Encl (2) to COMDTINST 16010.8
Goal S1:
Save all mariners in imminent danger.
Target: Save at least 93% of all mariners reported in imminent danger as
the number of mariners on the water continues to grow.
Analysis and Evaluation
The percentage of lives saved has been
increasing slightly over the past several
years. This is largely due to better distress
notification and position equipment, along
with better mariner awareness. The 1994
data is abnormally high due to the inclusion
of migrants rescued at sea. This data was
not included in other years
FY00 Key Initiatives
Coast Guard Auxiliary Support (OE): Expands the Auxiliary's ability to assist in
search and rescue, and safety education activities. Personnel Protective Equipment (OE):
Improves the safety of rescue personnel in order to increase their ability to save
mariners in distress.
47-Foot Motor Life Boat Replacement (AC&I) Expands our capability to meet heavy
weather SAR demand in the coastal zone. Coastal Patrol Boat Replacement (AC&I); Coastal
Patrol Boat Follow-on (OE): Replaces the aging 82' patrol boat and provides for
increased operation and maintenance costs associated with the higher number of
operational hours that CPBs will provide over old 82' patrol boats. This ensures
continued effective SAR services in the coastal zone.
Deepwater Capability Replacement Analysis (AC&I): Develops a system of surface, air,
command and control, intelligence, and logistics systems to carry out SAR in the remote
and often dangerous deepwater region. The rescue of several vessels and an Air National
Guard helicopter during the infamous 1991 Storm of the Century would not have been
possible without Coast Guard deepwater assets.
National Distress System Modernization (AC&I): Improves the ability of mariners in
distress to notify the Coast Guard - a critical factor in saving more lives. Current
system is taxed by a growing boater population. Improved Search and Rescue Capability
(RDT&E): Seeks to develop new search planning tools that help assign the optimal ships
and aircraft to a mission, improve our ability to predict the location of search objects
affected by current, wind, and improve our ability to determine accurate search areas.
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