2/21/2018: Fifth session of the sub-committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC-5)
Maritime CommonsWednesday, February 21, 2018 - 2:40 PM
The Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction held its fifth session at International Maritime Organization Headquarters in London, England, January 22 to 26, 2018. A delegation from the U.S. Coast Guard attended the event. [ Read Full Article ]
2/20/2018: Marine Safety Alert 2-18 Operational risk management, planning is essential to safe towing and salvage operations
Maritime CommonsTuesday, February 20, 2018 - 1:32 PM
Marine Safety Alert 2-18 is issued to remind commercial towing and salvage operators to assess operational risks at all times and continually reassess risks based on weather, equipment, experience, and evolving conditions on-scene. [ Read Full Article ]
2/20/2018: New issue of ‘Drill Down’ now available
Maritime CommonsTuesday, February 20, 2018 - 7:00 AM
As the offshore oil and gas industry pushed exploration into deeper water, it found that conventional anchoring became less practical and cost effective. The advent of DP brought the industry an effective, yet complex solution to remaining stationary while conducting high consequence operations. In [ Read Full Article ]
2/16/2018: Towing Safety Advisory Committee meeting scheduled
Maritime CommonsFriday, February 16, 2018 - 10:49 AM
The Towing Safety Advisory Committee and its subcommittees will meet March 20-21, 2018 in Charleston, South Carolina. [ Read Full Article ]
2/16/2018: Passenger Vessel Association 2018 convention – recap of remarks
Maritime CommonsFriday, February 16, 2018 - 10:20 AM
The Passenger Vessel Association held its annual convention in Savannah, Georgia, Jan. 27-31, 2018, and nearly a dozen Coast Guard senior leaders and staff had the opportunity to provide their thoughts on topics of mutual importance to industry and regulators.
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2/15/2018: New policy letter regarding inoperable ballast water management systems now available
Maritime CommonsThursday, February 15, 2018 - 11:26 AM
Policy Letter 18-02 provides guidance to vessel masters, owners, operators, agents, and persons in charge of vessels as well as Coast Guard personnel when evaluating potential courses of action when a vessel destined for a U.S. port has an inoperable ballast water management system. [ Read Full Article ]
2/14/2018: Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee meeting scheduled
Maritime CommonsWednesday, February 14, 2018 - 9:10 AM
The Committee and its working groups will meet March 6-7, 2018 in Nashville to discuss matters relating to medical certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners' documents, medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of [ Read Full Article ]
2/13/2018: Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee meeting scheduled
Maritime CommonsTuesday, February 13, 2018 - 8:25 AM
The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee and its working groups will meet March 20-22 in New Orleans to discuss various issues related to the training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. The meetings will be open to the public. [ Read Full Article ]
2/12/2018: Towing Safety Advisory Committee vacancies
Maritime CommonsMonday, February 12, 2018 - 8:59 AM
The Coast Guard is seeking applications for five positions on the Towing Safety Advisory Committee. This Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to the shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing safety. [ Read Full Article ]
2/8/2018: Availability of list of vessels prohibited from entering or operating within navigable waters of the U.S.
Maritime CommonsThursday, February 8, 2018 - 12:31 PM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register the availability of a list of vessels that are generally prohibited from entering the navigable waters of the United States or transferring cargo in the United States, under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). [ Read Full Article ]