Bulletins - USCG

Local Notice to Mariners

Local Notice to Mariners for District 5 04/15/2025

Local Notice to Mariners

Local Notice to Mariners for District 1 04/15/2025 TITLE SUBCATEGORY DESCRIPTION LOCATION Sector New York, Submerged Lands Act Raritan River Cutoff Channel - Arthur Georges Bank And Nantucket Shoals - Chatham Harbor BAY TO EAST ROCKAWAY Shelter Island Sound North Channel Federal Discrepancies Shelter Island Sound South Channel Federal Discrepancies Shinnecock Bay Additional MSI Catego

INTERIM GUIDANCE RELATED TO U.S. OIL RECORD BOOK (CG-4602A)

USCG issues interim guidance correcting CG-4602A Oil Record Book misprint; manual sludge collection should be recorded as “C11”.

Registration of Distress Alert Devices & Cancelling False Distress Alerts

Mariners must register distress alert devices, update info regularly, and promptly cancel false alerts to enhance maritime safety and efficiency. USCG

Coast Guard Policies to Address Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response on Vessels

Coast Guard Policies to Address Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response on Vessels, Change 3

New VHF Marine Radios Now Displaying Four-digit Channel Numbers

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PHISHING EMAILS IMPERSONATING U.S. COAST GUARD

Reporting Anchoring Activities in the Vicinity of Submerged Pipelines

Amendment to MARPOL Annex V/10: Update to GARBAGE RECORD BOOK REQUIREMENTS

This Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) serves to notify the maritime industry of the revised applicability criteria to maintain a garbage record book (GRB). These changes are a result of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adoption of amendments to MARPOL Annex V Regulation 10 – Placards, garbage management plans and garbage rec

Resumption of Billing TSMS Option User Fees and New User Fee Amounts for all Inspected Towing Vessels

Merchant Mariner Credential Passport Booklet Replacement

NAVIGATION AND VESSEL INSPECTION CIRCULAR

REPORTING BREACHES OF SECURITY, SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY INCIDENTS, AND CYBER INCIDENTS

Release of New Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan Architecture

https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/environmental/area-contingency-plans

Properly Providing Fuel Type(s) on Notice of Arrival (NOA)

Marine Employer Required Drug Testing and 46 CFR Part 16 Drug Testing

Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSIs): What to do when Selling or Disposing of your Radio or Radio-equipped Vessel

Conclusion of COVID-19 Public Health and National Emergencies

Eligibility of American Samoans for a U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential

Merchant Mariner Credentialing Delays

Fire Safety on Small Passenger Vessels