Sept. 18, 2024

Final Rule (FR): Great Lakes Pilotage Modernization

The Coast Guard is amending certain Great Lakes Pilotage regulatory requirements to align with current Coast Guard and U.S. pilot association operations and pilotage practices. This final rule clarifies the different phases of training and types of registrations for pilots who work on the Great Lakes, eliminates outdated practices and redundant requirements, and adds much needed structure regarding the billing dispute process.

Aug. 28, 2024

Membership Open: U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 8 (TC8)

The U.S. Coast Guard, on behalf of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), administers the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 8 (TC8). TC8 focuses on the development of technical and operational standards applicable to ships and marine technology.

Aug. 28, 2024

National Towing Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting

The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee will meet in person along with the four subcommittees:  The Rulemaking Improvements to Subchapter M Subcommittee, The Statutory Information Requirements Within Accommodations Spaces on Merchant Vessels Subcommittee, The Master Key Control Requirements Aboard Merchant Vessels Subcommittee, and The Maritime Administration (MARAD) Maritime Workforce Group Report on the Maritime Workforce Subcommittee. The Committee and the four Subcommittees will meet in public over two days in Portland, Maine, to review and discuss matters relating to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety.  These meetings will be open to the public.

Aug. 28, 2024

National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee Meeting

The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee will conduct a series of meetings over two days to review, discuss, and make recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to marine investigation cases and other relevant initiatives pertaining to commercial fishing vessels (CFVs).

Aug. 15, 2024

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting

The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet in Massena, New York, to discuss matters relating to Great Lakes Pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes Pilotage regulations and policies. The meeting will be open to the public.