California
Update to USCG requirements
04/11/11 Filed in: Port State Control
The purpose of these post is to give you a collective list of main US Coast Guard regulations that vessels need to comply before or during in US territorial waters. Read More...
Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirement for discharges in US waters
10/03/10 Filed in: Port State Control
According with US Environmental Protective Agency (EPA), vessels grater than 300 GT or which hold the capacity to discharge more that 8 cubic meters of ballast water need to have Vessels General Permit (VGP) that regulates any of the 26 discharges listed below within 3 nautical miles from shore. Read More...