Submitted by Lt. Christopher Rabalais, Office of Design & Engineering Standards, Systems Engineering Division Last month the U.S. Coast Guard led a delegation to the 99th session of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee, known as MSC 99. This […] Source: USCG
Link: 6/14/2018: Autonomous vessels key point of discussion at IMO

The following products are available from the Navigation Center website:

• The Eighth (Gulf) Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners (24-2018): https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm0824g2018.pdf
• The weekly update to the 2018 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) Week 24 LNM Now Available on Navigation Center Website

Coast Guard members from the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance were recently invited to participate in an American Waterways Operators webinar aimed at helping towing vessel owners and operators better understand the process of obtaining Certificates of Inspection under Subchapter M regulations. Cmdr. Jennifer Hnatow and Mr. Erik Johnson, both from the Domestic Vessel Compliance Division, were on hand to address AWO members’ questions about compliance, enforcement, and the certification process.
Source: USCG
Link: 6/13/2018: Recording of Subchapter M webinar available online

Notices of Arrival/Departure Workbook Version 7.5.1 and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Notice of Arrival Workbook 1.5.1 are now available on NVMC’s. These updated versions provide corrections for the display of ports when the country of Georgia is selected. The official XLS workbooks are provided as a non XML venue for submissions of Notices of Arrival/Departure to the National Vessel Movement Center.
Source: USCG
Link: 6/13/2018: Updated Notice of Arrival/Departure workbooks released

Throughout the month of May, the Coast Guard’s Office of Port and Facility Compliance, in coordination with ABS Group, provided four opportunities for Area Maritime Security Committee members to participate in “Marine Transportation System Cyber Awareness Training” via webinar. Over 200 AMSC members and port stakeholders participated in the sessions. In consideration of those who were not able to participate, the Coast Guard has made a recording of the training that is now available online.
Source: USCG
Link: 6/8/2018: Marine Transportation System cyber awareness webinar – recording available online

The semi-annual workshop was hosted at the offices of the American Chemistry Council. Attendees came from as far away as Seattle and New Orleans and represented 11 industry organizations that oversee thousands of MTSA-regulated vessels and over two hundred MTSA-regulated facilities that share common business models. Industries represented include passenger, ferry and gaming vessels, offshore service and towing vessels, chemical and barge fleeting facilities, and grain terminals.
Source: USCG
Link: 6/7/2018: Summary of National Alternative Security Program sponsoring organizations workshop

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center received its 15th application for type approval for the HiBallast Ballast Water Management System, manufactured by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Source: USCG
Link: 6/7/2018: Marine Safety Center receives 15th application for ballast water management system type approval

Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Charles Ray will testify June 7, 2018, before the House Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Subcommittee.
Source: USCG
Link: 6/6/2018: Congressional hearing alert – “Maritime Transportation in the Arctic: The U.S. Role”

The Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise recently published the latest additions and updates to the Frequently Asked Questions regarding Subchapter M, inspected towing vessels. As a convenience for our readers, in this post Maritime Commons is providing a compilation of those changes, made as of May 29, 2018.
Source: USCG
Link: 6/6/2018: Updated Subchapter M Frequently Asked Questions now available

The following products are available from the Navigation Center website:

• The Eighth (Gulf) Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners (23-2018): https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm0823g2018.pdf
• The weekly update to the 2018 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) Week 23 LNM Now Available on Navigation Center Website