CWO Billy Taylor MSU Houma

What tonnage will I use? – International Tonnage ITC unless vessel qualifies (1984 > 500 ITC and 1994 >1600 ITC) and request from administration to use GRT on international voyages. – NVIC gives guidance on how to apply the tonnage measurement and for exemptions for the regulations that were in place at that time. – Regulations which the Domestic tonnage does not apply. – International Safety Management (ISM) – Long Range Identification and Targeting (LRIT) – MARPOL Annex VI (Air Pollution) – STCW – ISPS (Security) – Any SOLAS regulations which may come into effect in the future.

What Regulations Apply To My Vessel? ALL Vessels- Your Manning must match your ITC Tonnage Vessels >300 ITC (Safety Radio Certificate) SOLAS Chapter V-Communications GMDSS Vessels >400 ITC MARPOL (IOPP, IAPP, Garbage, VRP) Vessels >500 ITC All of SOLAS (Safe Manning Document, ISSC, ISM, Safety Equipment, Safety Construction )

What’s the Bottom Line? If you think you want to make a foreign voyage, call the Coast Guard now to see what will be required of your vessel. Don’t wait until you get a contract or after you are in another country to figure it out. Thank You