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1. Fishing Vessel Homeport [ 1 ]
This link takes you to the “Commercial Fishing Vessels” website within HOMEPORT, where you can navigate around the site by clicking on the links. You can also use keywords in the “SEARCH” box to find related items.
2. Advisory Committee [ 2 ]
This link takes you to the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel “Safety Advisory Committee” (CFIVSAC) website within HOMEPORT, where you can navigate around the site by clicking on the links. You can also use keywords in the “SEARCH” box to find related items.
3. Site Map [ 3 ]
This link takes you to this website’s table of content. The subjects outlined there may provide direct links to the item described. The information can also be used for keywords ideas. Keywords may be inserted into the “SEARCH” box located in the top right corner of within the HOMEPORT website.
4. Homeport Quick Start Guide
This guide is intended to show how to get started and get around Homeport.
5. Homeport User Guide
[the “Help” button in your browser at the HOMEPORT’s home page’s upper right corner]
The user guide is designed to provide you with answers about interacting with Homeport. There, you can learn about the history and how to use the features of Homeport.
If you're new to Homeport, you should begin with any of the following sections:
About Homeport - provides information on how Homeport helps meet MTSA requirements.
Getting Started with Homeport - provides an overview of system functionality
Accessing Homeport - provides requirements for registering for a Homeport account
6. Frequently Asked Questions
6.1 Submit A Question
Authorized individuals (e.g., CFIVSAC Members, USCG personnel, etc.) will have access to restricted information in password protected web pages.
7. About Homeport
Homeport is the United States Coast Guard’s enterprise Internet portal. It was designed to support the secure information sharing requirements resulting from the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) and to provide information about the USCG’s primary missions.
To accomplish this goal, Homeport’s secure, role-based environment brings together US Coast Guard personnel, members of the Maritime Community, and other designated individuals allowing them to share information quickly. In addition, Maritime Community members can receive pertinent information from the Coast Guard, submit and edit security plans, and collaborate in user specific communities.
Homeport is an Internet portal which provides customized information and services to the Maritime Community. Through this site, the United States Coast Guard and members of the maritime community can exchange information and communicate easily.
8. Logging on To the Homeport System
Logging on to the Homeport system is relatively easy. If you don
9. Direct Access to Homeport
Steps for login to the Homeport system.
1. Within your internet browser (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer);
2. In the Address field, enter the following URL: http://homeport.uscg.mil
10. Navigating Homeport
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The navigational structure is composed of:
· Tabs - areas that separate US Coast Guard content into broad categories
· Navigational Toolbar - area on the left side of the screen that helps users locate content in the channel structure.
· Channels - areas that provide a narrower focus for content within tabs. Channels may also have sub-channels which provide even more precise selection of content. Sub-Channels can be thought of as "a channel within a channel"
· Programs - areas where content is published within channels and sub-channels
· Breadcrumb - located at the top of the screen, the "trail" through the channel structure the user has followed within the portal
· Blocks - areas on tabs that provide shortcuts to other areas within the portal. These can be shortcuts to content or to other portal functionality.
· Global Header - located in the top right part of the screen and includes tools available throughout the Homeport portal.
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