The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 04-22, to addresses the importance of verifying the correct arrangement of handholds in embarkation gate arrangements aboard merchant vessels.
Source: Investigations & Casualty Analysis
Link: Marine Safety Alert: Verify gateway handhold arrangements
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting of the Shipping Coordinating Committee at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, by way of teleconference.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: Notice of Public Meeting: Shipping Coordinating Committee Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization MEPC 78 Meeting
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 2021.
Source: Investigations & Casualty Analysis
Link: 2021 Port State Control Annual Report
The Department of State announced in the Federal Register that it will conduct a public meeting of the Shipping Coordinating Committee at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, by way of teleconference to prepare for the one-hundred fifth session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 105) to be held virtually from Wednesday, April 20, 2022 to Friday April 22, 2022 and Monday, April 25, 2022 to Friday, April 29, 2022.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: Notice of Shipping Coordinating Committee Meeting in preparation for International Maritime Organization MSC 105 Meeting
The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register the establishment of new base pilotage rates for the 2022 shipping season.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: Final Rule: Great Lakes pilotage rates-2022 annual review and revisions to methodology
The Coast Guard announced in the federal register that it is seeking public input regarding the modification of the chart and navigational equipment carriage requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: Notice of proposed rulemaking: Electronic chart and navigational equipment carriage requirements
As announced in the Federal Register, the Department of State and the Coast Guard will conduct a public meeting by teleconference at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 to prepare for the ninth session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 9) to be held remotely, April 4th-8th, 2022.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: Federal Register Notice: Public meeting in preparation for IMO sub-committee on pollution prevention and response meeting
The Coast Guard has released the results of a study of ice accretion and ice accumulation on fishing pots, specifically crab/cod pots used in the Alaska/Bering Sea fishery.
Source: Investigations & Casualty Analysis
Link: Coast Guard releases results of crab pot icing study
The Director of Commercial Regulation and Standards announced in the Federal Register the publication of the Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) Policy Letter 01-22, Determination of Whether a Floating Outer Continental Shelf Facility (FOF) is a Vessel, and the Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing (CG-MMC) Policy Letter 01-22, Merchant Mariner Credential Endorsements for Service on Floating Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Facilities.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: Policy Letters: Vessel determination and credentialing on floating Outer Continental Shelf facilities
As announced in the Federal Register, the Department of State and the Coast Guard will conduct a public meeting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2022, to prepare for the eighth session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 8).
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: Federal Register Notice: Public meeting in preparation for International Maritime Organization SSE 8 meeting