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7/12/2016: Final action on ballast water management system appeals
Maritime CommonsTuesday, July 12, 2016 - 6:18 PM
On Dec. 14, 2015, the Coast Guard Marine Safety Center denied requests from four ballast water treatment system manufacturers to use an alternative testing method for Coast Guard type approval of their ultra-violet based ballast water management systems. All four appealed the MSC’s decision. All [ Read Full Article ]
7/12/2016: Creation of a third party review team
Maritime CommonsTuesday, July 12, 2016 - 3:44 PM
In order to better understand how the prevention program currently uses third party organizations for vessel compliance and how it may change in the future, Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, the assistant commandant for prevention policy, chartered a cross directorate team of experts to inventory, analyze [ Read Full Article ]
7/12/2016: Alternate Management Systems Program Update – Release of MSIB 10-16
Maritime CommonsTuesday, July 12, 2016 - 12:55 PM
A note from Rear Adm. Paul Thomas, assistant commandant for prevention policy, on the release of Marine Safety Information Bulletin OES-MSIB 10-16, Alternate Management Systems Program Update. [ Read Full Article ]
7/12/2016: Cargo securing manuals – approval of information collection request
Maritime CommonsTuesday, July 12, 2016 - 11:54 AM
The Coast Guard published a notice announcing that it has received approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an information collection request associated with the cargo securing manuals interim rule published in May 2016. [ Read Full Article ]
7/11/2016: Congressional hearing alert – Coast Guard Arctic operations, capabilities
Maritime CommonsMonday, July 11, 2016 - 4:05 PM
On July 12, Coast Guard Vice Commandant Charles Michel will testify before a congressional hearing focused on Coast Guard Arctic operations and capabilities. [ Read Full Article ]
7/11/2016: 2015 Area Maritime Security Committee of the Year award winner
Maritime CommonsMonday, July 11, 2016 - 12:35 PM
The Coast Guard congratulates the Hawaii and American Samoa Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) as the recipient of the 2015 AMSC of the Year award. [ Read Full Article ]
7/11/2016: Proposed rulemaking – Use of automatic pilot systems
Maritime CommonsMonday, July 11, 2016 - 9:46 AM
The Coast Guard seeks comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking that would permit tankers with automatic pilot systems that meet certain international standards to operate using those systems in waters subject to the shipping safety fairway or traffic separation scheme controls specified in our [ Read Full Article ]
7/11/2016: Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee meeting
Maritime CommonsMonday, July 11, 2016 - 9:34 AM
The Coast Guard issued an announcement that a working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee will meet to work on Task Statement 30, which asks the committee to evaluate utilizing military education, training, and assessment to satisfy national and STCW 1 credential requirements. [ Read Full Article ]
7/8/2016: Qualified Assessor requirements
Maritime CommonsFriday, July 8, 2016 - 9:14 AM
The Coast Guard National Maritime Center posted a notice specifying the requirements for Qualified Assessor (QA). [ Read Full Article ]
7/7/2016: Policy for credentialing officers of towing vessels
Maritime CommonsThursday, July 7, 2016 - 9:56 AM
The Coast Guard announced the availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 03-16, Guidelines for Credentialing Officers of Towing Vessels. [ Read Full Article ]