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“… OMSA and its members have continued to engage the USCG and FEMA in discussions about the industry’s capabilities and the Nation’s response requirements. The impetus behind the effort was hurricane response, but the recommendations can improve the maritime response strategies for any crisis scenario. These methods are designed to work across agency and industry boundaries.” of the Restoration and Recovery Activities Subcommittee. tions can improve the maritime response strategies for any

Within its recommendations, the report represented a pio- crisis scenario. These methods are designed to work across neering step in the application of versatile offshore assets for agency and industry boundaries.

crisis response with the creation of the Response, Restoration,

O OT TAY IN OUR ANE and Recovery Vessel (“Triple-R”, or “TRV”) endorsement. D N S Y L !

This endorsement and related capability matrix were recom- The capabilities required in any disaster response involve mended for integration into the USCG Marine Information fueling, lifting, transport, and