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USCG – enclosed space entry & rescue drills

The US Coast Guard issued a revised Marine Safety Information Bulletin reminding owners, operators, and masters of the SOLAS requirement that crew members with enclosed space entry or rescue responsibilities must participate in an enclosed space entry and rescue drill on board the ship at least once every two months. Each US-flag vessel to which SOLAS applies should conduct a risk assessment to determine the applicability of this requirement and document that assessment in the vessel's safety management system (SMS). Revised MSIB 05-16 [located at http://www.uscg.mil/msib/docs/005_16_3-7-2016.pdf] (3/7/16).

Washington – vessel traffic risk assessments

The Washington Department of Ecology issued a news release stating that it has hired Det Norske Veritas (USA) to develop a vessel traffic evaluation and safety risk assessment for potential oil spills on the Columbia River. It has also hired George Washington University to update the 2010 Puget Sound vessel traffic risk assessment. [located at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2016/025.html] (3/4/16).

Indian Ocean – large weapons seizure

The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) issued a news release stating that the Australian ship HMAS Darwin uncovered and seized a large weapons cache following the boarding of a fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean south of Oman. The weapons consisted of 1989 AK-47 assault rifles, 100 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 49 PKM general purpose machine guns, 39 PKM spare barrels, and twenty 60mm mortar tubes. The vessel was en route Somalia and the seizure was in accordance with the UN arms embargo. [located at https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2016/03/06/hmas-darwin-seizes-large-weapons-cache/] (3/6/16). Fonte: Dennis Bryant.