The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its working groups are scheduled to meet April 4-5, 2017, in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: 3/2/2017: Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee meeting

The U.S. Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation into the loss of F/V Destination and its six crewmembers. A Marine Board of Investigation is the highest level of investigation in the Coast Guard.
Source: Investigations & Casualty Analysis
Link: 2/28/2017: F/V Destination marine board of investigation convenes

The Coast Guard recently published a notice for its workforce governing acceptance of in-kind transportation, travel and subsistence when providing a service or thing of value to regulated industry or individuals at their request, and during the execution of prevention activities.
Source: Investigations & Casualty Analysis
Link: 2/15/2017: Rules governing Coast Guard personnel acceptance of in-kind transportation, travel and subsistence

The Coast Guard is seeking public comment on its intent to partner with Mack Boring & Parts Co, to test and evaluate diesel outboard engine systems.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: 2/14/2017: Cooperative research and development agreement: diesel outboard engines

Completed applications should reach the Coast Guard on or before April 17, 2017.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: 2/14/2017: Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee vacancies

Last week Coast Guard engineers Cdr. Sean Brady and Lt. Kate Woods gave presentations on plan review for battery power installations at the Passenger Vessel Association annual MARITRENDS convention and the Pacific Maritime’s forum on Liquefied Natural Gas and alternative fuels. As a courtesy to our audience, Maritime Commons is providing an excerpt of their remarks.
Source: Domestic Vessels
Link: 2/10/2017: New battery chemistries for commercial vessels

The Coast Guard is extending the deadline for applications for membership on the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee to April 11, 2017.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: 2/10/2017: National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee vacancies

Last week, Capt. John Mauger, commanding officer of the Marine Safety Center, spoke to the Passenger Vessel Association at the annual MARITRENDS convention about innovation in the maritime industry. As a courtesy to our audience, Maritime Commons is providing an excerpt of his remarks.
Source: Investigations & Casualty Analysis
Link: 2/8/2017: Innovation in the maritime industry

The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2017 minimum random drug testing rate at 25 percent of covered crewmembers.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: 2/3/2017: Random drug testing rate for covered crewmembers for 2017

The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet via teleconference to review and accept the minutes from the Fall 2016 Committee meeting and to discuss the issuance of a task statement to the Committee.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: 2/2/2017: Upcoming National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee meeting