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NAO
209-115
NOAA
EMPLOYEES ABOARD NON-NOAA VESSELS
Issued
06/10/91; Effective 05/29/91
SECTION
1. PURPOSE.
This
Order provides guidance for National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) managers to ensure
the safety of NOAA employees aboard non-NOAA vessels.
A non-NOAA vessel is any vessel not owned, operated,
or chartered by NOAA.
SECTION
2. GENERAL.
Safety is promoted by the vessel's seaworthiness,
operating methods, the vessel operator's skills and
experience, and compliance with supervising authorities.
Listed below are vessels considered as being operated
and maintained in a seaworthy manner:
a. Vessels owned, operated, or licensed by federal
or state governments.
b. Vessels owned and operated by the University/National
Oceanographic Laboratory Systems and/or private/state
universities.
c. Vessels operated in accordance with U.S. Coast
Guard Inspection regulations and manning laws.
d. Foreign research vessels (state owned and operated).
e. Commercial fishing vessels.
f.
Foreign commercial fishing vessels.
SECTION
3. RESPONSIBILITIES.
.01 Program Managers have the responsibility for preparing
a safety plan for employees working on non-NOAA vessels.
The safety plan should include:
a. a description of the briefing or training furnished
NOAA employees assigned to work aboard non-NOAA vessels;
b. the development of a cruise plan for cruises of
more than one day or following the cruise plan of the
Chief Scientist; and
c. a determination of the vessel's seaworthiness and
capabilities by developing and evaluating information
regarding the intended vessel including but not limited
to:
1. vessel seaworthiness;
2. level and date of inspection, if any;
3. lifesaving and firefighting gear aboard;
4. communication equipment;
5. operator's and crew's license or experience; and
6.
the history of vessel's operation.
SECTION
4. PROCEDURES.
.01 A Program Manager's or Chief Scientist's cruise
plan should be developed for non-NOAA vessels operating
overnight or in remote areas. Each cruise plan is forwarded
to the appropriate monitoring NOAA employee ashore.
It can also be used as guidance to NOAA participating
employees.
.02 The recommendations listed below should be considered
when developing a cruise plan:
a. Provide an itinerary with the estimated time of
departure (ETD) and the estimated time of arrival (ETA).
b. Furnish a NOAA personnel roster for the intended
cruise.
c. Set up a method to report significant changes or
updates to the appropriate officials ashore.
d. Supply emergency position indicator radio beacons
with necessary operating instructions for operations
of more than one day and for operations in remote areas.
e.
Establish tracking and checking procedures for the
intended cruise.
SECTION
5. EFFECT ON OTHER ISSUANCES.
This Order supersedes NOAA Directives Manual (NDM)
17-15, dated August 22, 1980.
SIGNED,
Acting Director, Office of Administration
Office of Primary Interest:
Office of NOAA Corps Operations
Resource Management Staff (NCx4)
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