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Implementation of Training Requirements for Personnel Serving on U.S.-Flagged Passenger Ships That Carry More Than 12 Passengers on International Voyages
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The Coast Guard has updated training rules for crew members on U.S.-flagged passenger ships that carry more than 12 passengers on international trips. Now, these crew members must complete emergency training specific to passenger ships. Additionally, crowd management training is now required for certain crew positions on these ships. Agents should ensure that their clients comply with these new training requirements to enhance safety at sea.
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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 international voyages to complete passenger ship emergency familiarization. This final rule also expands the applicability of the required crowd management training to include specified ratings on passenger ships. These required trainings would promote the safety of life at sea.