USCG implements NTSB training recommendations after El Faro sinking

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The USCG Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing published Change 1 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 03-14, ‘Guidelines for Approval of Training Courses and Programs’, in response to the recommendations made after the sinking of El Faro.

On 1st October 2015, the SS El Faro, a 40-year-old cargo ship owned by TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico and operated by TOTE Services, Inc. was on a regular route from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico. It foundered and sank during Hurricane...

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