The Office of Port and Facility Compliance announced that the application deadline for the 2018 Biennial Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Environmental Protection Award is extended to January 26, 2018.
1/10/2018: Important information for sending email attachments to National Maritime Center
Due to limitations in the Coast Guard’s e-mail system, e-mails that are larger than 10 MB or that include compressed files as attachments will not be delivered.
1/9/2018: Ship Structure Committee soliciting research ideas for 2018 Project Year
The SSC is seeking research ideas within four focus areas: 1) Structural Lifetime Extension; 2) Arctic Construction, Operations, Technologies, and Effects; 3) Composite Materials; and 4) SSC Follow-Up Report. All submissions much reach the SSC Executive Director by Feb. 28, 2018.
1/2/2018: Monitoring Unit San Juan open for business
MU San Juan closed in September due to the hurricanes that impacted the region.
12/26/2017: Update to Qualified Assessor requirements
The Coast Guard is aware that as a result of the limited number of approved Qualified Assessors, there may be a hardship on mariners trying to complete STCW assessments after December 31, 2017. In consideration of this, the Coast Guard will continue to allow STCW assessments to be signed by an assessor who meets the requirements specified in NVIC 02-14 until December 31, 2019. These assessments must be submitted to the Coast Guard as part of a complete application no later than June 30, 2020.
