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Applying Advanced Information Systems to Ports and Waterways Management (1999) / Chapter Skim
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2 Federal, State, and Private Roles
Pages 13-18

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From page 13...
... Topics include the relationship between maritime safety and efficiency, the increased importance of nonfederal stakeholders, the evolution of role sharing, and the need for strong federal leadership. not always based on objective analyses of their impact on the nation as a whole, or even on analyses of the beneficia ries of a particular service and, therefore, who should pay for it.
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From page 14...
... ports now use this system, which is linked to more than 1,500 trade participants, including ocean carriers, data processing centers, port authorities, and inland ports (Aylward, 1996~. The USCG, however, does not use this system for tracking hazardous cargo, relying instead on paper records and port-specific notification of emergency response teams (see Appendix C and Appendix D)
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From page 15...
... Deep-sea operators carrying containers and petroleum recognize that safe passage in and out of harbors is a responsibility shared by vessel crews and shore-supplied services, such as VTS. Overall, the number and diversity of stakeholders including both regular users of ports and waterways and the general public, often represented by government agencies participating in local, regional, and national planning and other activities that affect maritime commerce have grown considerably.
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From page 16...
... . The weaknesses in the present arrangement, noted earlier, include inadequate budgets for federal agencies to carry out their safety responsibilities and the tendency to develop stand-alone information systems featuring limited collaboration and information sharing (e.g., the general failure by federal agencies to provide existing electronic data on hazardous cargoes to appropriate public safety offices)
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From page 17...
... Only the federal government can promote the adoption and implementation of national and international standards, coordinate efforts with other nations, enforce national maritime laws and regulations, and balance local interests with the national need for a consistent operating environment from port to port. Although the effects on maritime safety of the changing public and private roles are not known precisely, the perception is widespread that safety is being compromised and that, because budgeting for all federal maritime agencies is not centrally coordinated, the limited federal dollars allocated for maritime safety are not always spent on the highestpriority needs.
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From page 18...
... 1997. Summary of Guidance from the National Dialog on Vessel Traffic Services.
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