The Mariner's Blog

New Bridge Procedures Guide, 5th Edition now available
  • 25 mar 2016
  • Charles Hays
New Bridge Procedures Guide, 5th Edition now available

  The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) released the much anticipated 5th edition of Bridge Procedures Guide in March of 2016. The new 5th e...

U.S. Carriage Requirements for Nautical Charts & Publications on Board Ships
  • 8 feb 2016
  • Charles Hays
U.S. Carriage Requirements for Nautical Charts & Publications on Board Ships

Who does §33 CFR 164 apply to for Federal carriage requirements of nautical charts and publications? U.S. vessels meeting the applicability paramet...

What Shippers Need To Know About The SOLAS Gross Mass Weight Verification Requirement For Containers
  • 14 nov 2015
  • Charles Hays
What Shippers Need To Know About The SOLAS Gross Mass Weight Verification Requirement For Containers

The Maritime Safety Committee at its ninety-fourth session (MSC 94, November 2014) approved for adoption the draft amendments to SOLAS chapter VI t...

  • 10 oct 2015
  • Charles Hays
Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers 2015 edition released

The Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) released the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers 2015 edition on September ...

  • 22 sept 2015
  • Charles Hays
New Ships' Routeing 2015 edition published by IMO

  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) published Ships' Routeing 2015 edition and is now available. Ships' Routeing 2015 edition renders ...

  • 7 ago 2015
  • Charles Hays
New IHO S-52 ECDIS Standards: What does it mean for electronic navigation charts & ECDIS?

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has well documented mandatory carriage of ECDIS for SOLAS class vessels, but new technical standa...

USCG Exam Study Materials
  • 22 jun 2015
  • Charles Hays
USCG Exam Study Materials

 Deck Guide for Permitted Materials in the USCG Exam Room   United States Coast Guard Deck Exam Mariners seeking USCG deck cer...

  • 17 jun 2015
  • Charles Hays
Admiralty Digital List of Radio Signals, Vol. 1,3,4,5 now available as part of the Admiralty Digital Publications portfolio

  The Admiralty Digital List of Radio Signals (ARDS) Volume 1,3,4,5 is now available for mariners who are mandated to comply with Safety of Life a...

IMO Publication Carriage Requirements On Board Vessels
  • 4 mar 2015
  • Charles Hays
IMO Publication Carriage Requirements On Board Vessels

  Current International Maritime Organization (IMO) publication carriage requirements were approved by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC,) he...

  • 5 feb 2015
  • Charles Hays
ECDIS, Vector Charts, & Raster Charts

ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display & Information System) & official chart requirements SOLAS requires certain ships to meet International Mar...

  • 13 ene 2015
  • Charles Hays
What's new in the IMDG Code 37-14 edition

    Important New Regulations For Radioactive Dangerous Goods: IMDG Amendment 37-14 Shippers and ocean carriers of radioactive goods should be awa...

  • 17 nov 2014
  • Charles Hays
SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) consolidated 2014 released from IMO

The recent release of SOLAS Consolidated, 2014 edition from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) marks a new  chapter in the evolution of...