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LCDR Christopher Hochschild USCG Training Center Yorktown Marine Inspections and Investigation School

June 2020

Vessel Inspection and Certification

• Flag State Jurisdiction/Marine Inspection
• Alternate Compliance Program (ACP)
• Plan Approval: Marine Safety Center
• USCG Type Approval
• UWILD

Agenda

USCG as a Flag State

❑ A member state of the IMO since 1950

❑ Signatory to SOLAS 60, 74 and 74 (Consolidated) ❑ Signatory to MARPOL ❑ Signatory to STCW ❑ Signatory to other conventions & related codes

❑ US Code & Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ❑ The U.S. is influential in international policymaking

❑ ISPS Code ❑ Ballast Water Management 4

USCG as a Flag State

❑ U.S. vessels operating in U.S. waters – meet applicable

U.S. regulations & class rules

❑ U.S. vessels operating internationally – meet

international standards, U.S. regulations & class rules

❑ MSC vessels – Meet U.S. regulations, class rules, Navy

standards; may be issued a Statement of Voluntary Compliance for international standards

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How does this compare for MSC Vessels?

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Training Locations

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USCG Training Center Yorktown

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National Centers of Expertise

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Units

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Industry / Organization Courses

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Marine Inspections Training

• Types of Training
• Formal / classroom training
• OJT
• PQS
• Advanced / specialized

schools

Qualification = Training + Performance + Evaluation

❑ 46 U.S. Code § 3306 – Regulations ❑ Authority for inspection regulations ❑ Vessel construction, repair, machinery and appliances ❑ Lifesaving appliances and equipment ❑ Fire prevention and fire fighting ❑ Hazardous vessel stores ❑ Public vessels “exempt” – 46 USC § 2109 ❑ USCG – MSC MOA – 14 USC § 93(a)(20)

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Authority for Marine Inspections

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Equivalency

ACP

CONVENTIONAL

Code of Federal Regulations

Overview of Applicable Regulatory Subchapters

❑ Appeals – 46 CFR 1.03 ❑ Marine Casualties – 46 CFR 4.05 & 4.06 ❑ Credentialing & Manning – Subchapter B ❑ Vessel Types – Tank, Cargo, OSV, Research ❑ Vessel construction ❑ Load Lines, Stability, Machinery, Electrical ❑ Fire safety – Specific to Subchapter D, H, I ❑ Lifesaving appliances & arrangements – Sub. W ❑ National Defense Waivers – 46 CFR 6.06

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46 CFR - Overview

❑ Subchapter I – Cargo & Miscellaneous Vessels

Takes you to:

❑ Subchapter F – Marine Engineering ❑ Subchapter J – Electrical Engineering ❑ Subchapter W – Lifesaving Appliances

& Arrangements

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46 CFR

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Navigation Rules – Subchapters D & E

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Security – 33 CFR Part 104 (§104.110 - exemptions)

❑ Use Force Protection plan ❑ TWIC still required for credentialed mariners ❑

Pollution – Subchapter O

❑ IOPP / Ballast Water Management – Part 151 ❑ Vessel Response Plans – Part 155 ❑ Salvage & Marine Firefighting – Part 155 ❑

Navigation Safety Regs – Part 164

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National Defense Waivers – 33 CFR 19.06

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33 CFR - Overview

❑ Hazardous Materials Regulations ❑ DOT Regulations ❑ Table of Hazmat – 49 CFR 172.101 ❑ IMDG Table easier to use, but check applicability for U.S.

intermodal

❑ Shipping papers, marking, labeling, placarding, etc. – Part

172

❑ Vessel carriage/stowage req’s – Part 176 ❑ Shipping container req’s – Parts 450-453

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49 CFR - Overview

International Conventions

SOLAS, MARPOL & STCW

❑ History – Dates back to the Titanic sinking ❑ U.S. is signatory to 60 & 74 SOLAS

❑ 60 SOLAS: Ships built/keel laid < 25 May 1980 ❑ 74 SOLAS: Built/keel laid 25 May 1980 – 31 Aug 1984 ❑ 74 SOLAS (Cons.): Built/keel laid > 01 Sep 1984

❑ Primary convention for construction, machinery, fire safety,

navigation, lifesaving, & safety management.

❑ Parent convention for codes (e.g. ISM, ISPS, FSS, LSA,

IMDG, etc.)

❑ Applies to vessels enrolled in the ACP

❑ Statements of Voluntary Compliance

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SOLAS 74 (Cons.) - Overview

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U.S. is signatory to Annex I, II, III, V, & VI

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Not signatory to Annex IV (Sewage), but USCG issues a SOVC

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IOPP SOVC Issued by Class or USCG

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Single-hull oilers exempt from double-hull requirements; however, SOVC is not issued

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Annex I, Ch. 8 requirements for transfers at sea are N/A (e.g. UNREP).

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SOPEP (Issued jointly with NTVRP/VRP)

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MARPOL (Cons.) - Overview

❑ Standards of

Training, Certification & Watchkeeping

❑ Applies to civilian

mariners, but not military crews

❑ U.S. regulations

aligned for credentialed mariners sailing internationally

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STCW - Overview

Office is in Martinsburg, WV

• Dry-dock extensions
• Enrollment into UWILD program
• ****Waivers/exemptions***
• Changes of Employment
• Marine Casualty Investigations
• Alternate compliance with COLREGS
• Approvals of Safety Equipment, materials and installation
• ISSC
• CSR
• Excursion Permits
• Permits to Proceed
• Vessel Security Issues
• All manning issues
• Critical Area Inspection Plan (CAIP, a program used to track cracking on

large oil tankers)

• Ballast Water Management

Activities Retained by the Coast Guard (ACP)

❑ COI = 5 yrs ❑ Expiration date = drop dead date ❑ Request 30 days prior to inspection

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Inspection for Certification (COI)

❑ Annual: +/-3 months anniversary date ❑ Periodic: +/- 3 months before/after 2nd or 3rd

anniversary

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Annual & Periodic Inspections

Alternate Compliance Program (ACP)

Authorized Vessel Types for ACP

Participating Class Society for ACP

USCG Plan Approval

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Manning

USCG Type Approval

USCG Type Approval

Hull Examinations In the regs…

COI Drydock/ISE Dates

• n the COI…

UWILD

❑ USCG Homeport ❑ CGMIX/PSIX ❑ Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC) ❑ USCG Marine Safety Center ❑ e-CFR

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Resources

Q & A

Contact: LCDR Christopher Hochschild Tpii School Chief Email: Christopher.p.Hochschild@uscg.mil Phone: 757-856-2844