Our goal is to have this form available universally through Jet-Form filler by January 1, 2001. In the event that we're unable to accomplish that, electronic versions of the COC will be distributed to all M units by December 15, 2000. The regulatory change to COCs is underway, and won't be completed until later in calendar year 2001.
What criteria will cause the vessel's Qualship 21 eligibility to be revoked?
To maintain the integrity of the program, and to protect the safety of U.S. ports, a Qualship 21 vessel's designation and incentives will be revoked when the vessel triggers the following exit criteria:
a. The vessel is detained, and determined to be substandard, in U.S. waters;
b. The vessel has a marine violation, more than 1 paid Notice of Violation case (tickets), or a reportable marine casualty that meets the definition of a serious marine incident (46CFR4.03-2) or major marine casualty (46CFR4.40), in U.S. waters. Similar to the eligibility criteria, crewmember or passenger injuries that are not related to any other serious marine incident or major marine casualty criteria will not cause the vessel's eligibility to be revoked. A marine violation is any violation of a law, regulation, or order that is enforced by the Coast Guard, and results in a final assessed monetary civil penalty by a hearing officer, or a judgment by the U.S. attorney in a criminal proceeding. COTPS shall notify G-MOC at fldr-G-MOC@comdt.uscg-mil when a prima facie violation case is forwarded to the district office on a Qualship 21 vessel;
c. The vessel is found with serious deficiencies (e.g., are considered so serious that they may warrant the detention of the vessel) that are not being monitored by the vessel's Flag State or class society, acting on behalf of the Flag State, or the vessel fails to report a hazardous condition (as defined in 33CFRl60.203) prior to arrival. If the vessel is within the time limits imposed by the Flag State or class society to correct deficiencies, the vessel will not lose eligibility for incentives;
d. The vessel transfers class to a targeted class society; or
e. The vessel changes its registry to a Flag State that has a detention ratio more than 1/3 of the overall U.S. detention ratio, or to a Flag State that does not have at least 10 distinct vessel arrivals in each of the last three years;
