Encl (2) to COMDTINST 16010.8
Goal S2: Save all property in imminent danger as a result of maritime
accidents.
Target: Save at least 80% of all property reported in imminent danger as a
result of maritime accidents, as the number of mariners on the water
continues to grows.
Analysis and Evaluation
The percentage of property 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 Coast
Guard will continue to seek ways to take the
search out of search and rescue, and prevent
more incidents from occurring.
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 (MLB) Replacement (AC&I): Expands our capability to meet heavy
weather SAR demand in coastal zone. Coastal Patrol Boat Replacement (AC&I); Coastal
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 area of responsibility. 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
Guard - a critical factor in saving more property.
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 other
environmental conditions, and improve our ability to determine accurate search areas.
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