Nov. 14, 2023

Federal Register Notice: Multi-Year Certificate of Documentation for Recreational Vessel Owners Final Rule

The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that we are issuing a final rule for recreational vessel owners to select a recreational vessel endorsement on a Certificate of Documentation (COD) with a validity of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years.

Nov. 6, 2023

Announcement: CG-ENG website updated for electronic record books

The Coast Guard has published an initial list of electronic record books that have received an acknowledgment of assessment, as per Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01-23. This list will be updated periodically.

Nov. 1, 2023

Safety Alert 11-22: Dynamic Positioning Systems:  Don't overestimate their capabilities!

​The Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has released Safety Alert 11-22 regarding an incident involving weaknesses within Dynamic Positioning Systems.

Oct. 30, 2023

Policy Letter on Implementation of Fire Safety Interim Rule on Small Passenger Vessels

The Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC) announces the publication of a new policy letter titled “Covered Small Passenger Vessel” Fire Safety Interim Rule Implementation.

Oct. 17, 2023

Vessel Cyber Risk Management Work Instruction Update

The office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CVC) has updated Cyber Risk Management Work Instruction (CVC-WI-027). The latest version is available for review internally on the CVC Mission Management System (MMS) webpage and is also publicly available on CVC’s public MMS webpage.