Dec. 6, 2023

2024 RADM William M. Benkert Environmental Award Solicitation

The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting applications from the maritime industry for the biennial Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Award for Environmental Excellence. This program recognizes corporations and businesses involved in marine facility or vessel operations that have demonstrated sustained excellence and outstanding achievement in protecting the marine environment.

Dec. 5, 2023

Federal Register: Request for information on the Coast Guard Implementation of a Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program

The Coast Guard’s Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy (CG-MER) is seeking input from the public on the Coast Guard Implementation of a Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program.  Input will assist in potentially developing a regulatory proposal to support the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 requiring planning criteria for vessel response plans distinct to Western Alaska and Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zones in the Federal Register (Docket No. USCG-2023-0824). 

Nov. 27, 2023

Policy Letter: Guidance for the U.S. Implementation of the Code for the Transport and Handling of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels – OSV Chemical Code

The Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-ENG) has issued Policy Letter 03-23, Guidance for the U.S. Implementation of the Code for the Transport and Handling of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels – OSV Chemical Code.

Nov. 27, 2023

Safety Alert 09-23: BY LAND AND SEA – FIREFIGHTING PREPARATION IS KEY!

The Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has issued Safety Alert 09-23 to highlight the critical importance of firefighting preparedness for land-based responders when addressing shipboard fires, particularly on multi-level freight vessels such as Roll-on, Roll-off (Ro-Ro) ships.

Nov. 21, 2023

Federal Register Notice: 2022 Liquid Chemical Categorization Updates

The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it is aligning liquid chemical categorization tables in its tank vessels and bulk dangerous cargo regulations with the 2020 Edition of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk and the International Maritime Organization’s 2019 Marine Environment Protection Committee’s Circular 25.