Your Stability Letter: Read It & Heed It.
The ongoing analysis of the sinking of the tug Valour brings us to the stability letter, and how the master and all of his licensed...
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- Dec 22, 2008
- 4 min
CEMS, Let’s Talk…
I think Joel’s point is well taken, there’s got to be a better way. I don’t think the system should be abandoned out of hand, and I...
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- Dec 1, 2008
- 6 min
CEMS and the Tugboat Quandary
The responsibilities of the pilothouse watch stander by definition are to stay awake and alert. The number of tools at hand to facilitate...
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- Nov 21, 2008
- 2 min
Do You Live In A Barn? Close Your Doors & Stay Afloat!
The Coast Guard has issued another marine safety alert, #12-08, concerning Watertight Doors. Please read it along with the two companion...
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- Nov 19, 2008
- 3 min
ATB vs. ITB
Warning: before you read any further , please be advised that these are my definitions. Others, including the U.S. Coast Guard and maybe...
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- Nov 9, 2008
- 2 min
How old to be the “Old Man”?
One of the really good things about WordPress is the comprehensive statistics they provide about site traffic. We’re able to see exactly...
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- Nov 4, 2008
- 3 min
Normal Practice vs. Best Practice: Fight The Inertia!
We value all comments that we receive, and one of the comments on the “Death on the River Clyde” post of October 5th is worthy of further...
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- Oct 31, 2008
- 4 min
Tugboat Pilotage 102
In Tugboat Pilotage 101 the subject was confined to inspected coastwise tank barges and the requirement that they be under the “command...
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- Oct 23, 2008
- 2 min
Direct Supervision: It Means Exactly What It Says.
A question I’ve been asked many times over the last five years has been “What do they mean by ‘direct supervision’? Does that mean I...
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- Oct 16, 2008
- 5 min
The debt we owe: training the next generation.
“The first time you step aboard a tugboat to work is the moment you begin training to become a Tug Captain” – Captain Marty Golden I’ve...
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- Oct 14, 2008
- 4 min
More Thoughts On The River Clyde Tragedy…
Having read through the MAIB report on the T/V Flying Phantom a second time, some more things come into focus. This provides both answers...
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- Oct 4, 2008
- 3 min
Death on the River Clyde: a tug is tripped and three men are lost in Scotland.
Here’s another accident report that all hands should read and heed. Svitzer Marine’s tug Flying Phantom was assisting the M/V Red...
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- Oct 1, 2008
- 2 min
TWIC Enforcement Schedule
Here is the Coast Guard’s current rolling schedule, broken up by Sectors or Captain of the Port zones, for the phasing in of enforcement...
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- Sep 30, 2008
- 1 min
Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes
Here’s a news flash for those moving barges carrying dry bulk cargo on the Great Lakes: the Coast Guard has published an Interim...
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- Sep 30, 2008
- 1 min
Reporting Marine Casualties
The Coast Guard’s 17th District in Juneau, Ak. has put out a news release reiterating and clarifying the legal requirement for both...
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- Sep 29, 2008
- 1 min
Medical Guidelines For Mariners: notice of availability.
Today the U.S. Coast Guard published a notice of availability in the Federal Register for the new Medical & Physical Evaluation...
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- Sep 27, 2008
- 5 min
Not Enough or Too Much: the Coast Guard’s response pendulum swings again.
For those who may have missed it, a tug with a light 66,000-barrel barge alongside (stern-first on their starboard side) was outbound...
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- Sep 24, 2008
- 3 min
Is Mariner Health Just A Pipe Dream?
In light of the potential for unforeseen consequences because of the new Coast Guard medical NVIC, a little background is in order. The...
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- Sep 20, 2008
- 1 min
Rope Inspection & Retirement
High Modulus Polyethylene (HMPE) line, commonly called “spectra” or “plasma”, has been a career-saver for many a deckhand and...
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- Sep 18, 2008
- 2 min
Tug Valour Investigation Report
On August 15th the U.S. Coast Guard issued its final report on the sinking of the Maritrans tug Valour, which went down about 40 miles...
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