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ASTM Standards Meeting. USCG Themes. Importance of Standards Ability to collaborate with industry Access to expertise not organic to USCG Jointly develop low-cost solutions to problems Predictability for industry Something USCG Invests in
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USCG Themes • Importance of Standards • Ability to collaborate with industry • Access to expertise not organic to USCG • Jointly develop low-cost solutions to problems • Predictability for industry • Something USCG Invests in • Support 33 government and non-government organizations • Actively participate on over 100 standards-committees.
Standards Bodies Supported (2013) • American Boat and Yacht Council • American Bureau of Shipping • American National Standards Institute • American Petroleum Institute • American Society for Testing and Materials • American Society of Mechanical Engineers • American Society of Naval Engineers • American Towing Tank Conference • Association of Diving Contractors International • Comite International Radio-Maritime • Federal-Industry Navigation Data Exchange Group • Federal-Industry Logistics Standardization Group • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers • Instruments, Systems, and Automation Society • International Association of Drilling Contractors • International Association of Lighthouse Authorities • International Electrotechnical Commission • International Hydrographic Organization • International Maritime Organization • International Organization for Standardization • International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress • International Telecommunications Union • International Towing Tank Conference • Marine Technology Society • National Cargo Bureau, Inc. • National Fire Protection Association • National Marine Manufacturers Association • Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses • Radiotechnical Commission for Maritime Services • Ship Structure Committee • Society of Automotive Engineers • Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers • Underwriters Laboratories
Standards - A Linking Instrument • Required by statute and executive mandate • Reduces cost to develop regulation (shared development costs • Improves quality of regulations (increased pool of experts) • Potential reductions in burden (as industry adopts as best practices) Regulations Incorporation of standards reduces technical detail required in regulations Regulations Standards
Integrated Strategy IMO Policy • Influences • Mandates • Process Requirements • Resources • Other Regulation Standard Standards provide a complementary component, often supplying technical details not appropriate for other components
REG Themes • Degree of Use • Challenges (Process) • Challenges (Standards Needs)
Degree of Use (Current) • 640 standards currently incorporated from 48 organizations • These 640 standards are referenced 739 times • 498 standards (78%) from 11 sources
Challenges (Process) • Ensuring standards reasonably available • When incorporating • When in force • Keeping standards incorporated by reference up-to-date • Ability to participate in standards development
Challenges (Standards Needs) • Cybersecurity • LNG as Fuel (Equipment, Training, etc.) • Emerging Technologies/Operations • Offshore Energy Exploration and Production • Arctic • Other Novel Fuel/Propulsion Systems • Dynamic Positioning Systems • Safety Management Systems (e.g., Small Passenger Vessels)
