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Planning an international voyage? Learn about international tonnage regulations, safety management, MARPOL Annex VI, ISPS security, and more. Find out which regulations apply to your vessel to ensure compliance. Don't wait, contact the Coast Guard now for guidance.
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What if I want to make an International Voyage? CWO Billy Taylor MSU Houma 985-665-2441
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 11-93 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