Commandant
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United States Coast Guard
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COMDTINST 16711.14
MAR 3 1993
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 16711.14
Subj:
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Training and
Qualification
Ref:
(a) COMDTINST 16711.13 dated 1 November 1991
PURPOSE. The purpose of this Instruction is to promulgate
1.
uniform Coast Guard policies regarding training and
qualification of personnel providing voluntary dockside
examination services and conducting at-sea boardings of
commercial fishing industry vessels. The goal of the fishing
vessel safety program is to achieve a significant reduction
in commercial fishing industry fatalities and vessel losses
through public awareness, voluntary dockside examinations and
at-sea boardings. Well trained commercial fishing vessel
dockside examiners and boarding officers will foster public
awareness of fishing vessel safety and promote regulations
compliance.
2.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. This Instruction amplifies reference
(a), further defining qualification and training
responsibilities of program participants.
BACKGROUND. With the passage of the Commercial Fishing
3.
Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-424), the Coast
Guard published regulations in Title 46, Code of Federal
Regulations Part, 28. These regulations detailed equipment
and operational requirements for fishing industry vessels;
including fishing, fish processing and fish tender vessels.
Reference (a) identified three areas where Coast Guard
efforts would be directed to implement the regulations:
public awareness, voluntary dockside examination of vessels
and at-sea boardings.
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