b'design, construction, or modification can be daunting and at times critical. This article aims FOGHORN FOCUS to provide familiarization with stakeholder responsibilities and review processes for traditional and novel vessel plans. The roles and processes described below are specific to Subchapter T and K small passenger vessels; there may be nuanced differences in authorities and procedures on other vessel types. ROLES OF Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-ENG), THE MSC, INDUSTRY, OCMIS, & CG-ENG and the Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Com-The MSC delicately balances the goal of ensuring the safe- pliance (CG-CVC). Their typical responsibilities can be ty of crew and passengers against the competing goals of fa- summarized as follows:cilitating maritime commerce and reducing the industrys environmental impact through innovative technology andVessel representatives: Responsible for project manage-novel vessel designs. As the demand for innovation contin- ment,trackingallrequireddocumentation,providing ues to grow, the partnerships, collaboration, and delinea- timely submittals, and maintaining lines of communica-tion of responsibilities between the stakeholders becometion with the OCMI and the MSC.more critical to enabling timely and safe implementation. The main stakeholders in the plan review process includeOCMI: The local marine inspector represents the OCMI the vessel representatives, the cognizant Officer in Charge,and serves as industrys first point of contact, providing Marine Inspection (OCMI), the MSC, the Coast Guardholistic project oversight for the Coast Guard. The OCMI FOGHORN 10'