SCRAPING THE BARNACLES

Often, it takes tragedy or other highly impacting incidents to bring about positive change. This is particularly true concerning safety improvements in the maritime industry. The 1990s were a milestone decade in maritime safety and environmental advances, following several important government and other stakeholder policy recommendations. This article describes new management practices--focusing on safety, human and natural environments, economic growth and mobility, and security--adopted by the U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Marine Safety and Environmental Protection (G-M) to help attain higher levels of maritime safety awareness, practices, and programs.

• Corporate Authors:

  United States Coast Guard

  National Maritime Center, 4200 Wilson Boulevard
  Arlington, VA  United States  22203-1804
• Authors:
  • Vergun, D
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council
• Publication Date: 2000-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 12-19
• Serial:
  • Volume: 57
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coastal zone management; Environmental policy; Maritime safety; Policy making; Transportation policy; Water transportation
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Marine Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800437
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 23 2002 12:00AM