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The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee (CFSAC) will meet via teleconference March 15, 2018, to discuss the Regulatory Reform tasking efforts (CFSAC task statement #01-17) and may take action to submit their report to the U.S. Coast Guard. The teleconference will be open to the public.
Source: USCG
Link: 2/23/2018: Notice of Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee Meeting
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee and its subcommittees will meet in New Orleans, Louisiana, to discuss the safety of operations and other matters affecting the offshore oil and gas industry. These meetings are open to the public.
Source: USCG
Link: 2/23/2018: Notice of National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee meeting
The U.S. State Dept. will conduct a meeting, led by the U.S. Coast Guard, to prepare for the fifth Session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship systems and Equipment, to be held at the IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom, March 12-16, 2018. The meeting is open to the public.
Source: USCG
Link: 2/23/2018: Notice of public meeting: IMO Subcommittee on Ships Systems and Equipment
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The U.S. Coast Guard is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2018 Biennial Rear Adm. William M. Benkert Marine Environmental Protection Award for Excellence. The winners reflect the efforts of the marine facility and vessel operations industries’ commitments to the environment.
Source: USCG
Link: 2/22/18: 2018 Biennial Rear Adm. William M. Benkert Award recipients announced
As the offshore oil and gas industry pushed exploration into deeper water, it found that conventional anchoring became less practical and cost effective. The advent of DP brought the industry an effective, yet complex solution to remaining stationary while conducting high consequence operations. In this issue of ‘Drill Down’ the Outer Continental Shelf National Center of Expertise discusses the basics of a Dynamic Positioning (DP) system.
Source: USCG
Link: 2/20/2018: New issue of ‘Drill Down’ now available
The Passenger Vessel Association held its annual convention in Savannah, Georgia, Jan. 27-31, 2018, and nearly a dozen Coast Guard senior leaders and staff had the opportunity to provide their thoughts on topics of mutual importance to industry and regulators.
Source: USCG
Link: 2/16/2018: Passenger Vessel Association 2018 convention – recap of remarks