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ensure there are sufficiently trained 

mariners by the time the Polar Code 

enters into force. 

Discussion 

Recognizing that the operation of 

ships sailing in polar waters calls for 

specific education, training, experience 

and related qualifications for officers, 

Resolution 11 of the 2010 amendments 

to the STCW Convention included nonmandatory guidance on training for 

deck and engineer officers serving on 

ships operating in polar waters. The 

guidance is contained in Section 

B–V/g of the STCW Code. The training 

requirements of the Polar Code, 

however, go beyond what is addressed 

in Section B–V/g of the STCW Code, by 

utilizing a risk-assessment to addresses 

the applicability of different levels of 

training required for deck officers 

engaged on ships operating in polar 

waters. Chapter 12 of The Polar Code 

identifies the level of training required 

for deck officers on ships subject to the 

Polar Code taking into account the type 

of vessel and the ice conditions in the 

operating area. The levels of training are 

either Basic or Advanced Training for 

Ships Operating in Polar Waters. The 

interim guidance in this policy is based 

upon the amendments to the STCW 

Convention and Code supporting the 

mandatory training requirements in 

Chapter 12 of the Polar Code. 

The requirements to meet the 

standards of competence for Basic or 

Advanced Training for Ships Operating 

in Polar Waters are defined in the STCW 

amendments supporting the Polar Code. 

A mariner may satisfy the standard of 

competence for Basic or Advanced 

Training in Polar Code Operations by 

meeting the respective sea service and 

training requirements prescribed in 

Enclosure (1) of the Policy Letter. 

By meeting the basic or advanced 

training standard required by the Polar 

Code, mariners are also meeting the 

familiarization requirements of 46 CFR 

15.405, which states that each 

credentialed mariner must be familiar 

with the relevant characteristics of the 

vessel appropriate to his or her duties 

and responsibilities prior to assuming 

those duties and responsibilities. On 

board a seagoing vessel, this 

responsibility rests with both the 

mariner and the employer as set forth in 

46 CFR 15.1105, which requires 

mariners subject to STCW to complete 

familiarization training before 

performing any duty or being assigned 

any responsibility unless they are 

familiar with those duties and 

responsibilities and with all of the 

vessel’s arrangements, installations, 

equipment, procedures, and 

characteristics relevant to his or her 

routine and emergency duties or 

responsibilities. 

If training regulations are published, 

training completed to meet the 

requirements described in the policy 

letter may be evaluated on a case by 

case basis, and considered to meet part 

of the transitional provisions of the 

training requirements for Basic or 

Advanced Polar Waters Operations. 

Voluntary Policy 

The guidance provided in this policy 

letter is voluntary, except where 

existing regulatory requirements are 

discussed. Although it may assist the 

industry, public, Coast Guard, and other 

Federal and State regulators in applying 

existing statutory and regulatory 

requirements, the policy letter and 

guidance it contains are not a substitute 

for applicable legal requirements nor are 

they regulations themselves. We note 

the ongoing work of the IMO in this 

area, in particular regarding training of 

personnel engaged in polar waters. 

Developments within this body will be 

taken into account during possible 

future revisions of the draft policy letter. 

During the course of local operations, 

each Coast Guard Captain of the Port 

(COTP) has discretionary authority on 

how best to address specific safety and 

security concerns within his or her area 

of responsibility consistent with 33 CFR 

1.01–30. Nothing in the policy letter or 

the guidance it contains is meant to 

override or limit the discretion of the 

COTP when addressing the unique 

safety concerns of vessels operating in 

polar waters. 

This notice is issued under authority 

of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 

Dated: February 8, 2016. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards, U.S. Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02890 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec 

Services, Llc, as a Commercial Gauger 

and Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

AmSpec Services, LLC, has been 

approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products and 

accredited to test petroleum and certain 

petroleum products for customs 

purposes for the next three years as of 

August 12, 2015. 

DATES: Effective Dates: The 

accreditation and approval of AmSpec 

Services, LLC, as commercial gauger 

and laboratory became effective on 

August 12, 2015. The next triennial 

inspection date will be scheduled for 

August 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Approved Gauger and Accredited 

Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 

1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– 

344–1060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec 

Services, LLC, 100–B Redoubt Rd., 

Yorktown, VA 23692, has been 

approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products and 

accredited to test petroleum and certain 

petroleum products for customs 

purposes, in accordance with the 

provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 

151.13. AmSpec Services, LLC is 

approved for the following gauging 

procedures for petroleum and certain 

petroleum products from the American 

Petroleum Institute (API): 

API 

Chapters Title 

3 .............. Tank Gauging. 

7 .............. Temperature Determination. 

8 .............. Sampling. 

9 .............. Density Determinations. 

12 ............ Calculations. 

17 ............ Maritime Measurement. 

AmSpec Services, LLC is accredited 

for the following laboratory analysis 

procedures and methods for petroleum 

and certain petroleum products set forth 

by the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) 

and American Society for Testing and 

Materials (ASTM): Anyone wishing to 

employ this entity to conduct laboratory 

analyses and gauger services should 

request and receive written assurances 

from the entity that it is accredited or 

approved by the U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection to conduct the 

specific test or gauger service requested. 

Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 

specific test or gauger service this entity 

is accredited or approved to perform 


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may be directed to the U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection by calling (202) 344– 

1060. The inquiry may also be sent to 

CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please 

reference the Web site listed below for 

a complete listing of CBP approved 

gaugers and accredited laboratories. 

http://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

CBPL 

No. ASTM Title 

27–02 D1298 Standard Practice for Density, Relative Density 

(Specific Gravity), or API 

Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Meter 

27–04 D95 ... Standard Test Method for 

Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation 

27–06 D473 Standard Test Method for 

Sediment in Crude Oils 

and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method 

27–08 D86 ... Standard Test Method for 

Distillation of Petroleum 

Products 

27–11 D445 Standard Test Method for 

Kinematic Viscosity of 

Transparent and Opaque 

Liquids 

27–13 D4294 Standard Test Method for 

Sulfur in Petroleum and 

Petroleum Products by 

Energy-Dispersive X-ray 

Fluorescence Spectrometry 

27–48 D4052 Standard Test Method for 

Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital 

Density Meter 

CBPL 

No. ASTM Title 

27–57 D7039 Standard Test Method for 

Sulfur in Gasoline and 

Diesel Fuel by 

Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray 

Fluorescence Spectrometry 

27–58 D5191 Standard Test Method For 

Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02960 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of 

Inspectorate America Corporation, As 

a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of Inspectorate America 

Corporation as a commercial gauger and 

laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Inspectorate America Corporation has 

been approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products and 

accredited to test petroleum and certain 

petroleum products for customs 

purposes for the next three years as of 

July 22, 2015. 

DATES: Effective Dates: The 

accreditation and approval of 

Inspectorate America Corporation as 

commercial gauger and laboratory 

became effective on July 22, 2015. The 

next triennial inspection date will be 

scheduled for July 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Approved Gauger and Accredited 

Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 

1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– 

344–1060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that Inspectorate 

America Corporation, 2947 Dutton Mill 

Rd., Suite A–1, Aston, PA 19014, has 

been approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products and 

accredited to test petroleum and certain 

petroleum products for customs 

purposes, in accordance with the 

provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 

151.13. Inspectorate America 

Corporation is approved for the 

following gauging procedures for 

petroleum and certain petroleum 

products from the American Petroleum 

Institute (API): 

API 

chapters Title 

3 .............. Tank Gauging 

7 .............. Temperature Determination 

8 .............. Sampling 

9 .............. Density Determinations 

12 ............ Calculations 

17 ............ Maritime Measurement 

Inspectorate America Corporation is 

accredited for the following laboratory 

analysis procedures and methods for 

petroleum and certain petroleum 

products set forth by the U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection Laboratory 

Methods (CBPL) and American Society 

for Testing and Materials (ASTM): 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–02 .............. D1298 Standard Practice for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Meter. 

27–03 .............. D4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation. 

27–05 .............. D4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 

27–06 .............. D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 

27–08 .............. D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products. 

27–11 .............. D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids. 

27–13 .............. D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 

27–48 .............. D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 

27–54 .............. D1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method. 

27–58 .............. D5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products. 

Anyone wishing to employ this entity 

to conduct laboratory analyses and 

gauger services should request and 

receive written assurances from the 

entity that it is accredited or approved 

by the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection to conduct the specific test or 

gauger service requested. Alternatively, 

inquiries regarding the specific test or 

gauger service this entity is accredited 

or approved to perform may be directed 

to the U.S. Customs and Border 


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