March 21, 2023

Policy Letter: Design Basis Agreement Submission Guidance

The Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-ENG) has issued Policy Letter 01-23, Design Basis Agreement Submission Guidance. The policy letter serves to provide additional guidance for entities interested in submitting vessel design equivalency requests to the Coast Guard for review and consideration.

March 17, 2023

Marine Safety Alert: Inflatable boat safety: Do not over pressurize

The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 04-23 to highlight the importance of proper maintenance and adherence to manufacturer’s recommendations for filling/inflating buoyancy chambers on some models of inflatable boats.

March 17, 2023

Final Rule – Update to electrical engineering regulations

The Coast Guard published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on March 16, 2023, to update the electrical engineering regulations for commercial vessels in 46 CFR Subchapter J, Parts 110-113. 

March 17, 2023

Federal Register Notice: National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; March 2023 meetings

As a courtesy to our audience, Maritime Commons will provide a daily compilation of nationally-relevant Federal Register Notices, or those notices that may impact a large segment of our readers. To provide comments for the public record, follow the Federal Register link for each individual notice. Please note, the Coast Guard cannot respond to comments on these notices outside of the Federal Register.

March 17, 2023

Guidance on qualification for national endorsements as Tankerman-Assistant and STCW endorsements for Basic Tanker Operations

The Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing has published CG-MMC Policy Letter 01-23 titled Qualification for National Endorsements as Tankerman-Assistant and STCW Endorsements for Basic Tanker Operations.