b' Centralization of vessel documentation;Amulti-missionorganization,suchasthebrought the regulatory nature of marine safety Coast Guard, is subject to many programmaticintonecessarybutoftenuncomfortable-Regionalizationoftesting,licensingandchangesfornewmissions,newpriorities,-visibility.Thesupervision,performance documentation of seamen;evolutionandpublicawareness,whichtendandtrainingofCoastGuardpersonnelin to identify the missions of the day. Supervisioninspection/approvalactivitieshasagainLaying the foundation for centralization of fourandmaintenanceofapersonalintensivebeenexaminedinextremis.Necessary regionalmerchantmarinetechnicalofficesintoregulatoryprogramischallengingwhenthechanges have and will continue to improve anewcommand,theMarineSafetyCenterco- national and resultant Coast Guard prioritiesfromidentifyingpersonnelqualification located with Coast Guard Headquarters; are driven by military preparedness, drug andlevels, performance and ranking by job title, migrantinterdiction,posthurricaneandhighleveloversightofnosailactionsandRe-prioritizing vessel inspection activities; environmental disaster response, ice breaking,acknowledgement of performance errors.aids to navigation, search and rescue and otherEnded Coast Guard supervising the signing onad hoc issues. These activities are hardware- The reality is that operational activities are andoffofarticlesofengagementformerchantdriven and the resultant public visibility andseen in the light of sometimes putting lives mariners under the Seamans Articles of Agreementaccolades/criticism tilt resource issues in favorat risk to save lives, which means regulatory Convention of 1926; and, of cutters, aircraft, boats and stations. programsunfortunatelyareoftenseenfor theirshortcomings.Regulationofvessels, TheeventualcombinationoftheOfficesofRecentcatastrophicvessellosseventshavemariners, ports and waterways save lives too! MerchantMarineandOfficeofWaterways Management into a single Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection.The review was fed with workload reports, routine studies, analysis of years of budget requests andPublic Tickets & allocations,legislationanditshistories,andanyPrivate Chartersadhocobservationsthatseemedmeaningful. The overall result was the merchant marine safety programwithintheCoastGuardwasvalidated.together at lastfor the Roles and Missions Study and led to better utilization of resources.OneelementoftheprogramthatwasnotwellEFFORTLESSEFFORTLESSdocumentedbeyondtheissuanceofvesselRESERVATIONS CONTRACTSCertificatesofInspection(COI)wasvessel+ TICKETING for Private Chartersinspectionandinspectorsactivities.Detailedfor Public Cruises and Group Bookingsinspectionresultswerelocallyreviewedand maintainedinwrittenform.Commercialvessel COIs were issued for two years with the off yearIntegrated online,Custom PDF contracts scheduled as a spot check of compliance with thephone and walk-upwith fully-trackable regulations. Early in the study, it was deemed that inbookings versioningthe absence of any negative assessment of this mid-certificate activity that mid-term inspections couldAutomated conrmation,Support for private become optional at the discretion of the Officer inreminder and follow-upcharters, schools and Charge Marine Inspection. emails tour groupsUnfortunately, the loss of the SS Marine ElectricMarketing and SearchDetailed reports for during this period of review and change providedEngine Optimizationevent planning and thenecessaryinsighttoroundouttheoverall(SEO) nancial trackingreassessmentinitiative.TheconvenedMarinePersonalized set-up, Board of Investigation would lead to a generallytraining and supportResource tracking for unfavorablereviewofinspectorqualification,included multi-use inventoryperformance and training. The discretionary mid periodwasoffthetableasthemerchantvessel inspectionprogramleadershipestablishedan upgraded,independentprofessionalreviewof similarWorldWarIIrelatedvessels.OneCoast Guard source reportedly estimated that 70 vesselsManage your entire were removed from the active fleet as a result ofbusiness from a single, this close examination. Training, qualification andintegrated platformassignment of inspection personnel also became an important focus of improvement. SCHEDULE A DEMOWWW.STARBOARDSUITE.COMNOV 2020 27 REGULATORY REPORT'