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SAFETY
Goal S3: Eliminate crewmember fatalities on U.S. commercial vessels.
FY99 Target: Reduce crewmember fatalities from maritime casualties by
20%, from the FY 93 baseline of 52 fatalities/ 100,000 workers to 42
fatalities/100,000 workers
Measure: Fatalities per 100,000 workers.
Measurement Issues: Baseline is established by a regression curve
obtained from several years of data. Performance is measured against a
selected year on the curve that was the most current available when goal
was developed. 1997 number is a projection based on data through OCT.
Fatality data obtained from Coast Guard Marine Safety Information System.
Maritime employment estimates based on data provided by National Marine
Fisheries Service, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Mineral Management
Service. Workers include all employees aboard U.S. vessels and platforms.
Employment estimates have fluctuated dramatically from year to year. BLS
statisticians indicate that substantial estimating error exists,
particularly in the fishing industry. Injury data needs further
refinement before a measure can be useful. Data from the Coast Guard
Marine Safety Information System is validated by program managers.
Confidence in measure is high.
Causal Factors to be Addressed:
64% of fatalities occur in the uninspected fishing industry.
80% of fatalities on uninspected towing vessels were due to personnel
casualties such as a man overboard.
Human error in vessel operation plays a role.
Poor material condition of vessel or equipment plays a role.
Strategies to Achieve Target:
Ongoing Strategies:
Promote fishing vessel safety activity and voluntary dockside boardings.
Focus on reducing the impact of human error on accidents.
Enforce applicable laws and regulations.
Conduct the Merchant Marine Licensing and Documentation program.
Develop waterway safety activities in cooperation with other agencies
within the Waterways Management initiative.
Execute research and development projects to improve search planning,
reduce human error, and support interagency Ship Structure Committee
(SSC) research. Application of this research results in improved design,
materials, construction, and maintenance of ship structures which
results in safer vessels that are less likely to suffer hull failure
and better able to sustain damage.
New Strategies:
Modernize distress communications to create a fully integrated system
that permits distress, safety, law enforcement interaction between the
Coast Guard and mariners.
Enhance port safety by establishing Vessel Traffic Services as part of
the Ports and Waterways Safety System (PAWSS.)
Improve mariner knowledge and skills by implementing Standards for
Training Certification and Watchkeeping, a more effective system of
training requirements.
Pursue regulatory activity related to towing vessel safety that will
improve fire suppression, and anchoring operations, and will ensure that
operators have the proper training and qualifications to handle a tug
and tow.
Employ risk management and forecasting tools to identify the most
pressing safety problems.
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