The Coast Guard announced Federal Register publication of a Notice of Proposed Rule making to revise regulations related to the design, certification, inspection, and testing of cranes. See attached.  

Under the proposed rule, this revision would update industry standards incorporated by reference with more recent versions, which are used by industry and incorporated in Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations. The US Coast Guard proposes to revise regulations related to the design, certification, inspection, and testing of cranes installed on mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs), offshore supply vessels (OSVs), and floating outer continental shelf (OCS) facilities. Additionally, in this rulemaking the Coast Guard proposes to revise regulations by allowing use of additional third-party organizations to act in lieu of Coast Guard marine inspectors. Comments on the proposal should be submitted by 12 August. 78 Fed. Reg. 27913 (May 13, 2013).

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and related materials may be reviewed at http://www.regulations.gov docket number: USCG-2011-0992.

Click here to review a pdf of the document.

For more information, please contact Mr. Ken Smith, CG-OES-2, Coast Guard at 202-372-1413; e-mail Ken.A.Smith@uscg.mil

Rgds,

Commander Rob Smith, USCG

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