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... 1 Executive Summary Safety on DUWKs -- amphibious vessels first produced during World War II and long used for sightseeing tours -- has been an area of special concern for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
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... 2 OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF DUKW TYPE AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS DUKWs from the 1990s, and Truck Ducks, purpose built in the early 2000s for sightseeing tours, have remedied some of these remaining hazards, but not all. Moreover, because of the many adaptations over time, individual vessels within the DUKW fleet exhibit a significant amount of variability.
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... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 RECOMMENDATIONS The committee offers USCG the following recommendations, starting with the use of risk assessment for DUKW operations and then providing specific recommendations to mitigate the hazards discussed in the chapters on flooding, operating areas, canopies, life jackets, and safety operations. All recommendations are specific to WWII DUKWs, Stretch Ducks, and Truck Ducks.
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... 4 OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF DUKW TYPE AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS Flooding and Survivability Recommendation 3: USCG should investigate requiring the installation of external inflatable bladders or buoyant floats, alone or in combination with internal flotation foam, to provide reserve buoyancy for DUKWs used in higher risk operations. Recommendation 4: To reduce the flooding risk from hull penetrations, USCG should investigate requiring DUKW operators to a.
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... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 Recommendation 10: USCG should investigate the use of Type III life jackets in place of Type I life jackets. Safety Operations Recommendation 11: USCG should require that owners and operators develop an effective company operating and safety manual, as recommended in NVIC 1-01, that incorporates training, maintenance, and operational standards as well as emergency response plans.

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