A REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING THE NEED FOR ENGINEERS ON UNINSPECTED TOWING VESSELS. VOLUME I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND SUMMARY

P. L. 92-339 included a requirement for a study to be conducted concerning the need for engineers on uninspected towing vessels. During the hearings on this legislation, Congress indicated its intent that the study include an analysis of casualty data. Based on an analysis of casualty data and other factors, a determination would be made whether having a requirement for engineers to be aboard uninspected towing vessels, while underway, would increase the safe navigation of these vessels. In conjunction with the study the Coast Guard solicited correspondence from towing vessel operators, concerned labor organizations, concerned management groups, government agencies, and trade organizations to determine their views on the need for engineering personnel aboard uninspected towing vessels. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2 dated May 73, AD-763 319.
• Corporate Authors:

  Educational Testing Service

  Rosedale Road
  Princeton, NJ  United States  08540
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casualties; Engineering personnel; Inland waterways; Laws; Licensing; Maintenance; Maintenance personnel; Manning requirements; Research; Safety; Standards; Statistics; Towboats; Towing vehicles; Water traffic
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Casualty data; Cg; Licensed engineers; Licensing requirements; Marine surface propulsion; Public law 92 339
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050828
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-31,448-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM