Charlie Papavizas Discusses U.S. Coast Guard’s New Rules on Offshore Cranes

Winston & Strawn partner Charlie Papavizas was quoted in the Offshore Engineer October 2013 “Voices” article. The article asked how the U.S. Coast Guard’s new rules on offshore cranes will affect business in the Gulf.

“It is not clear that the proposed rule will have a significant impact on MODUs, OSVs, and floating off-shore facilities since the newer specifications and standards for cranes the rule seeks to adopt are already in wide use – although expanding the number of crane certifying organizations as proposed by the Coast Guard should be a helpful change and seems to have worked well with respect to other types of vessels,” Mr. Papavizas said.

Charlie Papavizas is a partner in Winston & Strawn’s Washington, D.C. office and chair of the firm's maritime and admiralty practice. He focuses his practice on administrative, legislative, and corporate matters, primarily in the maritime industry. To stay abreast of issues pertaining to the maritime industry, including the Jones Act, visit Winston & Strawn's Maritime FedWatch blog.