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NTSB REPORT EXCERPTS:NTSB/MSR-17/01, 83 page report go.usa.gov/x9Mpc references 122 page, A Guide for Multiple Use Waterway Management watersafetycongress.org/GuideFindings:
1. Harbor safety committees can substantively improve safety between commercial and recreational vessels if risks are regularly identified, practices are developed and
implemented to mitigate these risks, and these practices are shared with stakeholders and other harbor safety committees. Recommendations:As a result of this report, the National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendations:To the US Coast Guard: 1. Establish a process whereby, at regular intervals, all harbor safety committees identify the safety risks posed by the interaction of commercial and recreational vessels in their respective geographic areas; where necessary, develop and implement practices to mitigate those risks; and share successful practices among all harbor safety committees. 2. Seek statutory authority that requires all recreational boat operators on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to demonstrate completion of an instructional course or an equivalent that meets the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators standards. 3. Work with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the National Water Safety Congress to review and update A Guide to Multiple Use Waterway Management at regular intervals. To the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators: 4. Work with the National Water Safety Congress and the US Coast Guard to review and update A Guide to Multiple Use Waterway Management at regular intervals. To the National Water Safety Congress: 5. Work with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the US Coast Guard to review and update A Guide to Multiple Use Waterway Management at regular intervals. |
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