b'U.S. COAST GUARDU.S. COAST GUARD FAQs on Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, and Harassment Reporting RequirementsT he U.S. Coast Guard is com- InApril,CoastGuardOfficersinorsexualassault?Inaccordance mittedtopreventinginci- Charge, Marine Inspections began awithTitle46U.S.Code(U.S.C.) dentsofsexualassaultandeducation and outreach campaign to10104(a),aresponsibleentityofa sexualharassmentandrespondingmaritimeindustrypersonnelonthevessel must report to the Coast Guard toallegationsofsuchoccurrences.requirementsandpreferredmecha- any complaint or incident of harass-Recent changes to the law require thenisms for filing a report. During thesement,sexualharassment,orsexual responsible entity of a vessel to reportinteractions,CoastGuardpersonnelassaultthatviolatesemployerpolicy to the Coast Guard any complaint orencounteredaseriesoffrequentlyorlaw.Aresponsibleentityisde-incident of harassment, sexual harass- askedquestions.Followingareex- fined by 46 U.S.C.10104(g) as an ment, or sexual assault. In Februarycerpts of a few of the questions; theowner, master, or managing operator 2023,theCoastGuardpublishedcomplete set of can be read here.ofadocumentedvesselengagedin MSIB1-23,whichprovidesguid- commercial service or the employer of anceonhowtoreportinstancesofWho needs to report incidents ofa mariner on such a vessel.sexual misconduct. harassment,sexualharassment, Howshouldaresponsibleentity make a required report? A respon-sible entity can make a report to sat-isfy the reporting requirements of 46 U.S.C.10104(a) through the Coast GuardInvestigativeService(CGIS) Tipsapp,whichisavailableforfree download through the App Store or GooglePlayStore;byemailingthe CGIS at CGISTIPS@uscg.mil; or by callingtheCoastGuardsNational Command Center (NCC) at 202-372-2100. A responsible entity that makes a report is also required to provide the Coast Guard, within 10 days of the report,adocumentdescribingthe actions taken after becoming aware of the complaint or incident, including anycompanyinvestigationandany actionstakenagainsttheallegedof-fending person.Our inhouse engineering team can provide technical design and installation advice forCan anyone make a report of ha-your vessel build.rassment,sexualharassment,or Based in Evere\x06, WA, our hyperlocal team can deliver quality marine solutions insexual assault on a commercial ves-extremely short time frames. sel? Yes. The Coast Guard supports themaritimeindustryseffortsto create a culture inhospitable to sexual Hydrus, San Francisco CAFOGHORN 32'