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Vessel safety : the Coast Guard conducts recurrent inspections and has issued guidance to address emergency preparedness : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Coast Guard--Rules and practice--Evaluation.
- United States.
- United States. Coast Guard.
- Merchant marine--United States--Safety measures--Management.
- Merchant marine.
- Emergency management--United States.
- Emergency management.
- Ships--Safety regulations--United States.
- Ships.
- Cargo ships--Safety regulations--United States.
- Cargo ships.
- Fishing boats--Safety regulations--United States.
- Fishing boats.
- Cargo ships--Safety regulations.
- Fishing boats--Safety regulations.
- Ships--Safety regulations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 28 pages) : color illustrations
- Other Title:
- Coast Guard conducts recurrent inspections and has issued guidance to address emergency preparedness
- GAO-20-459 Vessel safety management systems
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2020.
- Summary:
- In October 2015, the U.S cargo vessel EL FARO sank after encountering heavy seas and winds from Hurricane Joaquin, killing all 33 crew members. Subsequent investigations cited deficiencies in the vessel's SMS plans as a factor that may have contributed to the vessel's sinking. Some in Congress have raised questions about the effectiveness of vessel SMS plans and the Coast Guard's oversight of third parties responsible for ensuring vessels comply with international standards and federal regulations. This report addresses (1) how the Coast Guard (a) verifies domestic commercial vessels' SMS plans comply with federal regulations and (b) conducts oversight of ROs, and (2) the extent to which domestic vessels' SMS plans identify potential shipboard emergencies and include applicable response procedures.
- Contents:
- Background
- The Coast Guard verifies SMS compliance through recurrent vessel inspections and has initiated additional oversight of third parties
- Vessel SMS plans address some of the potential shipboard emergencies and response procedures proposed by Coast Guard guidance
- Agency comments
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- "April 2020."
- "GAO-20-459."
- 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 9, 2020).
- OCLC:
- 1149539905
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