The Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC) has released an update to Work Instruction (WI)-005, Request for Recognized Organization (RO) Internal Quality Management System (QMS) Review—Quality Case.
Foreign Passenger Vessel Initial Certificate of Compliance (ICOC) Work Instruction
The Coast Guard’s Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise (CSNCOE) has published Industry Notice 22-01 to announce the release of the Foreign Passenger Vessel Initial Certificate of Compliance (ICOC) Work Instruction Guide for Conducting ICOC Exams.
National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee appoints additional new member
The Coast Guard announces the appointment of Deyne Umphress to serve as a member of the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (N-MERPAC) representing qualified members of the engine department.
Top medical certificate “awaiting information” reasons in 2021
In this post the NMC presents the general and specific reasons that mariners will receive an awaiting information (AI) letter for medical certificate applications.
Federal Register Notice: Public meeting in preparation for IMO sub-committee on pollution prevention and response meeting
As announced in the Federal Register, the Department of State and the Coast Guard will conduct a public meeting by teleconference at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 to prepare for the ninth session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 9) to be held remotely, April 4th-8th, 2022.