Dec. 1, 2025

Monitoring Weather Conditions and Forecasts

The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) has released a new Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) which provides vessel owners, operators and crews with guidance on available sources for marine weather information.

Dec. 1, 2025

Safety Orientations Onboard Offshore Supply Vessels

The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) has released a new Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) which provides guidance for owners, operators and crews of offshore supply vessels, including liftboats.

Oct. 29, 2025

Commercial Vessel Safety During Lapse in Coast Guard Appropriations

This post outlines the Coast Guard's guidance on commercial vessel safety during a lapse in appropriations, addressing Certificates of Financial Responsibility, Certificates of Documentation, and Merchant Mariner Credentials. It details which operations will continue and which will be limited, and provides specific instructions for vessel owners, operators, and mariners.

Sept. 3, 2025

Marine Safety Information Bulletins 04-25 and 05-25: Public Portal Website for Civil Penalty and Suspension & Revocation Enforcement Cases

The U.S. Coast Guard recently released two Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIBs) providing information about the new Public Portal website for its Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) data system that provides the ability for members of the public to access civil penalty and suspension & revocation enforcement cases they are associated with.

April 21, 2025

Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 02-25: Registration of Distress Alert Devices & Cancelling False Distress Alerts

The Coast Guard recently released Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 02-25: Registration of Distress Alert Devices & Cancelling False Distress Alerts.