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USCG Regulatory Updates: Pending Rulemaking Projects & Policy Guidance Notifications

Stay informed on the latest USCG regulatory updates and policy guidance notifications regarding offshore safety, vessel response plans, inspection requirements, and more.

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USCG Regulatory Updates: Pending Rulemaking Projects & Policy Guidance Notifications

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  1. National Offshore Safety Advisory CommitteeFall 2012, Houston, TX U.S. Coast Guard Regulatory Update

  2. Pending USCG Rulemaking Projects • Final Rule – STCW • Final Rule - Nontank Vessel Response Plans • Final Rule – Offshore Supply Vessels of at least 6000 GT ITC • Proposed Rule – Outer Continental Shelf Activities • Proposed Rule – Commercial Diving Operations • Final Rule or SNPRM - Inspection of Towing Vessels

  3. Pending USCG Rulemaking Projects • Final Rule - MARPOL Annex I Update • Proposed Rule – Exemption of Certain Seagoing Barges from Inspection

  4. Federal Register Notices • 12OCT12 - NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY - Policy Letters on the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 • 12OCT12 – Notice of Recommended Interim Voluntary Guidance - Dynamic Positioning Operations Guidance for Vessels Other Than Mobile Offshore Drilling Units Operating on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf • 10SEP12 – Notice - Marine technology & standards workshop, Arlington, VA - 24-25 JULY 2013

  5. Federal Register Notices • 09AUG12 – Final Rule - Approval of classification societies • 23JUL12 – Notice of Availability – Policy Letter on USCG Acceptance of the 2009 MODU Code. • 29JUN12 - Final Rule – Interpretation – Alternate Tonnage Threshold for Oil Spill Response Vessels • 07JUN12 – Final Rule - Carbon Dioxide Fire Suppression Systems on Commercial Vessels

  6. USCG Policy Letters • CG-CVC Policy Letter 12-08 - International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS Convention) • CG-CVC Policy Letter 12-07 – Guidance on Issuance of Endorsement and Approval of Training to Meet the 2010 Amendments to STCW • CG-CVC Policy Letter 12-06 – Guidance on Issuance of Endorsements as Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties and Security Awareness – STCW 2010 Amendments

  7. USCG Policy Letters • CG-CVC Policy Letter 12-05 – Guidance on Hours of Rest – Implementation of 2010 STCW Amendments • CG-ENG-02-12 – Acceptance of the 2009 MODU Code • CG-ENG 01-12 – Equivalency Determination - Design Criteria for use of Natural Gas/LNG as a Fuel • CG-CVC 12-03 – Endorsement of Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) as Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRV)

  8. Questions?? Commander Rob Smith, USCG Designated Federal Officer National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) 2100 2ND ST SW STOP 7126 WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7126 Office: (202) 372-1410 Cell: (202) 297-2618 Fax: (202) 372-1926 Robert.L.Smith@uscg.mil

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