THE U.S. COAST GUARD MERCHANT MARINE TECHNICAL DIVISION: A REAPPRAISAL

An inside look at the Coast Guard's Merchant Marine Technical (MMT) staff begins with a brief history of its current organization. The logic and methodology behind the establishment and enforcement of vessel safety standards is reviewed. Several specific problems involving merchant marine technical operations which are of known interest to the maritime industry are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Joint Northern-Southern California Section Meeting of SNAME.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Spence, W N
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maritime safety; Policy; Safety; Standards; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety standards
• Old TRIS Terms: International maritime safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139934
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM