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6/10/2016: Safety alert – Federal safety requirements for vessels carrying paying passengers
Maritime CommonsFriday, June 10, 2016 - 10:33 AM
The Coast Guard issued a safety alert to raise awareness regarding federal safety requirements for vessels carrying any paying passengers onboard a vessel on navigable U.S. waters. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 10 June 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, June 10, 2016 - 7:11 AM
Headlines:
USCG – recap of El Faro hearings;
USCG – dangers of unauthorized boat operators;
Suisun Bay – security zone;
NOAA – Flower Garden Banks NMS;
House – new icebreakers needed now;
Panama Canal – training vessel transit; and
UK – Royal Navy in hot water.
June 10, 2016
Bryant’s [ Read Full Article ]
6/9/2016: Recap of the El Faro hearing so far
Maritime CommonsThursday, June 9, 2016 - 4:02 PM
Read a recent update on the El Faro hearings from the Chief of the Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 9 June 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, June 9, 2016 - 7:16 AM
Headlines:
NTSB – collision due to hydrodynamic forces;
Hudson River – anchorage grounds under consideration;
NSIDC – record low Arctic sea ice for May;
OFAC – Iranian sanctions FAQ;
Paris MOU – performance lists;
ReCAAP – May 2016 report;
Grenada – Exercise Tradewinds 2016;
India – [ Read Full Article ]
6/8/2016: Towing Safety Advisory Committee Meeting – June teleconference date correction
Maritime CommonsWednesday, June 8, 2016 - 10:14 AM
The Coast Guard published a correction to a previous Federal Register notice that listed the wrong day of the week for the date of a TSAC meeting. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 8 June 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, June 8, 2016 - 7:12 AM
Headlines:
USCG – STCW issues;
DOJ – shipping executive indicted;
NOAA – Flower Garden Banks NMS;
NOAA – national coastal mapping strategy;
DOE – application to export LNG;
MARAD – Port of Providence TIGER project completed;
Court – spar analogous to buildings;
EMSA – alternative fuels; [ Read Full Article ]
6/7/2016: Notice to all mariners serving on vessels subject to the STCW Convention
Maritime CommonsTuesday, June 7, 2016 - 10:13 AM
The Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center published a notice to remind mariners on STCW vessels that 2010 amendments to the STCW Convention will come into force on January 1, 2017. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 7 June 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, June 7, 2016 - 7:01 AM
Headlines:
NTSB – mission to recover El Faro VDR;
FMC – service contract inventory;
BOEM – renewable energy offshore California;
Supreme Court – judicial review of USACE JD;
Court – admiralty tort jurisdiction;
Court – LHWCA determination upheld;
California – marine invasive species proposal [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 6 June 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, June 6, 2016 - 5:41 AM
Headlines:
USCG – medical and physical evaluation guidelines;
DOT – Interim National Multimodal Freight Network;
DOS – meeting re implementation of IMO instruments;
Offshore New York – wind power lease;
Offshore New York – EA re wind power lease;
White House – National Oceans Month;
NOAA – [ Read Full Article ]
6/3/2016: 2015 Port State Control Annual Report posted
Maritime CommonsFriday, June 3, 2016 - 12:48 PM
The Coast Guard Port State Control Annual Report for 2015 has been released by the Foreign and Offshore Compliance Division of the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance. [ Read Full Article ]