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The Recreational Craft Directive, Directive 2013/53/EU, originally Directive 94/25/EC on recreational craft [1] amended by Directive 2003/44/EC, is a European Union directive which sets out minimum technical, safety and environmental standards for boats, personal watercraft, marine engines and components in Europe. It covers boats between 2.5 ...
Marine safety is one of the eleven missions of the United States Coast Guard. Coast Guard personnel inspect commercial vessels, respond to pollution, investigate marine casualties and merchant mariners, manage waterways, and license merchant mariners.
maritime accidents, while characterized by a level of safety of the order of 10 −5 (1 serious accident per 100,000 movements), which is only slightly inferior to that of the field of air transportation (10 −6) are a significant source of risk for insurance companies, transport companies and property owners. [1]
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The safety inspection of merchant vessels documented under the flag of the United States has been authorized in varying degrees by Congress and required by law since 1838. In the early days, the United States Congress hesitated to pass adequate safety laws for fear of interfering with the growing and economically important steamboat industry.
Safe Boating Campaign. A worldwide effort focused on responsible boating, encouraging boaters to always wear a life jacket while on the water. [2] Get Connected. Designed to educate boaters about different engine cut-off device technologies currently available on the market, and how the use of such devices can proactively make a day on the ...
A Royal Navy rescue helicopter in action above a boat An Auckland Rescue Helicopter in action. Air-sea rescue (ASR or A/SR, also known as sea-air rescue [4]) is the coordinated search and rescue (SAR) of the survivors of emergency water landings and people who have survived the loss of their seagoing vessel or are otherwise in peril at sea.
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