The Winter 2020 edition of the Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise’s (CSNCOE) newsletter is now available. The newsletter serves to provide useful information on national and international policies as well as highlight success stories, best practices and achievements in the field.

This edition provides information to maritime stakeholders and Coast Guard units on a variety of topics:

• Safety bulletin updates
• Crosby shackle safety notice
• Outstanding vessel plan review
• Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures update
• Cyber safety/security efforts to protect smart shipping
• And more…

Visit CSNCOE’s website to view the Issue 22 Winter 2020 edition newsletter or to read about the services CS NCOE offers.

The CSNCOE is always looking for feedback to improve and better serve the maritime industry. Leave comments using the “Tell Us How We Are Doing” tab on the website.

This blog is not a replacement or substitute for the formal posting of regulations and updates or existing processes for receiving formal feedback of the same. Links provided on this blog will direct the reader to official source documents, such as the Federal Register, Homeport and the Code of Federal Regulations. These documents remain the official source for regulatory information published by the Coast Guard.