HSC Best Practices

Explanation

Harbor Safety Committee (HSC) Best Practices are non-regulatory protocols. They are developed by HSC Subcommittees and Working Groups and approved by a vote of the full HSC. 

Documents

Anchorage 9 Berth Layout Information Sheet

Communication Procedures to Improve Safety During Bunker Barge Transfer Operations Alongside Container Vessels

Dead Ship Tows in San Francisco Bay

Emergency Offshore Towing

Emergency Training for Tug Escorting

Ferries Recommended Guidelines for Navigating in Reduced Visibility and Severe Weather

Large Vessels and Tugs with Tows greater than 1600 Gross Tons

Passenger Ferry Traffic Routing Protocol

SF Bar Pilots Use of Portable Navigation Units

Tugs with Tows less than 1600 Gross Tons

Union Pacific Rail Road Bridge Communications Protocol