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Field Notice 01-18 provides amplifying guidance explaining the difference between a tender vessel and an excursion vessel onboard a foreign passenger vessel. This notice is intended for foreign passenger vessels operating in the U.S. using small vessels stored onboard the ship for excursion activities. Editor’s note: This is an update to the Field Notice 01-18 released Jan. 24, 2018.
Source: USCG
Link: 1/30/2018: Cruise Ship NCOE releases updated Field Notice 01-18, “Tender & Excursion Vessels”
Rear Admiral John Nadeau, assistant commandant for prevention policy, will testify before the House Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Jan. 30, 2018, in a hearing titled, “Examination of reports on the El Faro marine casualty.”
Source: USCG
Link: 1/29/2018: Adm. Nadeau to testify before Congress on El Faro final action memo
In response to increased Arctic shipping traffic, the United States and Russian Federation have proposed voluntary two-way routing measures in the Bering Strait and Bering Sea. Located in U.S. and Russian Federation territorial waters off the coasts of Alaska and the Chukotskiy Peninsula, the routes are being recommended to help ships avoid the numerous shoals, reefs and islands outside the routes and to reduce the potential for marine casualties and environmental disasters.
Source: USCG
Link: 1/25/2018: U.S., Russia jointly propose Bering Strait routing measures
The training covered the chemical and physical properties of LNG, to include flammability, lower explosive limit, compression, cryogenic characteristics, and the general arrangement of LNG Carriers and their safety systems and cargo operations.
Source: USCG
Link: 1/25/2018: Liquefied Gas Carrier NCOE delivers training in Panama
The Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise released Field Notice 01-18, “Tender & Excursion Vessels.” Foreign passenger vessels operating in the United States are increasingly using small vessels stored onboard ship for excursion activities. These excursions are primarily in remote […]
Source: USCG
Link: 1/24/2018: Cruise Ship NCOE issues field notice regarding tender and excursion vessels
Congratulations to the latest E-Zero designees under the Coast Guard’s QUALSHIP 21 program! QUALSHIP 21 recognizes foreign ships that have demonstrated the highest commitment to maintaining strict compliance with U.S. and international safety, security and environmental regulations.
Source: USCG
Link: 1/24/2018: Congratulations to the latest E-Zero designees
The U.S. Air Force recently released a memorandum to inform the GPS community of an update to the GPS ground control software that may impact some user equipment. The U.S. Air Force intends to reinstall the software update no earlier than March 1, 2018 to provide time for manufacturers to bring GPS receivers into compliance with the Interface Specification.
Source: USCG
Link: 1/23/2018: Air Force announces update to GPS ground control software