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Salvage Posture Changing With The Times state

By J. Arnold Witte, President and

CEO, Donjon Marine, Co., Inc.,

President, American Salvage

Association

Salvage response in the

United States, and to a considerable degree throughout the world, has evolved to become essentially a new industry as meas- ured by historical precedent.

There are five principal factors, which have forever changed maritime casualty response to the point where it will never again rely on risk and compensation based solely on the value of property saved. These five factors, which have effected this change in marine casualty events in the

United States, are: Environment,

Regulation, Security, Technology and

Salvage Cooperation and

Communication

TERMINAL BLOCKS • POWER SUPPLIES • RELAYS

SENSOR BOXES AND CABLING • INDUSTRIAL

CONNECTORS • SURGE PROTECTION and federally elected repre- sentatives do not attempt to influence the result, often from a media or public relations platform.

The implementation of, and control of.

INNOVATION IN INTERFACE mate power of the on-scene federal commander in the person of the local district Coast Guard Commander, through the power of the involved state, the local county or district and ending with the local municipality; there are numerous, (often conflicting, and at times, competitive) issues to be resolved. Although there is no struc- tured, identifiable component of the response system called politics, there is not a significant incident where local. a 1. Environment

Little needs to be said about the impact of the environment. We have all been aware of the increasing, persuasive impact of environmental factors for years. Simply put, it permeates and drives every emergency solution. In its infancy, and even today, environmental considerations can stall and complicate an effective, prompt salvage by extend- ing the beginning of performance beyond a reasonable timetable. We must evolve prompt solutions within the con- text of environmental needs. This sim- ply requires a combination of experi- ence, logic and adaptability applied with reason to the total solution. While we all recognize the necessity to conduct all operations with a view toward maxi- mum environmental protection, all too often the priorities of all of the interest- ed parties who contribute to our ICS (Incident Command System) become argumentative, combative and confusing to the point of creating almost unsolv- able obstacles to a prompt salvage. We must continue, in the U.S., to evolve a system which provides that maximum environmental protection is a primary focal point, yet recognizes the need to adjust priorities to the totality of an effective solution. 2. Regulation

The impact of regulatory authorities in the United States continues to grow.

Beginning at the federal level, with ulti-

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