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Explore the collaborative efforts between the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and various industry organizations to jointly develop cost-effective solutions, improve predictability, and foster innovation in maritime regulations. Discover the significance of standards integration in reducing technical detail, sharing development costs, and enhancing regulatory quality. Gain insights into the challenges and needs in areas such as cybersecurity, LNG fuel, emerging technologies, and safety management.
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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)
