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MAY 2016 FOGHORN 17 REGULATORYREPORT QUALITY FERRIES FROM THE VIGORKVICHAK TEAM 144-CAR FERRY KVICHAK 400 PASSENGER-ONLY-FERRY 206.545.8485 KVICHAK.COM SALESKVICHAK.COM 1.855.VIGOR99 VIGOR.NET MARINESALESVIGOR.NET Beyond any comments or recom- mendations our efforts may produce the Coast Guard has both the incentive and opportunity to take an enlight- ened step toward a new beginning under the direction of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015. SEC. 307. RECOMMENDATIONS F O R I M P R O V E M E N T S O F MARINE CASUALTY REPORTING. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation of the Senate of the actions the Commandant will take to implement recommendations on improvements to the Coast Guards marine casualty reporting requirements and procedures included in 1 the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report entitled Marine Accident Reporting Investigations and Enforcement in the United States Coast Guard released on May 23 2013 and 2 the Towing Safety Advisory C o m m i t t e e r e p o r t e n t i t l e d Recommendations for Improvement of Marine Casualty Reporting released on March 26 2015. Both reports take to task the current Coast Guard investigative authority and its direction intent and capabilities but also make concrete recommendations for rehabilitation and renewal. Sometimesand with some firsthand experiencethe Coast Guard can defend the status quo out of a sense of loyalty pride or familiar- ity. The Coast Guard today strongly endorses the process of continual im- provement inherent in its advocacy of safety management systems SMS. It is key to new regulatory initia- tives it is a mandate of Congress and its outcome is not only safety. It is a management tool to insure that the organization has an end goal think safety of life property and the environment and can and will evolve as public perception and needs tools knowledge authori- ties resources and people change or are better understood. It also must operate within certain boundaries. A government regulatory agency is subject to many boundaries and neces- sarily so. It is legislative-like in that it uses delegated authorities and subject matter expertise and builds regula- tory structure. It is judicial-like in that it exercises legal and administrative authority over people and organiza- tions through licenses approvals suspensions revocations and civil penalties. The Coast Guard that manages a large and dependent system of maritime safety and security would do well to listen to its own SMS advocates and see this as an opportunity for and a start to continuous improvement with its report to Congress. n