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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AC44 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: Implementation of the 2015 and 2016 Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 
Abstract:

The Coast Guard proposes to amend its merchant mariner credentialing training and manning regulations to incorporate the requirements of the 2015 and 2016 amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended. These requirements will implement the amendments to the STCW convention and Code in support of the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low Flashpoint Fuels, commonly known as the IGF Code; create national endorsements for vessels utilizing gases or low flashpoint fuels; and implement the amendments to the STCW Convention and Code in support of the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, commonly known as the Polar Code.

 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 10 to 12    46 CFR 15   
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51101 to 51104    46 U.S.C. 7101 to 9102   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/00/2023 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Megan Johns Henry
Marine Transportation Specialist
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing (CG-MMC-1), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509,
Washington, DC 20593-7509
Phone:202 372-1255
Email: megan.c.johns@uscg.mil