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The U.S. Coast Guard has published the following four safety alerts on their Safety Alerts (uscg.mil) site: USCG Safety Alert 06-24, Uninspected Commercial Vessel Stability… Read More >USCG SAFETY ALERTS

On September 18, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard began issuing Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMCs) with an embedded credential verification scan quick-response (QR) code. The QR… Read More >VERIFICATION SCAN CODE FOR MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS

USCG Marine Safety Alert, September 5, 2024 This Safety Alert is an urgent reminder to vessel owners, operators, and crewmembers that no matter how straightforward… Read More >PREVENT FORKLIFT CASUALTIES: OPERATOR TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL FOR SAFE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT OPERATION

Details here: Federal Register Anchorage 2024

USCG Marine Safety Alert, August 26, 2024 Coast Guard Sector Honolulu and Hawaii State Fire Investigators are examining a recent marine diesel fuel tank explosion… Read More >WARNING: ENSURE A GAS-FREE ENVIRONMENT PRIOR TO CONDUCTING HOT WORK

In keeping with their goal to continuously improve services to mariners, the National Maritime Center (NMC) has posted a video on their website to help… Read More >VIDEO GUIDE TO FILLING OUT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE APPLICATION FORM CG-719K

On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard began issuing Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMCs) in a new single-sheet format.  This new mariner credential replaced the… Read More >UPDATED MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS

The Coast Guard District 13’s Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Reference Guide has been updated for 2024. This guide is used by Coast Guard and… Read More >UPDATED D13 CFVS REFERENCE GUIDE FOR 2024

The Coast Guard has completed its investigation into the loss of the F/V MARY B II on the Yaquina Bay, Oregon Bar on January 8,… Read More >USCG REPORT OF INVESTIGATION – F/V MARY B II, YAQUINA BAY, OR