Category: USCG

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.
Source: USCG
Link: Congressional hearing alert – “The evolving cybersecurity landscape: Federal perspectives on securing the Nation’s infrastructure”

The Coast Guard Maritime Cyber Readiness Branch has release a list of recommendations on how to counter malicious email attacks.
Source: USCG
Link: Recommendations for fending off malicious email attacks

The following products are available from the Navigation Center website:

• The Eighth (Gulf of Mexico) Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners (47-2021): https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm0847g2021.pdf
  
• The weekly update to the 2021 USCG Light List, Volume Four: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates
  
• The Summary of Corrections: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/corrections/V4D08GM.pdf

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Source: LNM District 8
Link: District 08 (Gulf of Mexico) Week 47 LNM Available on Navigation Center Website

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.
Source: USCG
Link: Marine Safety Alert: Verify products from Southwest Wire Rope Company- incorrect terminations can lead to catastrophic failure

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).
Source: USCG
Link: Coast Guard Cyber Protection Teams train for the fight

The following products are available from the Navigation Center website:

• The Eighth (Gulf of Mexico) Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners (46-2021): https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm0846g2021.pdf
  
• The weekly update to the 2021 USCG Light List, Volume Four: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates
  
• The Summary of Corrections: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/corrections/V4D08GM.pdf

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Source: LNM District 8
Link: District 08 (Gulf of Mexico) Week 46 LNM Available on Navigation Center Website

The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) COVID-19 Working Group (C-19 WG) is hosting a webinar on Nov. 22, from 2 – 3:30 p.m., to present the results of the  Mariner Mental Health Needs during COVID-19 survey. 
Source: USCG
Link: CMTS COVID-19 Working Group webinar: U.S. mariner mental health survey results

The following products are available from the Navigation Center website:

• The Eighth (Gulf of Mexico) Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners (45-2021): https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm0845g2021.pdf
  
• The weekly update to the 2021 USCG Light List, Volume Four: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates
  
• The Summary of Corrections: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/corrections/V4D08GM.pdf

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Source: LNM District 8
Link: District 08 (Gulf of Mexico) Week 45 LNM Available on Navigation Center Website

The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (NBSAC) recently elected Mr. Dave Marlow and Mr. John Adey as the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson, respectfully. 
Source: USCG
Link: National Boating Safety Advisory Committee elects new chair and vice-chair

The following products are available from the Navigation Center website:

• The Eighth (Gulf of Mexico) Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners (44-2021): https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm0844g2021.pdf
  
• The weekly update to the 2021 USCG Light List, Volume Four: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates
  
• The Summary of Corrections: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/corrections/V4D08GM.pdf

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Source: LNM District 8
Link: District 08 (Gulf of Mexico) Week 44 LNM Available on Navigation Center Website