US Coast Guard issues a bulletin about fire safety on small passenger vessels

United States Coast Guard has issued a marine safety information bulletin about fire safety on small passenger vessels.

The document was published on April 6th, 2023.

United States Coast Guard states:

Over the last 12 months, fires on several small passenger vessels (SPVs) have highlighted the need for a renewed focus on fire safety.

As such, the Coast Guard is initiating a new effort to address certain areas of concern.

That effort is two-fold:

(1) A focused self-assessment by owners and operators of all small passenger vessels, and

(2) a Coast Guard-led concentrated inspection campaign.

Owners and operators of all small passenger vessels should conduct an assessment of each vessel, using the list (in the document below) as a checklist.

The Coast Guard’s concentrated inspection campaign will include additional inspections of some SPVs initially certificated prior to 1996 that carry 100 or more passengers.

For more information, please see the document below (available only to subscribers):

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS:

Fire Safety on Small Passenger Vessels