406 - 03/05 - Stowaway Check Requirements - New Orleans - USA

The USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) New Orleans have issued a Marine Safety Bulletin advising masters and operators to be alert to stowaways trying to gain access to and hiding in rudder trunks on deep draft vessels. The COTP may require a fax from the master of ships bound for the Port of New Orleans that requires confirmation of the following: