What a port state inspector actually opens in your medicine chest
The short version The ILO port state control guidelines do not set out what to check inside a medicine chest. […]
August 22, 2026
DEA asked how to fix the vessel controlled substance rules, then the effort was withdrawn
The short version DEA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on 18 July 2022, 87 FR 42662, RIN 1117-AB60,
Days from shore: planning medical capability by time to definitive care
The short version 92/29/EEC scales by 150 nautical miles to the nearest port with adequate medical equipment, not to the
Who is responsible for crew medical compliance, the owner or the DPA?
The short version ISM element 6.2 puts qualified, certificated and medically fit crewing on the Company by name. Element 4