COMDTINST 3500.3
commands representing the aids to navigation, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, and small
boat communities. Despite differences in individual missions and approaches toward risk management,
each community shared the basic philosophy of minimizing risks without sacrificing mission success.
They also shared the same concern for developing a common risk management process the Coast Guard
could apply universally to improve communication among various operational communities during
joint efforts for more effective decision-making. After sharing individual ideas, all programs reached
consensus on a simple, common, effective process. These results formed the framework for this
standard ORM process.
b.
TCT and CRM Programs. The TCT and CRM programs already provide the delivery vehicles to
adequately train active duty, reserve, and Auxiliary operational personnel in risk management
principles and processes. Initiatives are under way to train MLC personnel as TCT facilitators to lead
other Coast Guard personnel, including civilians, through the concepts of risk management, during
normal safety and compliance visits. A TCT correspondence course, especially helpful to those not
required to attend formal TCT or CRM programs, also is available to anyone desiring to learn risk
management principles. Having advocated these basic principles for many years, the TCT and CRM
programs have taken a "bottom to top" approach toward developing a formal universal risk
management plan. Measuring mishap rates involving boats' and cutters' mobility and navigation shows
these principles are effective and the tools used are valid. Since the earliest implementation of TCT in
1992, boats' and cutters' mishap rates per 100,000 operating hours have declined steadily: Decrease in
Mishap Rates per 100,000 Operating Hours
(Compared to 1987-1992 Average Baseline
Rates
Fiscal Year
Boats
Cutters
1994
40%
78%
1996
66%
89%
1998
71%
75%
This Instruction expands a flourishing acceptance of these principles at the operational unit level to all
organizational levels in the Coast Guard, and clearly reinforces the Commandant's direction for
improved decision-making for superior performance.
c.
Other Service Programs. While compatible with other armed forces' efforts, the Coast Guard's
standard risk management plan is specifically tailored for our organization's unique size and multi-
mission nature.
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