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First certificate of compliance issued for MLC 2006 requirements

By On January 13, 2011

Lloyd’s Register has issued the first ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) certificate of compliance “pre-convention”, or ahead of entry into force, to Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Kraslava, operated by the [...]

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USCG issues request for comments on recognition of foreign STCW certificates

By On September 28, 2010

As it was pointed out in the gCaptain forum, the U.S. Coast Guard has published a notice and request for comments on development of a policy for recognition of foreign [...]

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DOT Issues New Drug Testing Requirements

By On September 22, 2010

As many of you may already be aware, on August 16th the Department of Transportation issued a final rule amending certain provisions of its drug testing procedures that, once in [...]

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USCG eliminates manning exemption for US Flagged Purse Seiners

By On July 15, 2010

Effective as of July 12, an important and controversial statutory exemption expired, opening doors for U.S. mariners to take back multiple positions formerly held by foreign officers on U.S. Flagged [...]

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Wakeup Call: The Road to STCW Compliance Starts to Get Bumpy…

By On September 25, 2008

Editorial Note: Being actively sailing mariners, the editorial team at gCaptain is concerned by recent changes to US Coast Guard policy on the licensing of mariners. We feel this is [...]

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Medical Disclosure – John Cota Faces New Charges

By On April 23, 2008

BYM Marine and Maritime news is reporting: A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging John Joseph Cota, a U.S. Coast Guard and California licensed ship pilot, with making [...]

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Evolution Of Security – A Blog By TSA

By On February 16, 2008

In an unusual turn of events the TSA (United States’ Transportation Security Agency) has launched a blog! While the review on NPR‘s show “On The Media” was positive, with the [...]

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Pilot Liability – Changes In Law and Industry Culture

By On December 13, 2007

In this week’s edition of The Maritime Executive Newsletter managing editor Joseph Keefe, weighs in on the changing dynamics of the Master, Pilot and Port State relationship in light of [...]

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Proposed Bill Mandates An Increase Of VTS Authority

By On December 4, 2007

(Photo by PA2 Prentice Danner, USCG) This morning Senator Barbra Boxer and Representative Nacy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, announced a bill giving the U.S. Coast Guard broader authority to [...]

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American’s Marine Highway

By On November 24, 2007

I am pleased to report a significant amount of positive feedback from mariners when discussing new MARAD (Maritime Administration) initiatives. In addition to being on the forefront of new LNG [...]

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San francisco Oil Spill Hearings – A Response to Admiral Bone, USCG

By On November 20, 2007

Yesterday my comments were published on the front page of The San Francisco Chronicle in an article titled; “Hearing today at Presidio – tough queries for spill captain.” Prior to [...]

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