On 18 April 2018 the United States Coast Guard (USCG) amended the monetary property damage threshold amounts for reporting a marine casualty and for reporting a type of marine casualty […]
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US Maritime Advisory System announced
This information note is to advise members of the new US Maritime Advisory System recently announced by the US Government’s Maritime Administration (MARAD). The following note was released by the MARAD Office of Security on Thursday 26 January 2017: “1. This message announces the launch of the new U.S. Maritime
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US National Maritime Security Advisory Committee vacancies
This information note is for the benefit of IMCA’s US members and concerns a message from the US Coast Guard which seeks applications from candidates to become members of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee. A notification has been placed on the ‘Coast Guard Maritime Commons’ web page and has
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United States Commercial Diving Regulations – Proposed Changes
The United States Coast Guard has published proposed amendments to its commercial diving regulations. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is attached. The deadline for comments is 20 May 2015. The US Coast Guard is proposing to amend its regulations for commercial diving that is conducted from deepwater ports or
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Gulf of Mexico Special Arrangements for Experienced Diving Supervisors
Background As IMCA expanded into the Gulf of Mexico region in 2003, it became apparent that the diving contractors joining IMCA’s Diving Division had difficulty meeting the requirements for supervisors […]
USCG Policy Letters on the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The US Coast Guard has recently announced the availability of three policy letters providing guidance on the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW). These letters provide guidance on the following topics: Hours of rest requirements of the 2010 amendments to the
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Proceedings of the 20-21 September 2012 OSHA Workshop on the Future of Drilling Regulations
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has produced two important sets of statistics – ‘Safety and environment statistics for IMCA members: Report for the period 1 January-31 December 2013‘ and […]
USCG Acceptance of 2009 Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Code
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published a new policy letter (No. 02/12), confirming that the design and equipment standards of the 2009 MODU Code have been deemed to be at least as effective as the standards of earlier versions of the Code. Previous versions of the MODU Code
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Employment of Foreign Workers on US Vessels
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 009-12) to provide guidance regarding the employment of non-US citizens on board US vessels. The bulletin reminds companies that the US citizenship waiver is only applicable to offshore supply vessels that are operating from a foreign
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