The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Committee) announced in the Federal Register that it will will meet in Cape Vincent, New York, to discuss matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations and policies. The meeting will be open to the public.
Source: USCG
Link: Federal Register Notice: Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting
The following products are available from the Navigation Center website:
The introduction section Buoys, Beacons, and AIS-ATON of the 2021 Light List has been updated to include the differences, attributes, and chart portrayal of Physical AIS-ATON, Synthetic AIS-ATON, and Virtual AIS-ATON.
Mariners are urged to positively identify the type of AIS-ATON and their unique attributes during voyage planning. Refer to the Light List and the AIS-ATON information in the introduction section Buoys, Beacons, and AIS-ATON. Current Light Lists are available at https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightLists.
If you have questions regarding AIS-ATON, they may be directed via email to USCG Navigation Center at TIS-SMB-ECHARTING@USCG.MIL.
Source: LNM District 8
Link: USCG NATION-WIDE – 2021 Light List **UPDATE** AIS-ATON Information
Dear GovDelivery Subscribers,
I am writing to announce an exciting change. The NAVCEN web team is going to transition the NAVCEN website to a new and enhanced version in the coming months. This change is planned for the end of summer/early fall.
This tremendous upgrade in aesthetic appeal and functionality is a very large step in our vision and goal to provide more useful, easier-to-access, and streamlined maritime safety data and information to our customers. The site will look great across all platforms including mobile and desktop devices.
Our team has been working to make the transition as seamless as possible; however, we cannot rule out the possibility there may be unexpected problems with an evolution this large.
I am emailing to convey this change to you as I have been placed in charge of coordinating the transition to the new website. I can be reached at our help address: NAVCENWebTeam@uscg.mil.
I will be the conduit between you and our development team. This will include communicating plans, actions, problems, bug fixes, and anything and everything you will need to know before, during, and after the transition. Please contact me with any questions or to report any problems you may encounter when the website is launched. I will also be maintaining a list of suggestions for the future, which NAVCEN will consider after deployment.
Of important note is the change of our URLs when we transition to the new website platform. You will encounter the “breaking” of bookmarked URLs and URLs used in automatic downloading of data and/or products. As part of the transition, the URLs will be updated across the site, including URLs linked to PDFs. While this means all URLs will be updated to work on the new site, legacy URLs attached to the old site will no longer work.
We appreciate your patience in re-bookmarking URLs when we update the site. We will do our best to provide new URLs to downloadable data and products well in advance of deployment of the new site so that you can adjust scripts and bookmarks before or immediately after we produce the new site.
As stated above, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. The NAVCEN team is looking forward to the transition and all of the enhancements we will be able to provide.
With many thanks for your support,
Stephanie Debow Southwick
Marine Transportation Specialist
Maritime Safety Information Distribution Division
USCG Navigation Center
Alexandria, VA
O: 703-313-5897 C: 978-549-8922
Source: LNM District 8
Link: NAVCEN Planning Launch of New Website – Important Notification
The U.S. Coast Guard has released its 2020 Recreational Boating Statistics Report, revealing that there were 767 boating fatalities nationwide in 2020, a 25.1 percent increase from 2019.
Source: USCG
Link: U.S. Coast Guard releases 2020 Boating Safety Statistics Report
The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) held a change of command ceremony Friday at the Coast Guard’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) Service Center in Alexandria, Virginia.
Source: USCG
Link: Coast Guard Navigation Center holds change of command
The Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CVC) issued work instruction CVC-WI-028 “Small Passenger Vessel Risk Based Inspection Program” to provide Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI), Chiefs of Inspection Division […]
Source: USCG
Link: Work Instruction: Small Passenger Vessel Risk Based Inspection Program
The Coast Guard will no longer enforce mask requirements in outdoor areas of maritime transportation conveyances and hubs.
Source: USCG
Link: Update to mask requirement for persons aboard vessels
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 43rd U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Evoqua Water Technologies Limited (UK) after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.
Source: USCG
Link: Marine Safety Center issues Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Evoqua Water Technologies Limited (UK)
The Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance issued Policy Letter 19-01 Change 1 “Enforcement Guidance for Harbor Assist Towing Vessels When Operating Beyond the Boundary Line” and Policy Letter 21-03 “Guidance Concerning the Use of Doubler Plates for Repairs Involving Towing Vessels Subject to 46 CFR Subchapter M”.
Source: USCG
Link: Policy Letters: Update to harbor assist towing beyond the boundary line and use of doublers on Subchapter M towing vessels
The OCS Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) has released MSIB 21-02, Hurricane Season Reporting Requirements, to provide guidance for operators on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Source: USCG
Link: Eighth District MSIB: Hurricane Season reporting requirements