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U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District

Guardians of the Great Lakes

Inspections and Investigations Branch (dpi)

 

The Inspections and Investigations Branch provides regional oversight to the following programs:

• Safety, security, and marine environmental protection inspections
• Port State control programs
• Investigation of marine casualties and accidents
• Oversight and coordination for controlling the introduction of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes or Western Rivers system.

 

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Active Marine Safety Information Bulletins

2025

001-25 Guidance Regarding the Use of Shaft or Engine Power Limitation on the Great Lakes PDF 002-25 Visual Distress Signal Alternatives and Disposal of Pyrotechnic Flares PDF 003-25 Irishtown Bend Stabilization and Rehabilitation on the Cuyahoga River PDF

2024

001-24 Shipyard Safety Rescue Teams: Protecting People and Great Lakes Vessels PDF 002-24 Safely Navigating the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse on the Great Lakes PDF 003-24 Unmanned Autonomous Watercraft Awareness PDF

2023

001-23 Ballast Water Management System Incompatibility Issues in the Great Lakes PDF 002-23 Guidance for Passenger Vessel Charter Operations PDF 003-23 Guidance for Facilities that Transfer Oil/Hazardous Materials in Bulk PDF 004-23 Great Lakes Ballast Water Reporting Requirements PDF 005-23 Updated Marine Radio Inspection Regulations for Great Lakes Vessels PDF 006-23 Commercial Vessel Marine Casualty Unintended Grounding Reporting Requirements PDF

2022

001-22 Great Lakes Load Lines and Single Voyage Load Lines PDF

2021

001-21 Great Lakes Winter Layup (Inactive Status) Survey PDF

2019

001-19 Fixed Fire Extinguishing System Servicing Safety in the Great Lakes Fleet PDF 004-19 CG Examinations of Canadian Freight Vessels Operating Exclusively on the Great Lakes PDF

2018

001-18 Improper Repair of Immersion Suits PDF 002-18 Marine Casualty Property Damage Threshold Increases PDF

2016

001-16 Electrical Systems PDF

2014

001-14 Uninspected Passenger Vessel Documentation Enforcement PDF

2013

001-13 Compliance with International Convention on the Control of Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships PDF

Monday through Friday
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST
(except Federal Holidays)

 After Hours
(216) 902-6117

  

General Information
(216) 902-6050

Towing Vessels
(216) 902-6343

Passenger Vessels
(216) 902-6052

Port Security/Facilities
(216) 902-6127

  

Great Lakes Coast Guard District
Inspections and Investigations Branch (dpi)
Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building
Room 2047
1240 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, OH 44199