Marine Compliance Alliance will hold its third annual workshop August 6-8 at the Carson Center in Paducah, Ky. The workshop is geared toward inland marine compliance professionals and rotates each… Read More
Subchapter M
Subchapter M credit drydock inspections and internal structural exams were the focus of Todd Rushing’s address to the Port of Paducah Propeller Club during its meeting June 12. Rushing, who… Read More
The Coast Guard released a marine safety information bulletin March 21 dealing with fees for Coast Guard inspected towing vessels and those using the TSMS option. MSIB 02-24 also officially… Read More
Nearly 160 people representing about half the vessels in the Coast Guard’s Eighth District learned more about requirements for Subchapter M credit drydock inspections and internal structural exams—and that more… Read More
Now that the final Subchapter M documentation deadline of July 19 is upon the towing industry, the next phase is the drydock/internal structural examination. There have been rumors and worries… Read More
The Coast Guard will no longer charge inspection fees for towing vessels using the Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) option for documenting Subchapter M compliance. The Coast Guard issued a… Read More
On April 11, the Coast Guard released CG-CVC Policy Letter 20-01, Change 1, to clarify its Subchapter M enforcement posture after the Certificate of Inspection (COI) phase-in period for towing vessels… Read More
The deadline for all inland towing vessels to be compliant with all the provisions of Subchapter M regulations was July 20, 2018. But that deadline came with a window to… Read More
The Huntington Engineer District celebrated the issuance of a certificate of inspection (COI) for the mv. Kenneth Eddy on March 5 at the Marietta Repair Station in Marietta, Ohio. U.S. Read More
Visitors to the Coast Guard’s Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise (TVNCOE) website can find information about Subchapter M and other information more quickly after a recent website makeover. The… Read More
