Strengthening U.S. Coast Guard Oversight and Support of Recognized Organizations
Strengthening U.S. Coast Guard Oversight and Support of Recognized Organizations

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on U.S. Coast Guard Oversight of Recognized Organizations

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Published: 2022

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780309276443

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Partly in response to a 2015 cargo ship sinking, the U.S. Coast Guard has put in place and proceeded to implement a well-conceived organizational and procedural framework for supporting and overseeing "recognized organizations," particularly those in the Coast Guard's Alternative Compliance Program. TRB Special Report 343: Strengthening U.S. Coast Guard Oversight and Support of Recognized Organizations: The Case of the Alternative Compliance Program recommends a series of steps the Coast Guard should take to strengthen its support for and monitoring of third-party organizations that conduct vessel inspections on its behalf. The study committee concluded that Coast Guard has made significant strides in introducing a comprehensive oversight framework, but that its long-term effectiveness will depend on more pronounced and sustained progress in improving data systems and communications and coordination among Coast Guard and third-party inspection personnel

Coast Guard Oversight
Coast Guard Oversight

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 290

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Coast Guard Oversight
Coast Guard Oversight

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation

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Published: 1986

Total Pages: 328

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Oversight of the U.S. Coast Guard
Oversight of the U.S. Coast Guard

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

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Published: 2010

Total Pages: 100

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Coast Guard Oversight
Coast Guard Oversight

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation

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Published: 1984

Total Pages: 118

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Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Safety Culture

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Published: 2016

Total Pages: 223

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"TRB Special Report 321: Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry offers recommendations to industry and regulators to strengthen and sustain the safety culture of the offshore oil and gas industry. The committee that prepared the report addresses conceptual challenges in defining safety culture and discusses the empirical support for the definition of safety culture offered by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the nine characteristics or elements of a robust safety culture, methods for assessing company safety culture, and barriers to improving safety culture in the offshore industry. The committee's report also identifies topics on which further research is needed with respect to assessing, improving, and sustaining safety culture"--Provided by publisher.

Double-Hull Tanker Legislation
Double-Hull Tanker Legislation

Author: Marine Board

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1998-02-23

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0309518288

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The passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) by Congress and subsequent modifications of international maritime regulations resulted in a far-reaching change in the design of tank vessels. Double-hull rather than single-hull tankers are now the industry standard, and nearly all ships in the world maritime oil transportation fleet are expected to have double hulls by about 2020. This book assesses the impact of the double hull and related provisions of OPA 90 on ship safety, protection of the marine environment, and the economic viability and operational makeup of the maritime oil transportation industry. The influence of international conventions on tank vessel design and operation is addressed. Owners and operators of domestic and international tank vessel fleets, shipyard operators, marine architects, classification societies, environmentalists, and state and federal regulators will find this book useful.