First District
Prevention Division
Inspections/Investigations Branch
Provides program oversight for:
Vessel, facility, Offshore, Port State, and Container Inspection;
Marine Casualty and
Drug & Alcohol Program Investigations
MTSA / ISPS Compliance
Ballast Water Management
/ Aquatic Nuisance Species
The branch prepares
responses to appeals of local Captain of the Port / Officer in Charge
Marine
Inspection decisions
made to the District Commander according to the procedures in Title 46,
Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 1.03.
References & Internet Links:
Unit Prevention Departments
Sector Northern New England
(formerly MSO Portland, ME)
Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont (including Lake Champlain)
Sector Boston (with Regional Exam Center) – Call 617-223-3000
Metro Boston area
Sector Southeastern New England (formerly
MSO Providence )
Rhode Island, Southeast Massachusetts (including Cape Cod & the
Islands)
Sector Long Island Sound
Connecticut and Long Island
Sector New York (with
Regional Exam Center)
Metro New York City area, Hudson River, and northern New Jersey
Other
Links
For foreign vessels entering the United States