摘要: |
The Coast Guard needs to determine the impact and effectiveness of its Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP). That is the title of a recently released report by the Office of the U.S. Inspector General (OIG), which conducted an audit to determine the extent to which enrolled vessels comply with the SIP. The OIG essentially made three observations: SIP has not established or implemented key Performance Indicators, SIP may not be operating as intended, and SIP's impact on the Coast Guard's mission success is unknown." While this is probably not good news for the Coast Guard or for the SIP, I believe that much of this negativity is rooted in a lack of understanding, by both the Coast Guard and industry, of the actual benefits of the program. My company, BB River-boats, joined SIP in 1998 with one vessel, the M/V River Queen. By 2000 our entire fleet was enrolled in the program. My plan is to enroll our two harbor towboats in SIP in 2024. |