A study committee appointed by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the U.S. Coast Guard's oversight of recognized organizations and its impact on compliance and on the safety of vessels inspected by such organizations during meetings this week at the J. Erik Jonsson Center in Woods Hole, MA.
Pictured here are committee members (from L): Dr. Kirsi Tikka, Ph.D. a Maritime Advisor and an Independent Non-Executive Director at Pacific Basin Shipping Limited and Ardmore Shipping Corporation, Capt. (Ret.) Kyle McAvoy of Robson Forensic, Inc., Professor Emerita Mary Brooks (Chairperson) of Dalhousie University’s Rowe School of Business, Mr. Hendrik Bruhns of Herbert Engineering Corp., Mr. Thomas R. Menzies of the Transportation Research Board: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and Medicine, Dr. William Moore of Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Managers, The American P&I Club, Ms. Vicky Dlugokecki an independent engineering and management consultant, Mr. Mark Hutchins of Transportation Research Board: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Mr. Keith Michel of the Webb Institute. Committee Members attending by teleconference and not pictured: Adm. (Ret.) Jim Card formerly of the USCG and Dr. Donald Liu formerly of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).
Learn more about the Committee and its work here: https://lnkd.in/gbjQYsP
US Coast Guard Oversight of Recognized Organizations | National Academies