Charlie Papavizas Discusses NDAA Legislation in Riviera Maritime Media

Winston & Strawn Maritime Partner Charlie Papavizas sat down with Riviera Maritime Media to discuss the inclusion of a provision to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which was passed by the House of Representatives. The provision requires offshore energy project crews to be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S., or be from the same country under which their vessel is flagged.

“Inclusion of the manning proposal in the NDAA makes it more likely that something is going to be done this year on offshore manning because the NDAA has historically been enacted every year,” Charlie said, adding that “it is more likely today that something will be done on manning than it was when the manning proposal was only in the Coast Guard authorization. The next thing to watch is what the Senate Commerce Committee does on the Coast Guard bill on or about July 27, 2022.”

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