NTSB makes recommendation to U.S. Coast Guard.
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Press Release Summary:
According to NTSB, U.S. Coast Guard should propose to International Maritime Organization that, in conjunction with revisions to Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, organization should make training in integrated navigation systems and integrated bridge systems mandatory for vessel watchkeepers. Coast Guard should also propose that organization mandate recording of heel angles on voyage data recorders.
Original Press Release:
NTSB Safety Recommendation M-08-1 through M-08-2
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the U.S.
Coast Guard take the following action:
Propose to the International Maritime Organization that, in conjunction with the upcoming revisions to the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, it make training in integrated navigation systems and integrated bridge systems mandatory for watchkeepers on vessels equipped with such systems. (M-08-1) Propose to the International Maritime Organization that it mandate the recording on voyage data recorders of heel angles through the complete range of possible values. (M-08-2)
http://ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2008/M08_1_2.pdf
The complete recommendation letter is available on the Web at the URL indicated above.
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An archive of recommendation letters is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/letters.htm.
Electronic versions of letters may or may not include enclosures; however, related publications, accident briefs, and aviation accident synopses may be found on the NTSB website.
