Certificate of Inspection

SWITCH Maritime’s Sea Change ferry set to enter service

SWITCH Maritime's Sea Change

For those of us who have been following the project from its earliest days, this has been a long-awaited development: SWITCH Maritime’s hydrogen fuel cell powered ferry the Sea Change has now received its U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). With the COI, the vessel is now able to commence commercial operations, delivering a zero-emission public ferry service.

Following a formal launch event in June, the Sea Change will be operated in a six-month pilot service by the San Francisco...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/switch-maritimes-sea-change-ferry-set-to-enter-service/

Coast Guard releases coronavirus-related bulletin

A Coast Guard vessel inspector examines a passenger vessel's operational, mechanical, and safety systems during an annual inspection in Long Beach, Calif. on Dec. 7, 2016. USCG photo.

The Coast Guard released a Marine Safety Information Bulletin yesterday (MSIB Number: 09-20) that discussed the agency’s position on vessel inspections, exams, and documentation during the coronavirus pandemic.

During this national emergency for COVID-19 it is paramount that the Coast Guard safeguards the continued operation of the Marine Transportation System (MTS) to ensure our domestic supply chain continues uninterrupted, the MSIB said. Commercial vessel compliance activities should, to the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-releases-coronavirus-related-bulletin/

Coast Guard arrests Miami charter operator

The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of the 45-foot pleasure craft, Breaking the Habit, with 12 passengers aboard Saturday near American Airlines Arena in Miami.

Watchstanders determined that the vessel was operating illegally and in violation of a previous Captain of the Port order. This is the second time within a month the vessel was discovered operating as an illegal charter. A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boarding team conducted the boarding of the pleasure craft and discovered the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/coast-guard-arrests-miami-charter-operator/

Coast Guard may crack down on overnight vessels

The fatal California dive boat fire has prompted the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) to advise members that a Coast Guard inspection crackdown on overnight vessels might be coming so it would be prudent to review “important safety and risk management essentials.”

In its notice PVA provided annotations to a Coast Guard safety bulletin issued to all commercial vessel operators after the Conception burned just off Santa Cruz Island Sept. 2 killing 33 passengers and one crew.

While PVA members are...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/coast-guard-may-crack-down-on-overnight-vessels/

New Orleans ferries fall short on COI requirements

The Coast Guard has refused to give New Orleans’ new 105′, 150-passenger, high-speed, aluminum catamaran ferries a Certificate of Inspection (COI) after a recent examination. Without the COIs, the ferries cannot operate.

Members of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans and officials from Transdev North America and RTA (Regional Transit Authority) held a meeting last Wednesday to discuss necessary measures needed to bring the two RTA ferries into compliance with federal standards. (Transdev provides...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/new-orleans-ferries-fall-short-on-coi-requirements/

New Orleans ferries still don’t meet COI requirements

The Coast Guard has refused to give New Orleans’ new 105′, 150-passenger, high-speed, aluminum catamaran ferries a Certificate of Inspection (COI) after a recent inspection. Without the COIs, the ferries cannot operate.

Members of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans and officials from Transdev North America and RTA (Regional Transit Authority) held a meeting last Wednesday to discuss necessary measures needed to bring the two RTA ferries into compliance with federal standards. Transdev provides...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/new-orleans-ferries-still-dont-meet-coi-requirements/

Weeks Marine gets first New York Coast Guard COIs

The Weeks Marine tugboat Katherine is one of two vessels that received the first Subchapter M certificates of inspection from the Coast Guard in New York. Weeks Marine photo.

The Coast Guard’s New York sector presented its first Subchapter M certificates of inspection to Weeks Marine, Inc. (WMI), Cranford, N.J., for achieving full compliance with the regulations on a pair of its tugboats.

The 77.1’x26’x10.6’, 2,000-hp Elizabeth and the 99.1’x32’x14’, 3,000-hp Katherine are the first to go through the COI process with the sector’s New York Waterways Branch.

The Weeks Marine tug Elizabeth. Weeks Marine photo.

Cmdr. Jacob Hobson presented the COIs to Ronnie Clifford,...

https://www.workboat.com/uncategorized/weeks-marine-gets-first-new-york-coast-guard-cois/