APMA Blog Feeds
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12/8/2017: New Marine Technical Note – Guidance on verification for Subchapter M towing vessels
Maritime CommonsFriday, December 8, 2017 - 2:51 PM
MTN 1-17 identifies the process for requesting and documenting verification of compliance with design standards, and cancels MSC Bulletin 04-16. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 8 December 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, December 8, 2017 - 5:51 AM
Headlines:
USCG – NVIC re pipeline & hose testing;
Hawaii – wreck removal;
USCG – Buzzards Bay PAWS study;
USCG – Florida Keys safety zone;
CBP – civil penalty inflation adjustment;
NOAA – Steller sea lion;
FMC – Supply Chain Innovation Report;
Senate – NTSB authorization bill [ Read Full Article ]
12/7/2017: Inspected towing vessel decision job aid, “Tug Safe,” now available
Maritime CommonsThursday, December 7, 2017 - 12:16 PM
The Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise announced on its website Dec. 6, 2017, the availability of a new job aid, Tug Safe, designed to assist with preparation, completion and documentation of inspections and/or surveys of commercial towing vessels required to comply with Subchapter M. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 7 December 1941
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, December 7, 2017 - 6:45 AM
Headlines:
Gulf of Mexico – fatality on drillship;
Boston – ship breaks free of mooring;
USCG – Tug Safe decision aid;
USCG – seeking maritime engineer;
USCG – ballast water Q&A;
Maryland – ending certification testing of BWMSs;
Senate – bill introduced re incidental discharges;
Australia [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 6 December 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, December 6, 2017 - 3:44 AM
Headlines:
USCG – Pacific seacoast waterways study;
USCG – BWMS contingency planning;
NOAA – Northwest Atlantic leatherback turtle;
Court – permanent total disability;
India – Hong Kong Convention considered; and
SS Mont Blanc explosion in Halifax – 6 December 1917.
December 6, 2017
Bryant’s [ Read Full Article ]
12/5/2017: Summary of Q&A with USCG panelists during BWMTechnology North America
Maritime CommonsTuesday, December 5, 2017 - 11:15 AM
We hope you enjoyed Rear Adm. Nadeau's ballast water series last week. As a bonus, in this post Maritime Commons is providing a summary of questions asked of Coast Guard panelists and their responses during September’s 4th Annual BWMTech North America Conference. [ Read Full Article ]
12/5/2017: Coast Guard seeks mariner input for Pacific Seacoast study
Maritime CommonsTuesday, December 5, 2017 - 10:14 AM
Interested mariners and stakeholders are invited to complete an online survey, available until March 31, 2018, to provide input for the Waterways Analysis and Management System study. The study will review the short range Aids to Navigation system that covers American waterways from the Canadian [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 5 December 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, December 5, 2017 - 6:47 AM
Headlines:
USCG – BWMSs are not ‘plug and play’;
USCG – Arctic Shipping Summit;
FERC – Calcasieu Pass Project;
Court – union contract not reviewed piecemeal;
Canada – STCW 2010 Manila Convention requirements;
Singapore – data collection re fuel oil consumption; and
Singapore – safe working [ Read Full Article ]
12/4/2017: Availability of NVIC 05-17 “Reporting and investigation of marine casualties where the United States is a Substantially Interested State”
Maritime CommonsMonday, December 4, 2017 - 10:21 AM
The Office of Investigations and Analysis published Dec. 1, 2017, Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 05-17, “Reporting and Investigation of Marine Casualties Where the United States is a Substantially Interested State.” The circular publishes policy and guidance for the [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 4 December 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, December 4, 2017 - 6:15 AM
Headlines:
USCG – international marine casualty investigations;
USCG – BWMS type approval process;
USCG – Arctic Domain Awareness Center meeting;
USCG – MU Guam reopens;
NTSB – USCG cutter/tugboat collision;
NTSB – ISO Marine Accident Investigators;
CDC – Vessel Sanitation Program;
USACE – [ Read Full Article ]