摘要: |
Foreign-flag Crewing Practices is a comprehensive review of the nationalities and size of the crews of foreign-flag cargo vessels calling at ports in the United States. Several factors influence the nationalities of crewmembers on vessels calling at U.S. ports the laws of the vessels flag country, overall crew competencies and training, ownership preferences, communications among crewmembers and costs. The report does not address all the variables affecting crew size, but centers on the impact of vessel type, size, age, and flag on crew size. Data was derived from the Crew List form completed by the master of each vessel entering and exiting the U.S. and reported to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The primary focus of this study is vessel entries during 2004. A total of 7,247 crew lists covering over 2,759 vessels and 149,327 individual crew entries from vessel visits to U.S. ports during 2004 were included in this study. / Availability Note: Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA. |