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Current Inspected Passenger Vessel Population spond to one another, although not necessarily in a strictly

Vessel Type 2017 2018Change linear manner. So, what can we take from all of this? En- subH 156 142 (-) 14 couragingly, and over a four year period (2015-2018) the subK 416 426 (+) 10 numbers of both reportable casualties (–8.5%) and USCG subT 5729 5813 (+) 84 de? ciencies issued (–6.6%) are both heading in the right

Total Active 6291 6381 (+) 90 direction, although – arguably and in an age of the much-

TOTALS 6379 6635(+) 256 (*) domestic U.S. ? ag only ballyhooed ‘safety management system’ – not fast enough.

Table 4 – Fatalities Involving Passenger Vessels (2016-2018)

Accident Type / Subchapter Category H K T TOTAL

Assault, Homicide, Suicide, or Self-In? icted Injury 2 2

Diseases- General 7 7

Existing Medical Condition Event 5 2 38 45

Overexertion Injury- Existing medical condition 4 4

Contact Injury- Crushed between objects 1 1 3 Contact Injury- Fall into water 12

Contact Injury- Fall onto surface 1 1

Noncontact Injury- Asphyxiation 21 21

Noncontact Injury- Diving 16 16

Noncontact Injury- Other 1113

Other Injury Type 2 2

Unknown Injury Type 5 5

Total Fatalities 9 3 98 110

Distribution of Inspections, De? ciencies, Casualties & Fatalities by Subchapter class (% / 4-year trend)

PCT of Fleet PCT of Total PCT of Total PCT of Total PCT of Total

Subchapter Type (Active boats) Casualties Fatalities Inspections De? ciencies

T Boats 91% 67% 89% 83% 85%

K boats 7% 13% 3% 9% 10%

H boats 2% 21% 8% 8% 5%

Reportable Marine Casualties Involving Passenger Vessels Vessel USCG Inspections & De? ciencies (2015-2018) (2015-to-2018)

Calendar Inspections Inspections PCT Inspections De? ciencies

Year Performed w/De? ciencies w/De? ciencies Issued (TOTAL)

Inspection 4-Year 2015201620172018Totals

Subchapter AVG

H-Boats

H Boats 156121104131512128 2015 1,170384 32.8%1,199 Non-SMI 15069608428271 2016 972340 35.0% 920 2017 851306 36.0% 942 SMI 652444714937 2018 922406 44.0%1,272

K Boats 9581726030877

K-Boats Non-SMI 9361514725263 2015 1,404468 33.3%1,965 SMI 22021135614 2016 1,232394 32.0%1,598

T Boats 3934214273981639410 2017 985465 47.2%1,621 Non-SMI 3763033012821262316 2018 1,188622 52.4%2,014 SMI 1711812611637794

T-Boats

TOTAL 6446236035892459 615 2015 11,2624,21337.4%15,712 (*) SMI: Serious Marine casualty 2016 10,6743,89636.5%15,086 2017 9,7914,00340.9%14,949 2018 10,2424,24341.4%14,343

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