Partnership in Action

Barges and towing vessels operate year-round, 24 hours a day. This puts tremendous strain on their crews. To address this problem, the American Waterways Operators (AWO) association and the U.S. Coast Guard are working together to address endurance-related issues facing towing industry operations. This article describes this collaboration. Together, the Coast Guard and AWO have developed the Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS), a holistic approach addressing job-related environmental, operational, physiological and psychological factors that may impact crew endurance. CEMS is a cycle of continuous improvement, in which companies and vessel crews analyze risks, establish a plan to deal with those risks, implement the plan, evaluate the results and modify the plan as necessary. A manual has been developed to help companies implement CEMS, and several barge and towing companies are participating in CEMS demonstration projects.

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• Authors:
  • Hewett, Amy
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 36-39
• Serial:
  • Coast Guard Journal of Safety at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 4
  • ISSN: 1547-9676

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Demonstration projects; Hours of labor; Human factors; Manuals; Maritime safety; Occupational safety; Partnerships; Risk management; Ship crews; Towboat operations; Towboats; Trade associations; Tugboats; Work environment; Working conditions
• Identifier Terms: American Waterways Operators; United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Crew endurance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01026109
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 29 2006 7:38AM