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Field Notices

Field Notice 23-01 Cruise Ships Operating with Additional Watercraft for Tendering or Excursions
Joint Industry Notice 22-02 Low Flashpoint Fuel Exams on Foreign Passenger Vessels
CSNCOE Field Notice 21-02 - Cruise Ships Built without Magnetic Compass
Field Notice 01-2018 Tender and Excursion Vessels
Field Notice 17-0001 Scrubber Field Notice
MEPC.259(68) (2015 Guidelines for scrubbers)
Field Notice 02-2017 Certificate process for high speed craft (HSC)
Field Notice 03-2012 ICOC Exam Work Instruction
Field Notice 01-2012 Passenger Musters
Field Notice 03-2011 CVSSA

Industry Notices

Industry Notice 22-01 Foreign Passenger Vessel Initial Certification of Compliance (ICOC) Work Instruction

Industry Notice 21-01 - Cruise Ship Medical Standards
Industry Notice 02-2011 Notification vessel modifications
Industry Notice 01-2011 CVSSA

  1. Notice 01-2011 associated links
  • Cruise Line Report of Alleged Serious Violations of U.S. Law
  • Guidance for Completion of Cruise Line Report of Alleged Serious Violations of US Law
  • USCG CG-543 Policy Letter 11-10 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010; Implementation of Training Standards and Curricula
  • Model Course CVSSA 11-01 Crime Prevention, Detection, Evidence Preservation and Reporting






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