Subchapter M

The Coast Guard released a marine safety information bulletin March 21 dealing with fees for Coast Guard inspected towing vessels and those using the TSMS option. MSIB 02-24 also officially… Read More

Now that the final Subchapter M documentation deadline of July 19 is upon the towing industry, the next phase is the drydock/internal structural examination. There have been rumors and worries… Read More

The Coast Guard will no longer charge inspection fees for towing vessels using the Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) option for documenting Subchapter M compliance. The Coast Guard issued a… Read More

On April 11,  the Coast Guard released CG-CVC Policy Letter 20-01, Change 1, to clarify its Subchapter M enforcement posture after the Certificate of Inspection (COI) phase-in period for towing vessels… Read More

The deadline for all inland towing vessels to be compliant with all the provisions of Subchapter M regulations was July 20, 2018. But that deadline came with a window to… Read More

Visitors to the Coast Guard’s Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise (TVNCOE) website can find information about Subchapter M and other information more quickly after a recent website makeover. The… Read More

The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) has launched a drydock and internal structural examination certification course. The three-day course is being held virtually for now with plans to transition back… Read More

A team of regulatory experts from across the maritime industry gathered for the virtual Inland Marine Expo 2020 to discuss lessons learned over the first two years of Subchapter M. Read More