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Goals and Objectives (cont)
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COMDTINST
5420.32
d.
The
Coast
Guard
has
been
active
in
the
development
of
consensus
standards
for
the
past
30
years.
Since
1968,
the
Coast
Guard
has
adopted
over
250
industry
consensus
standards
into
regulations
in an
effort
to reduce
the
government's
regulatory
role
and
minimize
the
cost of
compliance
with
the
regulations.
Currently,
the
Coast
Guard
participates
actively
in
more
than
60 standards-
making
committees
of at least 12
different
non-government
organizations
and
technical
professional
societies.
Adopting
standards
by
reference
in
the
Code
of Federal
Regulations
(CFR)
keeps
the
regulations
on
the
leading
edge
of
technological
advancement
and
incorporates
a
flexibility
into
the
CFR
which
facilitates
both
compliance
and
maintenance.
Adopted
standards
also
help
promote
competitiveness
by
ensuring
that
products
are
produced
to a
certain
minimum
quality
and will
perform
to
expectations.
e.
Promoting
the
development
of
standards
can
maximize
Coast
Guard
resources
and
increase
the
knowledge
base
through
active
participation
and
cooperative
exchanges of
information
with
industry
leaders.
This
includes
catalyzing
the
formation
of
committees
to
develop
standards
where
none
exist
and
providing
the
leadership
for
effective
participation
by
all
interests
to
develop
and
set
necessary
standards.
6.
GOALS
AND
OBJECTIVES..
The
following
goals and
objectives
will enable us to
achieve
the
Presidential
initiatives
:
a.
Develop
a
comprehensive
set
of
internationally
recognized
standards
through
active
participation
in IMO and
other
international
standards
making
organizations
such
as
ISO
and
IEC,
by:
(1)
Enhancing
our
leadership
role
as representatives of
the
U.S.
at IMO in
order
to
assure
effective
use
of
international
agreed
standards.
(2)
Establishing
a
leadership
role
as representatives of
the
U.S.
at
international
standards
making
organizations,
such
as
ISO
and
IEC,
in
order
to
assure
development
of
internationally
agreed
standards;
filling
key
positions
with
Coast
Guard
or
other
U.S.
representatives
when
appropriate.
(3)
Developing
standards
that
can be
referenced
in
international
treaties,
such
as
SOLAS,
thereby
reducing
the
use
of
phrases
such
as
"to
the
satisfaction
of
the
Administration."
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