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The 2013 Light Lists have been published and are now available for download from our website. |
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The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) is conducting a national online dialog on e-Navigation through 28 February 2013. Your participation is welcomed; please download the CMTS flyer for more information regarding this dialogue.
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The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District is extending the previously published stay (suspension) of reporting requirements under the Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) established by 33 CFR 165.830 for barges loaded with certain dangerous cargoes (CDC barges) in the inland rivers of the Eighth Coast Guard District. You may read the temporary final rule (Federal Register Notice).
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The final report from the Chicago Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment workshop held on March 27-28, 2012 has been released and is now available for public review. A thorough summary of collaborative risk mitigation strategies is detailed in the PAWSA report, including a recommendation to establish a Harbor Safety Committee for the Port of Chicago. Read the entire press release or the final report.
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In response to the situation at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, the U.S. Coast Guard recommends, as a precaution, that vessels avoid transiting within 20 kilometers/10.8 nautical miles of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (37°25.5'N, 141°02.0'E)...read the latest HYDROPAC / NAVAREA XII. (PDF, 114kB) |
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A SPECIAL NOTICE has been published advising that calls to the Coast Guard on the international radiotelephone distress frequency 2182 kHz may not be reliably received by the Coast Guard...read the notice here.
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On March 14, 2012, the International Hydrographic Organization published a safety notice about the reliable operations of the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS). This notice is available for downloading and viewing (PDF).
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CONSUMER ALERT: Using or importing cell jammers, GPS jammers, or other jamming devices is illegal. Please read Public Notice Doc. 39135/1, which is a consumer alert advising consumers of the law and penalties regarding jamming. |
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The U.S. Coast Guard advises that effective 2359 UTC 31 March 2012 it will terminate On Call Ship/Shore HF Radiotelex (SITOR) services currently being provided by its Guam Mariana Islands Communications Station (NRV)...see the entire notice.
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