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... 27 This chapter provides an overview of the types of vessels in the U.S. flag fleet, their governing regulations, technical oversight, and their inspection requirements to verify regulatory compliance.
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... 28 STRENGTHENING U.S. COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT OF ROs contact MSC with an email listing activities performed.
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... BACKGROUND OF THE U.S. FLAG FLEET AND ACP 29 FIGURE 2-1 Information and data flow between the Marine Safety Center and recognized organizations.
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... 30 STRENGTHENING U.S. COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT OF ROs TABLE 2-1 Summary of Marine Safety Center Oversight of Recognized Organizations, 2016–2020 Notifications MSC Completed Reviews Number of Findings (each review can have more than one finding)
From page 31...
... BACKGROUND OF THE U.S. FLAG FLEET AND ACP 31 which are used in domestic service only, they are subject to annual inspections by the Coast Guard, but some are enrolled in a Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP)
From page 32...
... 32 STRENGTHENING U.S. COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT OF ROs When carrying out an inspection, Coast Guard field inspectors will generally follow an outline as provided in a job aid, known as a CG-840 book, that applies to individual vessel types (e.g., barge, small passenger K and T, and tankship)
From page 33...
... BACKGROUND OF THE U.S. FLAG FLEET AND ACP 33 foreign trade and subject to international convention requirements.
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... 34 STRENGTHENING U.S. COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT OF ROs examinations.
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... BACKGROUND OF THE U.S. FLAG FLEET AND ACP 35 it had to allow the Coast Guard unrestricted access to all records, reports, and certificates issued as an authorized RO.
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... 36 STRENGTHENING U.S. COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT OF ROs SOLAS Convention, effective July 1998.
From page 37...
... BACKGROUND OF THE U.S. FLAG FLEET AND ACP 37 (Class NK)
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... 38 T A B L E 2 -2 C ur re nt ( 20 21 )
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... 39 T A B L E 2 -2 C ur re nt ( 20 21 )
From page 40...
... 40 O th er C on ve nt io ns , C od es , an d G ui de lin es Po la r Sh ip C er ti fic at e ac co rd in g to t he I nt er na ti on al C od e fo r Sh ip s O pe ra ti ng i n Po la r W at er s (P ol ar C od e)
From page 41...
... BACKGROUND OF THE U.S. FLAG FLEET AND ACP 41 U.S.-flagged ships that are eligible and subject to international convention requirements.
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... 42 T A B L E 2 -4 V es se ls E nr ol le d in t he A lt er na te C om pl ia nc e Pr og ra m b y Se rv ic e Ty pe a nd I ns pe ct io n Su bc ha pt er In sp ec ti on S ub ch ap te r V es se l S er vi ce T yp e D , T an k V es se ls H , P as se ng er V es se ls ( 10 0 or m or e G T )
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... BACKGROUND OF THE U.S. FLAG FLEET AND ACP 43 to the Subchapter L regulations that apply to OSVs.
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... 44 STRENGTHENING U.S. COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT OF ROs The MISLE database, which was used for these comparisons, has some shortcomings, which are discussed in more detail later in the report.
From page 45...
... BACKGROUND OF THE U.S. FLAG FLEET AND ACP 45 TABLE 2-7 Vessels Enrolled in the Maritime Security Program Select by Service Type and Inspection Subchapter Inspection Subchapter Vessel Type I, Cargo and Misc.
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... 46 STRENGTHENING U.S. COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT OF ROs standards as modern vessels.

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