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SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS: The purpose of safety recommendations is to identify corrective actions the Coast Guard, or other substantially involved federal agencies, should take to address known unsafe conditions, action, or other unwanted outcomes to prevent future casualties and improve safety of life at sea as required in 46 USC 6301.  An Investigating Officer or a Marine Board of Investigation considers making safety recommendations when their investigation indicates that laws, regulations, or the policies, tactics, techniques, and procedures that implement those laws, are inadequate or missing and that identified unsafe conditions, actions, or other unwanted outcomes may be mitigated through the amendment, repeal, or proposal of those laws, regulations, policies, etc.

In accordance with 46 CFR §4.07-10, safety recommendations are submitted to and subject to a process of review and endorsement by the cognizant Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection, and District Commanders.  For those recommendations that are addressed to the Commandant, once they are endorsed by the OCMI and District Commander, they are reviewed by the appropriate program office(s) at Commandant and a final response (i.e. final action) determined.

 

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MISLE ID 6574
Recommendation

The Coast Guard institute a policy measure or code change requiring all vessels equipped with voice data recorders maintain these records following a reportable marine incident and make them readily available to Coast Guard investigators and inspectors.  Failure to properly do so should be enforceable by strict civil penalty. 
OCMI Endorsement

Recommend "Killing" this recommendation. The Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) requirements are contained under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in SOLAS, Chapter V, and meet the intent of the above safety recommendation. At a minimum, ships required to carry voyage data recorders must have a VDR that continuously maintains sequential records of preselected data items relating to equipment status and output and of the ship's command and control.  The VDR operates automatically and records data for a minimum of 12 hours to assist in accident investigations.  There are different types of VDRs out there that record above the minimum requirements.  If the Investigator determines that the VDR information is needed in order to determine the cause of the casualty, then the request needs to be requested in a timely manner to allow for the Master, shipping agent, vessel owner, etc. to get in touch with a company to assist in extracting the data needed from the VDR.
District Endorsement

No endorsement
Final Action

I do not concur with this recommendation. The Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) requirements are contained under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) convention Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), Chapter V, and meet the intent of the above safety recommendation. At a minimum, ships required to carry voyage data recorders must have a VDR that continuously maintains sequential records of preselected data items relating to equipment status and output and of the ship's command and control.  The VDR operates automatically and records data for a minimum of 12 hours to assist in accident investigations.  There are different types of VDRs out there that record above the minimum requirements.  If the Investigator determines that the VDR information is needed in order to determine the cause of the casualty, then the request needs to be requested in a timely manner to allow for the Master, shipping agent, vessel owner, etc. to get in touch with a company to assist in extracting the data needed from the VDR. 
Investigation ID 2653934
Incident Date 5/19/2006