Posted:
June 20, 2008
In the June 17 Federal Register, the U.S. Coast Guard published a correction to the interim rule for vessel security officer training requirements, which had been published in May in the Federal Register.
According to the Coast Guard:
In 33 CFR 104.215(d)(1)(v)(B), a typographical error was made stating as an option that to qualify for a VSO endorsement, a person must "have approved sea service of not less than 90 days on any vessel subject to section104.215 of this part * * *." Instead, the option should have stated that a person must have not less than six months to qualify for a VSO endorsement, not 90 days. In the preamble section of the Interim Rule section, the discussion of 33 CFR 104.215 states that "The sea service requirements in § 104.215 willprovide two options: (1.) 12 months; or (2.) 6 months with knowledge of ship operations."
Correction of Publication: In rule FR Doc. E8–11225 published on May 20, 2008, (73 FR 29060) make the following correction:
§104.215 (Corrected): 1. On page 29070, in the second column, revise §104.215(d)(1)(v)(B) by removing the words "90 days" and adding the words "6 months" in their place.
The complete article published by American Maritime Officers addressing the interim rule is available online.
Coast Guard publishes correction to Vessel Security Officer interim rule
In the June 17 Federal Register, the U.S. Coast Guard published a correction to the interim rule for vessel security officer training requirements, which had been published in May in the Federal Register.
According to the Coast Guard:
In 33 CFR 104.215(d)(1)(v)(B), a typographical error was made stating as an option that to qualify for a VSO endorsement, a person must "have approved sea service of not less than 90 days on any vessel subject to section104.215 of this part * * *." Instead, the option should have stated that a person must have not less than six months to qualify for a VSO endorsement, not 90 days. In the preamble section of the Interim Rule section, the discussion of 33 CFR 104.215 states that "The sea service requirements in § 104.215 willprovide two options: (1.) 12 months; or (2.) 6 months with knowledge of ship operations."
Correction of Publication: In rule FR Doc. E8–11225 published on May 20, 2008, (73 FR 29060) make the following correction:
§104.215 (Corrected): 1. On page 29070, in the second column, revise §104.215(d)(1)(v)(B) by removing the words "90 days" and adding the words "6 months" in their place.
The complete article published by American Maritime Officers addressing the interim rule is available online.