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Marine Investigations

RLM 109 - Report of Vessel Casualty or Accident	Email form
RLM 109-1 - Report of Personal Injury or Loss of Life	Email form

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Marine Operations Notes

Marine Operations Note 05/2011 – Revised Guidance for the Recording of Operations in the Oil Record Book	Email form
Marine Operations Note 04/2011 – Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CIC)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 03/2011 – Guidelines on QUALSHIP 21 program qualifications	Email form
Marine Operations Note 02/2011 – Voyage Data Recorder, SVDR and Casualty Investigations	Email form
Marine Operations Note 01/2011 – Paris MOU New Inspection Regime and Inclusion of Adminisration on Vessel Advance Notice of Arrival for EU Ports	Email form
Marine Operations Note 08/2010 – Guidelines for implementation of Best Management Practices and other Security Provisions relating to piracy and armed robbery	Email form
Marine Operations Note 07/2010 – New revised MARPOL Annex 1 Oil Record Book Part I and Part II - Superseded (see Marine Operations Note 05/2011)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 06/2010 – Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CIC)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 05/2010 – Norwegian Ballast Water and Sediments Management Plan Requirements	Email form
Marine Operations Note 04/2010 – Revised MARPOL Annex VI - Ozone Depleting Substances Record Book	Email form
Marine Operations Note 03/2010 – Inclusion of Administration on Vessel Advance Notice of Arrival for U.S. Ports	Email form
Marine Operations Note 02/2010 - Australian Focused Inspection Campaign on Cargo Container Securing Equipment	Email form
Marine Operations Note 01/2010 – Guidelines for implementation of Best Management Practices and other Security Provisions relating to piracy and armed robbery - Superseded (see Marine Operations Note 08/2010)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 10/2009 – EU Directive 2005/33/EC – Sulphur Content of Marine Fuels for Ships at Berth in EU Ports	Email form
Marine Operations Note 09-2009 - Guidelines for implementation of Best Management Practices and other Security Provisions relating to piracy and armed robbery - Superseded (see Marine Operations Note 01/2010)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 08-2009 - Guidance for the International Medical Guide for Ships 3rd edition	Email form
Marine Operations Note 07-2009 - Paris and Tokyo MOU Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Lifeboat Launching Arrangements	Email form
Marine Operations Note 06-2009 - Avoiding Propulsion Loss from Fuel Switching	Email form
Marine Operations Note 05-2009 - Swine Flu Advisory	Email form
Marine Operations Note 04-2009 - Increased Vigilance of Port State Control in Australia	Email form
Marine Operations Note 03-2009 - Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships	Email form
Marine Operations Note 02-2009 - New Discharge Requirements for Commercial Vessels Operating in U.S. Waters	Email form
Marine Operations Note 01-2009 - Bunker CLC (BCLC) Renewal Procedures	Email form
Marine Operations Note 09-2008 - Provisions for Vessel entering Lay-up Status due to financial crisis	Email form
Marine Operations Note 08-2008 - REMINDER - BUNKER CLC (BCLC) CERTIFICATES	Email form
Marine Operations Note 07-2008 - Revoked
Marine Operations Note 06-2008 - Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Safety of Navigation	Email form
Marine Operations Note 05-2008 - Bunker CLC (BCLC) Certificate Issuance/Renewal Procedure	Email form
Marine Operations Note 04-2008 - Inclusion of Administration on Vessel Advance Notice of Arrival for U.S. Ports - Superseded (see Marine Operations Note 03/2010)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 03-2008 - Appointment of Authorized Testing Application Service Providers (LRIT)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 02-2008 - Bunker CLC (BCLC) Certificate Issuance/Renewal Procedures	Email form
Marine Operations Note 01-2008 - Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 01-2007 - Concentrated Inspection Campaign on ISM Code	Email form
Marine Operations Note 10-2006 - New revised MARPOL Annex II Cargo Record Book	Email form
Marine Operations Note 09-2006 - New revised Oil Record Book Part I and Part II	Email form
Marine Operations Note 08-2006 - Immersion Suits (Reference: Marine Notice SAF-001, SOLAS III/32, MSC.152(78)).	Email form
Marine Operations Note 07-2006 - A. Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) Testing Procedure B. SSAS Endorsement of ISSC	Email form
Marine Operations Note 06-2006 - Liberia Accepts MARPOL Annex IV	Email form
Marine Operations Note 05-2006 - Guidelines for Follow Up Procedures on Non Conformities raised by Liberian Auditors	Email form
Marine Operations Note 04-2006 - International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC) Intermediate Verification	Email form
Marine Operations Note 03-2006 - Guidelines on QUALSHIP 21 program qualification	Email form
Marine Operations Note 02-2006 - Guidelines for Security Exercises and Drills	Email form
Marine Operations Note 01-2006 - Brazil Ballast Water Management Plan (BWMP) Requirements	Email form
Marine Operations Note 9-2005 - New Seafarer's Electronic Application (SEA) System	Email form
Marine Operations Note 8-2005 - Guidance on Access to Ships under the ISPS Code	Email form
Marine Operations Note 7-2005- Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Operational Requirements	Email form
Marine Operations Note 6-2005- Recording the Disposal of Cargo Residues in the Garbage Record Book	Email form
Marine Operations Note 5-2005- U.S. Coast Guard Revised Security Requirements for Vessels Operating in Non-Complaint Ports - Superseded (see Security Advisory Note 06/2007)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 4-2005-Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) Guidelines - Revoked
Marine Operations Note 3-2005-Certificate of Receipt of Application (CRA) for Ratings	Email form
Marine Operations Note 2-2005 - Nontank Vessel Response Plans for the United States	Email form
Marine Operations Note 1-2005 - Use of Electronic Charts and acceptance other equivalent arrangements accepted Under Regulations V/19 and V/27 of SOLAS	Email form
Marine Operations Note 10-2004- New Insurance and Reporting Requirements for Non-Tank Vessels Entering Ports in Japan	Email form
Marine Operations Note 9-2004- Inspection Campaign on Shipboard Working and Living Condtions	Email form
Marine Operations Note 8-2004- Guidance for Masters on Keeping a Safe Anchor Watch	Email form
Marine Operations Note 7-2004 - Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS) - Revoked
Marine Operations Note 6-2004 -Communication and the ISPS Code	Email form
Marine Operations Note 5-2004 - Compliance with the International Ship And Port Security (ISPS) Code: 1 July 2004 - Revoked
Marine Operations Note 4-2004 - ISPS Part B Compliance	Email form
Marine Operations Note 3-2004- The USCG and enforcement of the ISPS Code	Email form
Marine Operations Note 2-2004 -Agreement to Suppress the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction	Email form
Marine Operations Note 6 -2003- Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR)	Email form
Marine Operations Note 5 -2003- New Terms and Procedures for Seafarer's Certification	Email form
Marine Operations Note 4 -2003- Ship Security Officer (SSO) Course approval - Revoked
Marine Operations Note 3-2003- Procedures for gaining approval of Sewage Treatment Plants	Email form

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Marine Advisories

Marine Advisory Note 05-2012 – European Union Sanctions against Iran	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 04-2012 – European Union Sanctions against Syria	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 03-2012 – United States Sanctions against Syria	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 02-2012 – New Sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran imposed by the United States	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 01-2012 – Regulations of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 09-2011 – Port State Control Tokyo MOU	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 08-2011 – Certificates and Documents issued by the Republic of Liberia	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 07-2011 – Dubai Anchorage Regulations	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 06-2011 – Japan-Navigation in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March, 2011 - Revoked	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 05-2011 – Japan-Navigation in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March, 2011 - Superseded (see Marine Advisory Note 06/2011) - Revoked	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 04-2011 – Japan-floating debris from the tsunami and nuclear reactors damaged - Superseded (see Marine Advisory Note 05/2011)	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 03-2011 – Japanese nuclear reactors damaged by quake - Superseded (see Marine Advisory Note 04/2011)	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 02-2011 – Japanese Seaports damaged by Quake, Tsunami	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 01-2011 – USCG Enforcement of VRP Required Plan Amendments	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 07-2010 – European Union (EU) Advance Cargo Declaration Regime ((EC) No. 648/2005) and the Economic Operators Identification (EORI) Number ((EEC) No. 2913/92)	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 06-2010 – United Nations Sanctions Against the Islamic Republic of Iran	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 05-2010 – United States "Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010"	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 04-2010 – United Nations Sanction Against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - UNSC Resolution 1874 (2009)	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 03-2010 – Instructions for Vessels Transiting to U.S. Gulf Coast Ports - Revoked	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 02-2010 – UK MCA Warns of Action Regarding Unsafe Manning Levels	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 01-2010 – General Guidance on Consideration of Carriage of certain Military Cargo	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 01-2009 - United Nations Sanctions Involving the Purported state of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” – UNSC Resolution 541 (1983) and Resolution 550 (1984)	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 02-2007 - Lifeboat Casualty	Email form
Marine Advisory Note 01-2007 - United Nations Sanctions Against Iran-UNSC Resolution 1737 (2006)	Email form

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Marine Security Advisories

Marine Advisory – Security 06-2011 Risks Associated with Drug Trafficking in Ports of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, as well as the Caribbean	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 05-2011 Enhanced Security Level 2 - For Vessels Operating in Bight of Benin, Gulf of Benin and Gulf of Guinea	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 04-2011 U.S. Coast Guard Revises Security Advisory Regarding Ports Not Maintaining Effective Anti-Terrorism Measures	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 03-2011 Interim IMO Guidance on the use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel on Board Ships in the High Risk Area	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 02-2011 Raising to Security Level II - For Vessels Transiting the Southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 01-2011 Revised Registration Reporting and Anti-Piracy Distress Calling, Emergency Contact Information for vessels transiting High Risk Areas of the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 03-2010 Raising to Security Level II - For Vessels transiting off the East Coast of Africa, East Coast of Oman, Seychelles, The Southern Red Sea and Arabian Sea - Superseded (see Security Advisory 02/2011)	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 02-2010 Ship Security Reporting System (SSRS)	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 01-2010 U.S. Coast Guard Revises Security Advisory Regarding Ports Not Maintaining Effective Anti-Terrorism Measures - Superseded (see Security Advisory 04/2011)	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 09-2009 Anti-Piracy Distress Calling, Emergency Contact Information and Reporting Procedures for Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea & Northern Indian Ocean- Superseded (see Security Advisory 01/2011)	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 08-2009 - Raising to Security Level II - For Vessels Transiting off the East Coast of Africa, East Coast of Oman, Seychelles and the Southern Red Sea - Superseded (see Security Advisory 03/2010)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 7-2009 - Enhanced Security Measures - For Vessels Transiting the Malacca Straits, the Waters off Mangkai & the Anambas Islands in the South China Sea and Operating in the Coastal Waters of Indonesia	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 6-2009 - Enhanced Security Measures - For vessels waiting off the coast of Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 5-2009 - Raising to Security Level II - For Vessels Transiting off the East Coast of Africa, East Coast of Oman and The Southern Red Sea - Superseded (see Security Advisory 08/2009)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 4-2009 - Piracy Spreads to the Red Sea - Revoked	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 3-2009 - Requirements for Personnel Identification, Access and Escorts in US Ports	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 2-2009 - New UKMTO Transit Corridor through the Gulf of Aden	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 1-2009 - Vessels arriving from Venezuela - Superseded (see Security Advisory 01/2010)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 13-2008 - Registration with Maritime Security Center - Horn of Africa (MSCHOA) WWW.MSCHOA.ORG - Revoked
Marine Advisory - Security 12-2008 - Raising to Security Level II - For Vessels Transiting off the East Coast of Africa - Superseded (see Security Advisory 08/2009)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 11-2008 - Gulf of Aden Anti-Piracy Distress Calling Procedures and Emergency Contact Information - Superseded (see Security Advisory 09/2009)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 10-2008 - Recommendations for Vessels Transiting the Maritime Security Patrol Area - Revoked
Marine Advisory - Security 09-2008 - Maritime Security Patrol area in the Gulf of Aden - Superseded (see Security Advisory 02/2009)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 08-2008 - Enhanced Security Level in Georgian Ports - Revoked
Marine Advisory - Security 07-2008 - U.S. Coast Guard Revises Security Advisory Regarding Ports Not Maintaining Effective Anti-Terrorism Measures- Superseded (see Security Advisory 01/2010)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 06-2008 - Increased Piracy Attacks in the Gulf of Aden - Superseded (see Security Advisory 12/2008)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 05-2008 - Raising to Security Level II - For Vessels Entering the Coastal Waters off the Coast of Somalia - Superseded (see Security Advisory 12/2008)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 04-2008 - U.S. Coast Guard Revises Advisory Regarding Ports Not Maintaining Effective Anti-Terrorism Measures - Superseded (see Security Advisory 07/2008)	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 03-2008 - Enhanced Security Measures for Vessels visiting Santos Brazil	Email form
Marine Advisory – Security 02-2008 - IMB Maritime Security Hotline - Corrected	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 01-2008 - Enhanced Security Level 2 - For Vessels Operating in the Coastal Waters or in Ports in Nigeria - Superseded (see Security Advisory 05/2011)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 06-2007 - USCG Revised Security Requirements for Vessels Operating in Ports not Maintaining Effective Anti-Terrorism Measures - Superseded (see Security Advisory 04/2008)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 05-2007 - Raising to Security Level II - For Vessels Operating in the Coastal Waters or in Ports in Nigeria - Superseded (see Security Advisory 01/2008)	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 04-2007 - ISPS Annual Security Exercise	Email form
Marine Advisory - Security 03-2007 - Not issued
Marine Advisory - Security 02-2007 - Significant Threats to Worldwide Merchant Shipping: 2007 - Revoked
Marine Advisory - Security 01-2007 - Incidents of Stowaways in Turkey	Email form

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Policy Letters

New Terms & Procedures From STCW 78 as Amended	Email form
Sewage Treatment Plant Approval	Email form
Ship Security Officer (SSO) Course Approval