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6. Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 85-88

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... A worldwide effort is needed to standardize, gather, and evaluate safety data in order to identify trends and provide the technical basis for constructive management of maritime safety. The following developments are needed worldwide: · standardization of information about casualties, their causes, and their consequences; · collection of information about the exposure of ships to casualties, including data tabulated on the basis of ton-miles and numbers of port calls; and collection of comprehensive data, including size and organization of crews, on all vessels.
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From page 86...
... Progress can be achieved only by close cooperation among all interested parties, including ship operators, the seagoing work force, and the industry's safety and economic regulators. This collaborative effort should encompass training, research, evaluation and dissemination of information on international developments, and pilot programs under the U.S.
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From page 87...
... RECOMMENDATION: The Coast Guard should institute formal analytical methods, such as the functional analysis approach suggested in Chapter 4, in making manning decisions. RECOMMENDATION: In the vessel certification process for vessels employing new manning concepts, each operator should conduct a thorough assessment of shipboard functions and tasks required by the particular vessel and should submit a functional analysis (with specified crew numbers and structure, skills and training, voyage profiles, and operational and maintenance plans)
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From page 88...
... LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES While U.S. manning laws have not been a major impediment to crew reduction aboard U.S.-flag vessels to date, they have led to needless inefficiency and complexity and to unwarranted obstacles to most effective manning that realizes the benefits of new ship operating technology.
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