Invader has been an active cruising 164 ft superyacht in the Pacific Northwest this past summer and is now sitting pretty back on Lake Union this Seattle Fall & winter holiday season. M/Y Invader was custom built in 1999 […]
Ham and Cheese Sliders are an excellent holiday party treat. Salty Dog Boating News PNW to AK we are wishing all of you a happy and safe boating season with at home cooking on land or at sea! If you’re […]
Fall Fishing just wrapped up in the Pacific Northwest, there was lots of action in the Seattle Ship Canal and Ballard Locks. Fishermen’s Terminal was jumping with activity. SE AK didn’t have the hottest or best season for SE Fishermen […]
Engine Room Tricks of the Trade with F/V Oregon Captain Jon F/V Oregon, Trident Seafoods, SE Alaska, Tender – Salty Sea Dog Captain Jon Franklin of the F/V Oregon – School of Hard Knocks! Mr. Tricks of the Trade! The […]
Holiday Turkey Dinner, turkey oven cooking in the PNW to AK, land or at sea with an oven you can cook any turkey – at sea oven size depending. Now that we just had Thanksgiving, it is a unique and […]
Fall in the Pacific Northwest means foul weather rain gear is a must. Rain gear in the PNW to AK is like a second skin. If you’re near water or on water by boat in the PNW to AK that […]
Seattle, Ballard Locks: Vessel traffic in the small locks will continue with 24 hour operations as normal. The large lock is closed November 7, 2016 for annual maintenance and scheduled to re-open November 23, they actually opened the large locks […]
Pacific Marine Expo, PME – Nov. 17 to 19, 2016 at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field Event Center. PME is the largest and longest running commercial marine trade show on the West Coast. The Expo serves all aspects of the market, including […]
Fog and fishing in the Pacific Northwest is no joke. This is the time to be on your toes while at the helm. No Captain likes to run or jog in the fog. Fall fishermen and work boats in NW […]
Starbound Catcher Processor gets an afternoon Western Towboat assist from the Puget Sound at the ‘Y’ of Shilshole Bay into Ballard Locks then up through our narrow Seattle Ship Canal. Tug Wasp and West Point get into position making it […]
Argosy Christmas Ships and the 2nd Annual Parade of Boats, Argosy Partners with Yachting Pioneers NW and the Pacific Northwest maritime local industry. Last year was the 1st of of its kind, as an organized Parade of Boats in […]
12’s Seattle Seahawks fans support is all over the Pacific Northwest waterfront and out on the water! A northwest common bond is our love for the Hawks! The last few Seahawks games haven’t been great for the Seattle Seahawks offense, Oooo […]
CURRENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR U.S. FLAG FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS, Fishing and Fishing Tender Vessels: Jan. 2017, Produce by Hockema & Whalen Associates, Inc This addresses current federal law and regulations governing the design, construction and maintenance of new US flag fishing vessels and fish tender vessels built after July 1, 2013. Included is limited historical information and information regarding major conversions. It is offered as a courtesy to the fishing industry but it is not a substitute for consulting with an experienced Naval Architect or Marine Engineer to current regulatory compliance when designing and building you vessel. Current federal law prescribes which design work is to be done by state licensed Naval Architects Marine Engineers, and marine survey requirements. So the responsibilities of state licensed Professional Engineers related to their direct supervision of engineering andesign work is discussed, as well as the concept of “accepted marine surveyors”. The changes to the law regulations for fishing and fish tender vessels since 2013 include the following. Each of these subjects is expanded in detail later in this article. Fishing and fish tender vessels at least 79 feet in length built after July 1, 2013 must be classed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) or a similarly qualified organization, and must be assigned a load line. Fishing and fish tender vessels of 50 to 79 feet in length built after July 1, 2013 and on or before February 8, 2016 must be classed by ABS or a similarly qualified organization. Fishing and fish tender vessels of 50 to 79 feet in length built after February 8, 2016 must either be classed, or designed to classification or other equivalent standards by a state licensed Naval Architect or Marine Engineer, and the vessel must be surveyed during construction by a marine surveyor of an organization accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard. Each fishing, fish processing or fish tender vessel of at least 50 feet in length built on or before July 1, 2013 that is at least 25 years of age, or undergoes a major conversion, after an Alternate Safety Compliance Program (ASCP) is established must meet the standards of the ASCP. The ASCP has not been fully developed yet and it is not clear when it will be issued. Each fishing vessel of at least 79 feet in length built before July 1, 2013 that undergoes a major conversion after an Alternate Loadline Compliance Program ALCP is established must meet the standards of the ALCP. The ALCP has not been fully developed yet and it is not clear when it will be issued. Professional Engineers, through regulations and ethics, have specific standards they must comply with for direct supervision of engineering work and design information. Simply stamping shipyard drawings is not an acceptable means of complying with P.E. laws. Detailed information on regulations, definitions, and the U.S. Code can be found on the Coast Guard website at: https://www.uscg.mil/d13/cfvs/regs.asp CURRENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR U.S. FLAG FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS […]
