USCG Provides Flexibility on F/V Safety Exams in Response to COVID-19
The U.S. Coast Guard is giving OCMIs (Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection) the discretion to defer many commercial vessel inspections and exams up to 90 days, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This includes commercial fishing vessel safety dockside exams, according to Marine Safety Information Bulletin 09-20, released on March 26, 2020. This may be good news for commercial fishermen, concerned about not meeting the training requirements of 46 CFR 28.270(c). AMSEA has ha