Coast Guard Publishes Circular for International Marine Casualty Investigations
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a circular in the Federal Register on December 1 announcing policy and guidance for the coordination and cooperation of marine casualty investigations with other substantially interested States (SISs) consistent with the generally recognized practices and procedures of international law. This includes addressing the receipt of reports and the conduct of investigations into those marine casualties involving non-U.S. flagged vessels that occur outside of the navigable waters of the United States but fall within the U.S. Coast Guard’s authority as a SIS under references (a) and (b). The circular serves only as guidance and is not to be construed as a rule.
The guidelines may be found following this hyperlink:
http://www.dco.
