NTSB -- NTSB Safety Recommendations M-11-13 through -16

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NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

November 4, 2011

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NTSB Safety Recommendations M-11-13 through -16

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following

safety recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard:

Conduct a ports and waterways safety assessment for the

Sabine-Neches Waterway, determine from that whether the risk

is unacceptable, and if so, develop risk mitigation

strategies. (M-11-13)

Work through the International Maritime Organization to

encourage the application of human factors design principles

to the design and manufacture of critical vessel controls.

(M-11-14)

Facilitate and promote regular meetings for representatives

of pilot oversight organizations to communicate information

regarding pilot oversight and piloting best practices. (M-

11-15)

Establish a database of publicly available pilot incidents

and accidents and make the database easy to use and readily

available to all pilot oversight organizations. (M-11-16)

The National Transportation Safety Board reiterates a

recommendation previously issued to the U.S. Coast Guard, as

follows:

Require mariners to report to the Coast Guard, in a timely

manner, any substantive changes in their medical status or

medication use that occur between required medical

evaluations. (M-09-4)

The National Transportation Safety Board reclassifies a

recommendation previously issued to the U.S. Coast Guard, as

follows:

Establish a mechanism through which representatives of pilot

oversight organizations collect and regularly communicate

pilot performance data and information regarding pilot

oversight and best practices. (M-09-5)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2011/M-11-013-016.pdf

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enclosures; however, related publications, accident

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