US Coast Guard Safety Bulletins

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Safety Notice

Local Notice to Mariners

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

Number: District 5 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Apr 16, 2025
Safety Notice

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 - …

Number: District 1 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Apr 15, 2025
Safety Notice

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”.

Number: MSIB Number: 03-25 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Apr 09, 2025
Safety Notice

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

Number: MSIB Number: 02-25 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Apr 09, 2025
Safety Notice

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

Number: MSIB: 13-23, CH. 3 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Dec 23, 2024
Safety Notice

New VHF Marine Radios Now Displaying Four-digit Channel Numbers

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Number: MSIB: 07-24 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Nov 07, 2024
Safety Notice

PHISHING EMAILS IMPERSONATING U.S. COAST GUARD

Number: MSIB: 04-24 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: May 24, 2024
Safety Notice

Reporting Anchoring Activities in the Vicinity of Submerged Pipelines

Number: MSIB: 05-24 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: May 08, 2024
Regulation Update

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 …

Number: MSIB: 03-24 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Mar 25, 2024
Safety Notice

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

Number: MSIB: 02-24 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Mar 21, 2024
Safety Notice

Merchant Mariner Credential Passport Booklet Replacement

Number: MSIB: 01-24 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Feb 26, 2024
Other Information

NAVIGATION AND VESSEL INSPECTION CIRCULAR

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

Number: NVIC: 02-24 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Feb 21, 2024
Safety Notice

Release of New Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan Architecture

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

Number: MER-MSIB Number: 12-23 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Oct 10, 2023
Safety Notice

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

Number: MSIB: 11-23 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Sep 29, 2023
Safety Notice

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

Number: MSIB: 10-23 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Aug 25, 2023
Safety Notice

Conclusion of COVID-19 Public Health and National Emergencies

Number: MSIB: 08-23 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: May 30, 2023
Safety Notice

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

Number: MSIB: 07-23 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: May 17, 2023
Safety Notice

Merchant Mariner Credentialing Delays

Number: MSIB: 06-23 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Apr 25, 2023
Safety Notice

Fire Safety on Small Passenger Vessels

Number: MSIB: 05-23 Authority: US Coast Guard Date: Apr 06, 2023