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sitioning from his role as the Prevention Department Head to the Deputy Sector Commander position. Commander Andrew Meyers will assume the Prevention Depart- ment Head position when he arrives from Coast Guard Headquarters. LCDR Paul Rudick, Chief of Inspections and LCDR Janna Ott, Chief of Investigations are also departing and will assume duties in Virginia. Their reliefs will arrive during the summer. There are no anticipated changes of leader- ship at MSD Belfast or Portsmouth in 2015. 4. Old Business/New Business: There was no old or new business raised or dis- cussed. 5. Casualty Analysis: National Trans- portation Safety Board – Mr. Brian Curtis, Deputy Director of Major Investigations (NTSB) attended from NTSB Headquar- ters in Washington, DC. He delivered an overview of the NTSB’s role, authorities and jurisdiction regarding marine casualties. NTSB is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating sig- nifi cant accidents in all modes of transpor- tation including air, railroad, highway, pipe- line, and marine. The NTSB was established in 1967 and has been with the Department of Transportation since 1975. The NTSB determines the probable cause of accidents and issues safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents. In addition, the NTSB carries out special studies concerning transportation safety and coordinates the resources of the Federal Government and other organizations to provide assistance to victims and their family members impact- ed by major transportation disasters. The NTSB is comprised of about 400 staff and a Board of fi ve members nominated by the President and confi rmed by the Senate. While the NTSB has the discretion


to select maritime accidents to investigate based on their value to learn and share valuable lessons, the NTSB may investigate any major marine accident which is defi ned as: Six or more lives lost; Total loss of a self-propelled vessel of 100 gross tons or more; and More than $500,000 in estimated property damage. More specifi cally, under 49 CFR 850 the NTSB may investigate: Any major marine casualty involving a foreign vessel which occurs in U. S. waters; Any major marine casualty involving a U.S. ship anywhere in the world; Accidents involving a public and a non-public vessel; 1 or more casualty; and Damage > $75,000.


For more information on the NTSB or to review any of their reports, recommenda- tions, or safety studies, please refer to www. ntsb.gov.


U.S. Coast Guard – LCDR Barbara


Wilk, Program Manager, Offi ce of Inves- tigations and Analysis also attended from Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. She outlined the Coast Guard’s inves- tigative goals, authorities, and jurisdiction during marine casualties. The Coast Guard’s role, like the NTSB, is to learn from acci- dents and share lessons with the public in an effort to reduce risk and improve safety. The Coast Guard is billeted with 186 ma- rine investigators who are required to be fi rst trained as marine inspectors to assure a strong background of ship/boat operations, equipment, and crewing standards. The Coast Guard’s investigation mandate is broader than the NTSB in that they must in- vestigate all reportable [commercial vessel] marine casualties per 46 CFR 4.05-1 which includes (para-phrased): Loss of Life; An injury that requires professional medical treatment (beyond


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6. Case Studies: Eagle Otome Captain Rob Jones – Senior NTSB Marine Casualty Investigator, briefed the Forum on the 2010 Eagle Otome tanker collision summarized as follows:


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