2 options
Coast Guard: more information needed to assess efficacy and costs of vessel survival craft requirements : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.
Connect to full text Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Coast Guard--Rules and practice.
- United States.
- United States. Coast Guard.
- Marine accidents.
- Ships--Safety measures--Evaluation.
- Ships.
- Ships--Safety regulations--United States.
- Lifesaving--Equipment and supplies--Safety regulations.
- Lifesaving.
- Survival and emergency equipment--Safety regulations--United States.
- Survival and emergency equipment.
- Ships--Safety regulations.
- Survival and emergency equipment--Safety regulations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iii, 54 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
- Other Title:
- GAO-21-247 Coast Guard survival craft requirements
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2021.
- Summary:
- Since 2010, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Coast Guard investigated over 50,000 maritime vessel accidents, including some resulting in casualties (dead or missing persons). The Coast Guard investigates accidents and requires vessels to carry lifesaving equipment to reduce the likelihood of casualties. Among this equipment are out-of-water survival craft to ensure no part of a person is immersed in water. This report assesses the extent the Coast Guard has (1) data from 2010 through 2019 showing vessel-based casualties and survivability; (2) estimated costs and benefits of implementing out-of-water survival craft requirements for vessel owners; and (3) guidance for designating cold water areas and corresponding equipment requirements based on the best available data. GAO makes four recommendations, including that the Coast Guard require investigators collect data about people's use of lifesaving equipment in accidents, fully implement cost estimate best practices for out-of-water survival craft requirements, and if necessary, update cold water areas determinations.
- Contents:
- Background
- Coast Guard data show most people survived accidents, but limited data exist to assess efficacy of lifesaving equipment
- The Coast Guard estimated costs and benefits for out-of-water survival craft requirements, but they were not fully accurate or complete
- Coast Guard guidance for determining cold water areas does not reflect best available data
- Conclusions
- Recommendations for executive action
- Agency comments and our evaluation
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- "March 2021."
- "GAO-21-247."
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed April 2, 2021).
- OCLC:
- 1244545947
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.