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I. SURVIVAL AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Pages 251-260

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From page 251...
... Lifesaving devices that are not Coast Guard-approved may be carried aboard vessels to augment that which is required. Life rafts and VHF-FM portable radios are not required by the Coast Guard as survival equipment but may be carried aboard uninspected fishing vessels as additional gear (see McCay et al., 1989; National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB]
From page 252...
... will add or expand requirements for survival equipment including life rafts and, above a prescribed latitude, immersion suits (Federal Register, 19901. During a meeting of the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee (CFIVAC)
From page 253...
... The same standards also apply to basic personal flotation equipment that is required aboard most uninspected fishing vessels. Promising policy and technological advances in Canada have resulted in adoption of standards for special-purpose, two-piece work suit systems specifically designed for use aboard Canadian commercial fishing vessels.
From page 254...
... Use of nonapproved equipment is permitted aboard uninspected fishing vessels as long as the required Coast Guard-approved equipment is also carried as prescribed by regulations. Performance of nonapproved equipment varies greatly (see Castle, 1988; National Transportation Safety Board, 1989a)
From page 255...
... No hybrid types have been submitted for Coast Guard approval for use aboard commercial vessels. 4No inflatable lifesaving devices with dual air chambers and automatic inflating devices have been submitted for Coast Guard approval for use aboard commercial vessels.
From page 256...
... . The Coast Guard standard requires dual air chambers and automatic inflation among other extensive requirements needed to obtain approval.
From page 257...
... However, the Coast Guard has advised manufacturers that it will, on a case-by-case basis, consider approving immersion suits in sizes other than the three prescribed by regulation. PFD Lights PFD lights are required for uninspected fishing vessels operating on ocean waters, coastal waters, and the Great Lakes.
From page 258...
... A 60-foot steel dragger transiting from Washington State to Prince William Sound, Alaska, with three persons aboard was reported overdue after departing from Cape Spencer, Alaska, and a search began. The vessel was equipped with a life raft, 121.5-MHz EPIRB, and survival suits.
From page 259...
... Various generic manuals, handbooks, guides, and videotapes covering the care and proper use of survival equipment are available from private vendors, training institutions, and trade associations at reasonable to moderate costs (Hollin, 1982; Sabella, 1989~. Several safety manuals with sections covering survival equipment are specifically tailored to the North Pacific and Gulf Coast (Sabella, 1986; Hollin and Middleton, 19891.
From page 260...
... This manual provides comprehensive technical guidance on commercial and Navy survival equipment used by the Coast Guard as well as use guidance on operational use of selected equipment. Some of the commercial equipment used by the Coast Guard is identical to equipment found aboard some uninspected fishing vessels.


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