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
By JD Ross Leahy, Washington State Department of Ecology Spills Program We recently observed a spill from a fishing vessel where the tank pressurized and… Read More >DON’T LET A BURP RUIN YOUR DAY – MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT TANK VENTING WHILE FUELING
Our Spring Fundraising Golf Tournament was held yesterday at Harbour Pointe Golf Club. Thank you to all our golfers and sponsors who helped make it… Read More >THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER
Our spring golf tournament will be at Harbour Pointe Golf Club on May 16th, starting at 1:30pm, and registration is open! You can register at… Read More >SPRING GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER MAY 16TH
By Brian Sinausky, Washington State Department of Ecology Spills Program Imagine you are involved in a transfer operation and notice a sudden change in pressure.… Read More >BE CURIOUS – PREVENT TRANSFER SPILLS
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
USCG Marine Safety Alert, February 20, 2024 A very high frequency (VHF) maritime radio transmission on one’s own vessel, or even transmissions by a nearby… Read More >YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE AIS BROADCASTS WHENEVER A VHF MARITIME RADIO IS KEYED