June 27, 2024

2024 Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Award Winners

The U.S. Coast Guard is pleased to announce the award recipients for the 2024 Biennial Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Marine Environmental Protection Award for Excellence.

June 7, 2024

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements to Document Environmental Compliance on Certain Commercial Vessels Request for Information

The Coast Guard seeks information about the recordkeeping and reporting procedures required under the Coast Guard ballast water regulations issued in 2012 and 2015 and the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting required under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP). The Coast Guard plans to use this information to evaluate new and updated solutions that inform data-driven policymaking, reduce the reporting and record-keeping burden on industry, and confirm environmental compliance.

June 5, 2024

Digital Certificate of Number

A certificate of number (CON) is required to be carried on board a state registered boat much like a registration for a motor vehicle.

May 31, 2024

National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting # 7 – June 5-6, 2024

The Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing is holding the seventh meeting of the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (NMEDMAC) June 5-6, 2024, at Texas A&M Maritime Academy, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Galveston, Texas.

May 18, 2024

Updated Memorandum of Understanding between the Coast Guard and the National Cargo Bureau

The U.S. Coast Guard recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Cargo Bureau (NCB) that reaffirmed their longstanding relationship focused on the safety of hazardous material shipments through ports and at sea.