b'Regarding fi re safety,fi of modifi ed DUKW amphibiousre-suppression systems to evaluate whether the existing freshwater supply ispassenger vessels to enable their closure detection and egress,sufficient; during waterborne operations;Congress has alreadyReview lifesaving appliance training Re-evaluate emergency procedures passed legislationprograms, including recordkeepingregarding lifejacket donning aboard procedures, and revise the programs tomodifi ed DUKW amphibious passenger where the Coast Guardensure that crewmembers are profi cientvessels when equipped with fi xed will need to developwith onboard systems; canopies; and,regulations.Provide formal and recurrent training Share the circumstances ofReview the circumstances of theStretchto shoreside management and seniortheConceptionaccident and encourage Duck 7sinking and other amphibiousshipboard officers to ensure that all seniormembers to voluntarily install passenger vessel accidents, and reviseleaders are fully knowledgeable aboutinterconnected smoke and fi re detectors Navigation and Vessel Inspectionthe policies and procedures in the safetyin all accommodation spaces and a Circular (NVIC) 1-01 to address themanagement system; secondary means of escape into a diff erent issues found in these accidents; and, space than the primary exit. Develop and apply an oversight systemExamine existing training andto ensure that maintenance programsThePVASafetyandSecurityCommitteeis knowledge requirements forcomply with the manufacturersreviewing these recommendations to see what understanding and applying fundamentalrecommended preventive maintenancehas already been done and where existing PVA program; toolssuchasthefi andlifesaving weather principles to waterborne refi ghting operations for Coast Guard-credentialedequipmentmanualscouldberevisedto masters who operate small passenger Revise marine fi refi ghting andincorporate the recommendations.The Safety vessels; and, if warranted, requirejob training programs, includingandSecurityCommitteehasbeenworking additional training. documenting, both onboard and ashore,to revise all training manuals over the last 18 that all crewmembers are qualifi ed andmonths, so these recommendations are timely. Someoftheaboverecommendationsarecan continually demonstrate profi ciencyRegarding Safety Management Systems, PVA already being acted upon by the Coast Guard,in their duties; hasdevelopedandreceivedCoastGuard includingthepublicationoftheAdvancedacceptance of the PVA Flagship SMS.Flagship NoticeofProposedRulemaking(ANPRM) Review and revise current operatingandthetoolstoimplementthispassenger forSafetyManagementSystems(SMS)onpolicy to provide specifi c guidance onvessel-specifi cSMScanbefoundinthe domesticpassengervessels,andtherevisionvessel operations when adverse conditionsMember Download area of the PVA website.of the amphibious vehicle NVIC.Regardingcould be encountered during any part of fi safety, detection and egress, Congress hasthe waterborne tour by implementing aPVAwillcontinuetoworkwiththeCoastrego/no-go policy; GuardandNTSBtoimprovedomestic alreadypassedlegislationwheretheCoastpassenger vessel safety through reasonable and Guardwillneedtodevelopregulations. Modify spring-loaded forward hatcheseff ective means.Other recommendations, specifi cally the one regardingvoyagedatarecorders,hasbeen opposed by PVA in the past, so we will remain vigilant for opportunities to engage with the Coast Guard in advance of any rulemaking. Totheoperatorsandorganizations representing small passenger vessel operators, NTSB recommended the following: Implement safety management systems to improve safety practices and minimize risk; Develop and/or improve procedures to manage and account for all persons aboard in the event of a mass evacuation of a ship while in port; Perform a worst-case scenario risk assessment for all active water-based JUNE 2021 31 SAFETY MATTERS'