The Mariner's Blog

Special Message On Hurricane Irma
  • 8 sept 2017
  • Charles Hays
Special Message On Hurricane Irma

    Dear Valued Customers,   Please be advised due to Hurricane Irma we will be closed on Monday September, 11th 2017. We will reopen after the hu...

USCG releases new 46 CFR Subchapter M Final Rule: Inspection of Towing Vessels
  • 2 ago 2016
  • Charles Hays
USCG releases new 46 CFR Subchapter M Final Rule: Inspection of Towing Vessels

  On June 20, 2016 the U.S. Coast Guard published in the Federal Register new towing vessel regulations that establish new requirements for the de...

International Code For The Construction And Equipment Of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases In Bulk (IGC Code, 2016 Edition) now available
  • 3 jun 2016
  • Charles Hays
International Code For The Construction And Equipment Of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases In Bulk (IGC Code, 2016 Edition) now available

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has now published the International Code For The Construction And Equipment Of Ships Carrying Li...

  • 28 mar 2016
  • Charles Hays
Delay in Required Software Updates in ECDIS for IHO S-52 Presentation Library

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) subcommittee on Navigation, Communications, and Search and Rescue (NCSR) has extended the transition ...

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...