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Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC)

Contact List

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Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  CG-CVC Office Staff
Name Title Telephone Number
Mr. Keith Core
  • Marine Inspector Training Program Manager
  • MISLE Program Coordinator/Op Control Manager
  • Feeder Port Coordinator
  • Civilian Apprentice Marine Inspector (CAMI) Program Manager
  • ShipRider Program Coordinator
  • OSMS OAP-11 Coordinator
  • Information Systems (Data) Collection
 (202) 372-1243
Ms. Saprina Shomari Budget Officer / Office Admin Manager (202) 372-1212
Ms. Cynthia Stover Administrative Assistant (202) 372-1251
Mr. Roy Starkey Office Automation Assistant / Supply Officer (202) 372-1224
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Domestic Compliance Division (CG-CVC-1)
Name Title/Responsibilities Telephone Number
CDR Jennifer Hnatow Division Chief
  • Appeals
  • Policy Letter Tracking
  • Workload Assignment & Prioritization
  • Marine Casualty Recommendation Tracking
 (202) 372-1215
CDR Mark Sawyer Liaison to Military Sealift Command (202) 685-5726
LT Benjamin Aaronson
  • 46 CFR Subchapter D -Tank Ships
  • Counter Piracy
  • MTSA/ISPS Vessel Security
  • Alternative Security Program (ASP)
  • 46 CFR Subchapter D & O -Tank Ships
  • Crude Oil Washing
  • Double Hull - Double Bottom Issues
  • Oil Record Book
  • Certificates and Forms
  • 46 CFR Subchapter D & O - Tank Barge Inspection
  • Underwater Examinations in Lieu of Drydocking (UWILDS) Domestic Vessels
 (202) 372-1220
LCDR Lee Bacon
  • 46 CFR Subchapter I
  • Autonomous Vessel LNG As Fuel
  • Lifesaving Equipment
  • NOAA Liaison
  • FCC Issues
  • ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) Issues - US Flag
  • LRIT/AIS/ GMDSS / BNWAS
  • Historic Naval Vessels
 (202) 372-1219
LCDR Pete Bizzaro
  • FCC Issues
  • 46 CFR Subchapter H,T,K - Passenger Vessels
  • PVA POC
  • NACO POC
  • Pontoon Vessels
  • Casino Vessels
  • Passenger Vessel Weight
  • T-Boat Plan Review Policy
  • High Speed Craft
  • Passenger carrying submersibles
  • Sail Rigging
  • Parasailing
  • Wood/ Fiberglass Vessels
  • Attraction Vessels
 (202) 372-1216
LCDR Matt Winland
  • 46 CFR Subchapter L - Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV)
  • Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP)
  • OMSA POC
  • Commercial Diving
  • Dynamic Positioning System (DPS)
  • Structural Failures
  • Dry Dock Extensions
 (202) 372-1272
Mr. Scott Kuhaneck
  • Craft Routinely Operated Dockside
  • Uninspected Passenger Vessels
  • Bareboat charter Issues
  • Boy Scouts of America Vessels
  • Towing Vessel and Barge Program Manager
  • Jones Act
  • Human Factors
  • Maritime Event of National Significance (MENS)
  • Oceanographic Research Vessels (ORVs)
  • International Certificates for Uninspected Vessels
  • AWO POC (& CG-CG QSC Meetings)
  • Load Line Compliance
 (202) 372-1221
Mr. Mike Rand Commercial Vessel Safety Specialist
  • Antifouling Convention (AFC)
  • Ballast Water Compliance
  • Environmental Crimes
  • MARPOL Annexes
  • Vessel General Permit
  • Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)
  • Oily Water Separators
  • Vapor Recovery System Inspections
  • Marine Sanitation Devices (MSD)
  • Oil Spill Recovery Vessels (OSRVs)
 (202) 372-1435
LCDR Joseph Hart Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)Program Manager
  • OCS Appeal Review
  • OCS Control Action Review
  • Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Liaison
  • 33 CFR Subchapter N - Outer Continental Shelf Activities
  • 46 CFR Subchapter I-A - Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
  • OCS Training / Course Manager
 (202) 372-1236
Mr. Quentin Kent
  • Offshore Compliance
  • 33 CFR 141 - See Employment of the Outer Continental Shelf
  • Citizenship Determinations on Outer Continental Shelf
  • Commercial Diving Operations
  • Outer Continental Shelf Employment
 (202) 372-2292
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Foreign & Offshore Compliance Division (CG-CVC-2)
Name Title Telephone Number
CDR Alan Moore, Jr. Chief, Foreign and Offshore Vessel Division
  • PSC Detention Validations
  • PSC/OCS Appeal Determinations
  • CVC-2 Policy Guidance Development
  • Training and Qualification Oversight
  • U.S. Delegate to Nine PSC MOUs
  • QUALSHIP 21 & E-Zero Oversight
 (202) 372-1230
Mr. Chris Gagnon Flag State and Class Society Liaison
  • PSC Annual Report
  • Canadian Liaison - Transport Canada
  • EQUASIS
  • ILO 147 Issues
  • IMO Issues
  • International Outreach
 (202) 372-1231
LCDR Michael Hjerstedt Port State Control Program Manager
  • CVC-2 Policy Guidance Development
  • PSC Appeal Determinations
  • Foreign Vessel Security Manager
 (202) 372-1232
LT Samuel Danus Qualship 21 Program Manager
  • CVC-2 Policy Guidance Development
  • PSC Detention Validation
  • PSC Appeal Determinations
  • QUALSHIP 21 / E-Zero
  • Large Fleet Program
 (202) 372-2268
Ms. Margaret Workman Workflow Management (202) 372-1238
Ms. Joi Burriss Qualship 21 Administrator (202) 372-1587
Mr. Joe Marflak IT Management (202) 372-1228
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Fishing Vessel Safety Division (CG-CVC-3)
Name Title Telephone Number
Mr. David Belliveau Staff (202) 372-1247
Mr. Jonathan Wendland Staff (202) 372-1245
Mr. Robert Craighead Staff (202) 372-1038