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2 Assessment of Program Documents
Pages 17-22

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... a gap in He R&D component and, if so, how this could be remedied. Based on its assessment using these criteria, the subcommittee identified a number of both development activities and additional human factors R&D projects that could strengthen and support the goals and objectives of the PTP program.
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... 6. Through closer coordination with related R&D activities being conducted by industry, classification societies, other private and government research agencies, and academia-for example, in meetings to discuss developments and exchange information and views-the Human Factors R&D Program could take better advantage of the scarce intellectual
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... 9. The subcommittee believes that reporting arrangements should be such that the Human Factors R&D effort is directly responsive to Coast Guard operational needs in an ongoing manner and to the PTP effort in particular.
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... Assessing the Human Factors R&D Program in very broad terms, the subcommittee notes the lack of targeting of high-risk sectors; an absence of the "honor the mariner" principle, whereby the vital importance of the individual seaman as both recipient and source of information should guide the process of improving safety; and a need for more effective utilization and dissemination of knowledge about human factors at all levels. Recommendations for specific activities that the Human Factors R&D Program could undertake are presented in Chapter 4.
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... 1993. Human Factors Plan for Maritime Safety.
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