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MSIB: Novel Coronavirus – Port and Facility Operations
Maritime CommonsThursday, March 19, 2020 - 3:33 PM
The facility compliance regulations outlined throughout 33 Code of Federal Regulations remains in force, and facility operators are expected to continue to comply with these requirements as it relates to COVID-19. [ Read Full Article ]
MSIB: Novel Coronovirus – Mariner Credentials
Maritime CommonsThursday, March 19, 2020 - 2:55 PM
The Coast Guard has published MSIB 08-20 to provide guidance concerning mariner credentials and medical certificates and the action being taken by the Coast Guard due to the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes (COVID-19). [ Read Full Article ]
Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 3)
Maritime CommonsTuesday, March 17, 2020 - 11:19 AM
The Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy has published an update March 16, 2020 to MSIB: Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 2) [ Read Full Article ]
MSIB: Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 2)
Maritime CommonsFriday, March 13, 2020 - 7:38 PM
The Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy has published an update March 9, 2020 to MSIB: Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 1) [ Read Full Article ]
MSIB: Vessel reporting requirements for illness or death
Maritime CommonsFriday, March 13, 2020 - 12:10 PM
The Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin 06-20, "Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death." [ Read Full Article ]
Coast Guard Regulated Facility Compliance Program manual now available
Maritime CommonsThursday, March 12, 2020 - 1:56 PM
The manual is a collection of facility compliance information from other sources, such as Marine Safety Manual Vol. II, directives, and policy letters. The manual formalizes existing best practices and provides amplifying information to Coast Guard personnel on oversight and management of facility [ Read Full Article ]
Recap of the 7th Session of IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response
Maritime CommonsWednesday, March 11, 2020 - 8:00 AM
Capt. Sean Brady, Chief of the Coast Guard’s Office of Operating and Environmental Standards, led the U.S. delegation, comprised of members from the Coast Guard, Department of State, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Transportation, and [ Read Full Article ]
Final Rule: TWIC – Reader Requirements; Delay of Effective Date
Maritime CommonsTuesday, March 10, 2020 - 3:31 PM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it has issued its final rule, “TWIC – Reader Requirements; Delay of Effective Date.” This final rule delays implementation of TWIC readers for three years at facilities that handle certain dangerous cargoes (CDC) while allowing reader [ Read Full Article ]
FAQs: TWIC Reader Requirements; Delay of Effective Date Final Rule
Maritime CommonsTuesday, March 10, 2020 - 3:30 PM
The Office of Port and Facility Compliance has compiled the most frequently asked questions received from both facility owners/operators and Coast Guard facility inspectors, in order to assist facilities compliance with the TWIC – Reader Requirements; Delay of Effective Date Final Rule. Those FAQs [ Read Full Article ]
MSIB: Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 1)
Maritime CommonsTuesday, March 10, 2020 - 9:34 AM
The Coast Guard Director of Emergency Management published an update March 9, 2020 to Marine Safety Information Bulletin 02-20, "Novel Coronavirus." [ Read Full Article ]