By The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
Feb. 1--The Obama Administration said it will host a White House summit on Feb. 8 to discuss the Asian carp crisis with Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
The 2:30 p.m. meeting, which the administration has closed to the public, will include Nancy Sutley, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Read More from Workboat.com
COAST GUARD PROPOSES CHANGES TO AIS CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS
2/1/2010
At present, you are required to have an AIS unit if your boat is over 65' in length and goes on international voyages or operates in a vessel traffic service area, or if you carry 150 passengers or more for hire. (Towboats at least 26' long and over 600 hp are also included).
Proposed U.S. Coast Guard changes to AIS regulations call for adding boats with 50 or more passengers for hire, high-speed boats (30 knots or faster) that carry 12 or more passengers for hire, dredges or floating plants operating near channels, and vessels that haul hazardous cargo. Plus, the VTS-area requirement is being expanded for all U.S. navigable waters.
Read More from Workboat.com
Proposed U.S. Coast Guard changes to AIS regulations call for adding boats with 50 or more passengers for hire, high-speed boats (30 knots or faster) that carry 12 or more passengers for hire, dredges or floating plants operating near channels, and vessels that haul hazardous cargo. Plus, the VTS-area requirement is being expanded for all U.S. navigable waters.
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