APMA Blog Feeds
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Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Accomplishments: FY17-FY20
Maritime CommonsWednesday, April 15, 2020 - 1:53 PM
The Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Standards Evaluation and Development has provided a blog post to explain the process for evaluating deregulatory actions, discuss those completed and note those currently under review. [ Read Full Article ]
Safeguarding the Maritime Transportation System During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maritime CommonsFriday, April 10, 2020 - 3:43 PM
RDML Richard Timme writes about the Coast Guard's role in safeguarding the Maritime Transportation System during the COVID-19 pandemic. [ Read Full Article ]
MSIB: Extensions to Ballast Water Management related to COVID-19
Maritime CommonsFriday, April 10, 2020 - 1:28 PM
The Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin 14-20 “COVID-19: Ballast Water Management (BWM) Extensions” to clarify adjustments to the extension policy for vessels impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. [ Read Full Article ]
Federal Register Notice: Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2020 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology
Maritime CommonsThursday, April 9, 2020 - 1:32 PM
As a courtesy to our audience, Maritime Commons will provide a daily compilation of nationally-relevant Federal Register Notices, or those notices that may impact a large segment of our readers. To provide […] [ Read Full Article ]
Federal Register Notice: Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; April 2020 Teleconference
Maritime CommonsThursday, April 9, 2020 - 11:00 AM
As a courtesy to our audience, Maritime Commons will provide a daily compilation of nationally-relevant Federal Register Notices. To provide comments for the public record, follow the Federal Register link for each […] [ Read Full Article ]
10 Research Project Ideas Reviewed by Ship Structure Committee at the 2020 Annual Meeting
Maritime CommonsMonday, April 6, 2020 - 3:06 PM
The Ship Structure Committee has released the list of this year’s top ten project ideas. Annually, the SSC solicits research project ideas from the public which may be selected for funding. [ Read Full Article ]
MSIB: Exemptions to TWIC requirements related to COVID-19
Maritime CommonsFriday, April 3, 2020 - 6:23 PM
The Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin 13-20 "Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Operations" to clarify temporary exemptions to credential expiration related to COVID-19. [ Read Full Article ]
Ship Structure Committee Publishes Finite Element Analysis Guide: SSC-475
Maritime CommonsFriday, April 3, 2020 - 2:46 PM
The Ship Structure Committee announces the publication of a new report, SSC-475, titled “Guidelines for Evaluation of Marine Finite Element Analyses.” [ Read Full Article ]
MSIB: Novel Coronavirus – Vessel and Facility Response Plans
Maritime CommonsFriday, April 3, 2020 - 1:25 PM
The Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy has released Marine Safety Information Bulletin 12-20 as a reminder to facility owners or operators to ensure their facility response plans remain effective. [ Read Full Article ]
2019 Port State Control Annual Report Posted
Maritime CommonsThursday, April 2, 2020 - 3:49 PM
The Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance is pleased to announce the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2019. [ Read Full Article ]