USCG Regulations, Rules & Policies
Coast Guard to Issue New Merchant Mariner Credential on March 1, 2024
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page The Coast Guard is replacing the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) passport-style booklet (“Red Book”) with a new credential. The new credential is effective on March 1, 2024, and will be issued to mariners after that date. The age of the Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC)…
Read MoreCGHQ MSIB 03-23: Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Reader Rule Delayed
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page TWIC Reader Rule Delayed
Read MoreCGHQ MSIB 1-23: Reporting Sexual Misconduct on U.S. Vessels
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page Reporting Sexual Misconduct on U.S. Vessels
Read MoreCGHQ MSA 04-22 Change 1: Gateway Handhold Arrangements and Pilot Ladders
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page Gateway Handhold Arrangements and Pilot Ladders
Read MoreUSCG Draft Guidance for Nationally Consistent Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan Architecture
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page Additional Info Attachment : ACP_Guidance.pdf
Read MoreUSCG MSIB 18-22: Speed Restriction Imposed to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page The Captain of the Port, Delaware Bay advises all vessels transiting the Mid-Atlantic Ocean that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has established regulations which implement a 10-knot speed restriction for all vessels 65 ft (19.8 m) or greater in specified locations (called Seasonal Management…
Read MoreUSCG Draft Guidance for Nationally Consistent Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan Architecture
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page USCG Draft Guidance for Nationally Consistent Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan Architecture
Read MoreUSCG CPA PARS Study Completion – Notice of Availability
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page Additional Info Attachment : CPAPARS_Study_Completion_NofA.pdf Attachment : PARS_Study_Completion_NofA.pdf Attachment : ACPARS_Notice_of Study.pdf
Read MoreUSCG Conditions of Entry Removed for Cote d’Ivoire
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page Additional Info Attachment : Cond_Entry_Cote_dIvoire.pdf
Read MoreCGDB Established Anchorage Grounds in the Delaware Bay
MARAD Opens Vessel Layberth Opportunities Return to Alert Page Additional Info Attachment : Anchorage_Grounds_NPRM_032222.pdf Attachment : anchorage_grounds_FR.pdf Attachment : MSIB_15_22_Established_Anchorage_Grounds_Delaware_Bay.pdf
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