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MSIB: Reduced Visibility from the Navigation Bridge
Maritime CommonsMonday, April 10, 2023 - 2:42 PM
The Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate has released Marine Safety Information Bulletin 04-23, to advise mariners that an increasing number of break-bulk and retrofitted bulk carriers are arriving in the U.S. carrying wind turbine parts stowed in a manner that substantially limits [ Read Full Article ]
Federal Register Notice: National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; May 2023 meetings
Maritime CommonsTuesday, April 4, 2023 - 3:22 PM
The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee will conduct a series of public meetings May 10-12 in Annapolis, MD to discuss matters relating to recreational boating safety. [ Read Full Article ]
Work Instruction: Worksite Exception (WSE) Requests and Workboat Designation
Maritime CommonsMonday, March 27, 2023 - 2:59 PM
The Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CVC) would like to announce the publication of CG CVC-WI-001(1), Worksite Exception (WSE) Requests and Workboat Designation. [ Read Full Article ]
Recap of the 9th session of the IMO sub-committee on ship systems and equipment
Maritime CommonsFriday, March 24, 2023 - 11:30 AM
The IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE), held its 9th session February 27- March 3, 2023 in London, England. Ms. Brandi Baldwin, Chief of the Coast Guard’s Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division in the Office of Design and Engineering Standards, led the U.S. delegation, comprised of [ Read Full Article ]
Interim Rule: Fire safety of small passenger vessels; OMB approval of information collection request
Maritime CommonsFriday, March 24, 2023 - 10:44 AM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it has received approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an information collection request associated with the interim rule requirements for fire safety on certain covered small passenger vessels. [ Read Full Article ]
Policy Letter: Design Basis Agreement Submission Guidance
Maritime CommonsTuesday, March 21, 2023 - 2:14 PM
The Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-ENG) has issued Policy Letter 01-23, Design Basis Agreement Submission Guidelines. The policy letter serves to provide additional guidance for entities interested in submitting vessel design equivalency requests to the Coast Guard for review and [ Read Full Article ]
Marine Safety Alert: Inflatable boat safety: Do not over pressurize
Maritime CommonsFriday, March 17, 2023 - 2:45 PM
The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 04-23 to highlight the importance of proper maintenance and adherence to manufacturer’s recommendations for filling/inflating buoyancy chambers on some models of inflatable boats. [ Read Full Article ]
Final Rule – Update to electrical engineering regulations
Maritime CommonsFriday, March 17, 2023 - 1:53 PM
The Coast Guard published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on March 16, 2023, to update the electrical engineering regulations for commercial vessels in 46 CFR Subchapter J, Parts 110-113. [ Read Full Article ]
Federal Register Notice: National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; March 2023 meetings
Maritime CommonsFriday, March 17, 2023 - 11:44 AM
The National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee will conduct a series of meetings over three days in New Orleans, LA, to discuss issues relating to personnel in the United States Merchant Marine including the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners. [ Read Full Article ]
Guidance on qualification for national endorsements as Tankerman-Assistant and STCW endorsements for Basic Tanker Operations
Maritime CommonsFriday, March 17, 2023 - 10:58 AM
The Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing has published CG-MMC Policy Letter 01-23 titled Qualification for National Endorsements as Tankerman-Assistant and STCW Endorsements for Basic Tanker Operations. [ Read Full Article ]