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Welcome to the Maritime Spotlight. Here you'll find hundreds of pages of information on current and recent developments, port security, government compliance, legislation and court decisions. You can access links to industry resources and organizations and archived materials on maritime matters, as well.


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Maritime White Papers and Selected International Conventions

MARITIME WHITE PAPERS

Risk of War and the Shipping Industry

Environmental Compliance and the Cruise Industry

Who Should Pay for Dredging?

The U.S. Territorial Sea and Other Lines in the Water

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

Draft UNCITRAL Carriage of Goods Convention (WP.101)

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS)

Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, 1958

Geneva Convention on the High Seas, 1958

Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf, 1958

Geneva Convention on Fishing, 1958

International Convention for the Protection of Submarine Cables, 1884

For a longer set of links to International Conventions, click on "View Archived Items" above and then scroll down to near the end of the very long page.

U.S. Governmental Maritime Links

U.S. COAST GUARD

U.S. Coast Guard Homepage

USCG Roles and Missions Study 2000

The U.S. Coast Guard of the 21st Century

Strategic Plan

U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Program

USCG National Pollution Funds Center

USCG Marine Safety Center

USCG National Vessel Documentation Center

USCG Navigation Center

USCG Vessel Traffic Management

POISE

Incident Management Handbook

Chemical Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS) Manual

Local Notice to Mariners

USCG Marine Safety Manual

USCG Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars

Navigation Rules - International & Inland

USCG Ballast Water Management Program

USCG Port State Information eXchange (PSIX)

USCG Port State Control Program

USCG Marine Casualty Reports

Report of the Fishing Vessel Casualty Task Force

U.S. Marine Transportation System Report

Marine Safety Council Proceedings (4th Quarter 1999)

Vessel Response Plan (VRP) Information

Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) Information

IMO Vessel Oil Spill Incident Fax Reporting Form

Oil Spill Field Operations Guide

USCG Report on International Tug of Opportunity System

Regulatory Assessment - Use of Tugs to Protect Against Oil Spills in the Puget Sound Area

Technical Appendices to Regulatory Assessment - Use of Tugs to Protect Against Oil Spills in the Puget Sound Area

STCW Convention Handbook

National Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) Programmatic Environmental Assessment

FOSC Report on M/V NEW CARISSA Oil Spill Response

Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating an Oil Spill Response Exercise

Vessel Plan Review Guidance

Buoys and Appendages

MSC Bulletin #01-99 - Engine Room Vents as Downflooding Points

List of USCG Approved Training Courses

USCG Guidance concerning Training Requirements for Certification of Mariner Competence in the Field of Medical Care

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)

AMVER Program

USCG Office of Boating Safety

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Federal Maritime Commission

FMC List of Tariffs

Strategic Plan for 2000 through 2005

FMC Performance Report FY2000.

FMC Performance Plan FY2001

OSRA Interim Status Report

Fact Finding Investigation No. 23 - Ocean Common Carrier Practices in the Transpacific Trades - Summary of Second Report and Recommendations of Investigative Officer (12/29/99)

Fact Finding Investigation No. 23 - Ocean Common Carrier Practices in the Transpacific Trades - Order Discontinuing Proceeding (12/29/99)

Docket No. 99-05 - ANERA and its Members - Opting Out of Service Contracts (12/29/99)

Award of Attorneys' Fees

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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Maritime Administration

Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council

National Maritime Resource and Education Center (NMREC)

MARAD Annual Report - FY99 (Part I)

MARAD Annual Report - FY99 (Part II)

MARAD Advisory 2000-1 (Enforcement of UN Sanctions Against Iraq)

Agreed Minutes of U.S./Chinese Maritime Negotiations

MARAD Ltr to People's Republic of China on draft shipping regulations

Schedule K - Classification of Foreign Ports by Geographic Trade Area and Country: 2000

Proposed Regulation re Fishery Endorsement Eligibility (1/5/00)

Matson Application re CDS Exemption (12/29/99)

Labor-Management Affiliations Guide 2000

MARAD Reorganization Announcement

New MARAD Organization Chart

Transfer of MSP Operating Agreements from Sea-Land to USSM

LNG Vessel Reflagging Decision

Denial of Stay of LNG Vessel Reflagging Decision

U.S.-Japan Agreement of 1997 regarding Japanese Port Restrictions

Statement re Consultations on Ports Reform in Japan

Report on Port and Shipping Safety and Environmental Protection

U.S. Merchant Marine Data Sheet (January 1999)

U.S.-Brazil Maritime Agreement

Press Release regarding U.S.-Brazil Maritime Agreement

Fact Sheet regarding U.S.-Brazil Maritime Agreement

MARAD Customer Service Report

MARAD Advisory No. 96-5 - Enforcement of United Nations Sanctions Against Iraq by the Multinational Naval Intercept Effort

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ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Surface Transportation Board

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

U.S. Department of Transportation

The Changing Face of Transportation

DOT Electronic Payment System ("DIY")

DOT Office of Hazardous Materials Safety

Executive Summary - Evaluation of Hazardous Materials Transportation Programs Evaluation of Hazardous Materials Transportation Programs Draft Report - Transportation Decision Making: A Policy Architecture for the 21st Century.

DOT Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)

National Transportation Atlas Databases 2000 (NTAD 2000)

Report on Ready Reserve Force (RRF) Ship Managers' Contracts

Ship Scrapping Report

Report - Maritime Trade & Transportation 1999

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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

National Transportation Safety Board

NTSB Recommendations to USCG re Safety Management Systems

NTSB Safety Recommendations regarding Fires on board Passenger Ships

Safety in the Skies

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U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE

U.S. Customs Service

Customs Electronic Bulletin Board

Customs Administrative Enforcement Process: Fines, Penalties, Forfeitures and Liquated Damages

Proper Deductions of Freight and other Costs from Customs Values

Customs Brokers

Harmonized Tariff System of the United States for 1999 (HTSUS-99) Search Engine

GAO Report on Customs Service Compliance Program

Pleasure Vessel Reporting and Entry Requirements

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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER

National Response Center

NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM

U.S. National Response Team

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NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration

NOAA Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (DARP)

NOAA DARP Publications

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Guidance under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)

Tenyo Maru Oil Spill Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment

Tentative Restoration Settlement for North Cape Oil Spill

NOAA Marine Sanctuaries Program

NOAA International Year of the Ocean Program

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

National Marine Fisheries Service

Determination of West Coast Groundfish Fishery Failure

National Ocean Service

Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS) Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Assessment

National Weather Service

Marine Weather

National Data Buoy Center

Dial-A-Buoy

River Watch

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U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force

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U.S. NAVY

Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV)

Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces

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INTERAGENCY COMMISSION ON CRIME AND SECURITY IN U.S. SEAPORTS

Interagency Commission on Crime and Security in U.S. Seaports (ICCS)

ICCS Report

Non-Maritime U.S. Government Sites of Interest

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

EPA Office of Emergency and Remedial Response

EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

Cruise Ship White Paper

National Water Quality Inventory: 1998