US Vessel Response Plans – Update on Western Alaska Alternative Planning Criteria 25 July 2018 No.974 Tweet Download PDF (14KB) The members operating non-tank vessels in transit through Western Alaska waters en-route to or from a US port are required to follow Alternative Planning Criteria (APC) in order to fulfil federal requirements. We have been informed that Alaska Response Company (ARC) was expired by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in its APC on 30 June 2018.   As an alert, Members citing ARC in their vessel response plans are recommended to make the APC with either Alaska Maritime Prevention and Response Network or 1-Call Alaska to comply with the regulations during transit in Alaskan waters. For further information, please click here. Pollution Other Acts North America Japan P&I News ロスプリベンション Japan P&I News ナイロビ条約 日本 組合員限定 --> Most read News UK – Ballast Water Management Convention 2004 (BWM 2004) – Publication of FAQs by UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency 米国Vessel Response Plans － アラスカ州でのAPC遵守について Japan P&I Newsletter No.47 Related News US Vessel Response Plans – Alaska and Oregon US Vessel Response Plans – Western Alaska – New Alternative Planning Criteria – 1-Call Alaska US Vessel Response Plans – Update Alaska and Guam