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Federal Register Notice: Change 3 to NVIC 19-14 Policy on Qualified Assessors
Maritime CommonsTuesday, December 7, 2021 - 1:37 PM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register the availability of Change 3 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 19-14 Policy on Qualified Assessors (QAs). [ Read Full Article ]
Federal Register Notice: Monitoring of certain high frequency, voice-distress frequencies
Maritime CommonsTuesday, December 7, 2021 - 1:26 PM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it will cease monitoring all High Frequency (HF) voice distress frequencies within the contiguous United States and Hawaii because they are rarely used. [ Read Full Article ]
Marine Safety Manual Vol. II restructured into seven Commandant Instructions
Maritime CommonsMonday, December 6, 2021 - 1:07 PM
The Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC) announces the cancellation of Marine Safety Manual (MSM) Volume II, COMDTINST M16000.7B, and its replacement with seven separate Commandant Instructions, one for each chapter of the previously existing manual. [ Read Full Article ]
MSIB – Procedural Clarification: Continuous Synopsis Records
Maritime CommonsThursday, December 2, 2021 - 2:06 PM
The Coast Guard has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin 09-21 "Procedural Clarification: Continuous Synopsis Records" to clarify the process for applications for Continuous Synopsis Records. MSIB 003-14 on this subject is hereby cancelled. [ Read Full Article ]
Final Rule: Financial Responsibility-Vessels; Superseded Pollution Funds
Maritime CommonsWednesday, December 1, 2021 - 12:45 PM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it is expanding regulations on vessel financial responsibility for all tank vessel s greater than 100 gross tons as required by statute, and making other amendments that clarify and update reporting requirements. [ Read Full Article ]
Congressional hearing alert – “The evolving cybersecurity landscape: Federal perspectives on securing the Nation’s infrastructure”
Maritime CommonsTuesday, November 30, 2021 - 1:50 PM
The Coast Guard’s Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, Rear Admiral John Mauger, will testify Dec. 2, 2021, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure regarding cybersecurity. [ Read Full Article ]
Recommendations for fending off malicious email attacks
Maritime CommonsTuesday, November 30, 2021 - 11:58 AM
The Coast Guard Maritime Cyber Readiness Branch has release a list of recommendations on how to counter malicious email attacks. [ Read Full Article ]
Federal Register Notice: National Towing Safety Advisory Committee teleconference scheduled
Maritime CommonsMonday, November 22, 2021 - 10:34 AM
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee will meet via teleconference Dec. 7, 2021 to discuss the election of officers, issuance of new task statements, and stand-up of the Task Statement Vetting Committee. [ Read Full Article ]
Marine Safety Alert: Verify products from Southwest Wire Rope Company- incorrect terminations can lead to catastrophic failure
Maritime CommonsFriday, November 19, 2021 - 2:15 PM
The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 08-21, to notify mariners to a potentially dangerous situation involving incorrect wire rope terminations which can lead to catastrophic failure. [ Read Full Article ]
Coast Guard Cyber Protection Teams train for the fight
Maritime CommonsFriday, November 19, 2021 - 1:50 PM
To counter cyber threats the Coast Guard has created Cyber Protection Teams (CPT). Based in Washington, D.C. CPT is the Coast Guard’s deployable unit responsible for offering
cybersecurity capabilities to the Marine Transportation System (MTS). [ Read Full Article ]