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9/9/2016: Coming soon – Ballast Water Management Tech North America Conference coverage
Maritime CommonsFriday, September 9, 2016 - 10:03 AM
From Sept. 27 to 29, 2016, the Ballast Water Management Tech (BWMTech) North America conference will take place in Miami. Representing the U.S. Coast Guard will be Cmdr. Meridena Kauffman, the Coast Guard environmental standards officer, and Lt. Cmdr. Jason Kling, BWMS type-approval manager at the [ Read Full Article ]
9/9/2016: 30th anniversary of the Marine Safety Center
Maritime CommonsFriday, September 9, 2016 - 9:17 AM
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center (MSC) celebrates its 30th anniversary on Sept. 9, 2016. [ Read Full Article ]
9/7/2016: El Faro Marine Board of Investigation – Transcripts available from first public hearing
Maritime CommonsWednesday, September 7, 2016 - 12:54 PM
The Coast Guard posted a notice announcing the availability of transcripts from the first hearing of the El Faro Marine Board of Investigation (MBI), held in February 2016. [ Read Full Article ]
9/7/2016: Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee meeting
Maritime CommonsWednesday, September 7, 2016 - 8:37 AM
The Coast Guard issued a notice announcing an upcoming meeting of the Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee. The committee will discuss various issues relating to safety in the commercial fishing industry. [ Read Full Article ]
9/6/2016: Congressional hearing alert – Federal maritime navigation problems
Maritime CommonsTuesday, September 6, 2016 - 12:46 PM
On September 7, Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy Rear Adm. Paul Thomas will testify before a congressional hearing focused on modernizing the marine navigation system. [ Read Full Article ]
9/2/2016: Subchapter M – Updated FAQs
Maritime CommonsFriday, September 2, 2016 - 7:49 AM
The final rule to establish safety regulations for commercial towing vessels (known as "Subchapter M") became effective July 20, 2016, with many of the requirements to be phased in over time. The final rule to establish safety regulations for commercial towing vessels (known as "Subchapter M") [ Read Full Article ]
9/1/2016: Safety alert – Voyage data recorders
Maritime CommonsThursday, September 1, 2016 - 3:39 PM
The Coast Guard issued safety alert 12-16 to remind vessel owners and operators to periodically validate the proper operation of their vessel’s voyage data recorder (VDR). [ Read Full Article ]
9/1/2016: Gaining insight on cyber risk management
Maritime CommonsThursday, September 1, 2016 - 9:50 AM
Rear Adm. Paul Thomas, assistant commandant for prevention policy, recently met with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum on Cyber Resilience for an open discussion regarding cyber risk management in the marine transportation system (MTS). [ Read Full Article ]
9/1/2016: Credentials lost due to Louisiana flooding
Maritime CommonsThursday, September 1, 2016 - 8:10 AM
The Coast Guard National Maritime Center issued a bulletin announcing that, in accordance with Federal Regulations, duplicate Merchant Mariner Credentials may be issued free of charge to mariners whose credentials were lost or destroyed as a result of the recent flooding in Louisiana and [ Read Full Article ]
8/31/2016: Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee meeting – Correction
Maritime CommonsWednesday, August 31, 2016 - 8:44 AM
The Coast Guard issued a notice correcting the meeting dates of an upcoming meeting of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee. [ Read Full Article ]