COAST GUARD ISSUES RULE: IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL SERVING ON U.S.-FLAGGED PASSENGER SHIPS THAT CARRY MORE THAN 12 PASSENGERS ON INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Coast Guard has issued a rule called: Implementation of Training Requirements for Personnel Serving on U.S.-Flagged Passenger Ships That Carry More Than 12 Passengers on International Voyages.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 25 by R. C. Compher, Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy.

Summary: The Coast Guard is amending its merchant mariner training regulations to implement amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code, to require personnel serving on U.S.-flagged passenger ships carrying more than 12 passengers on i...