MERCHANT MARINE SAFETY

Duration: 28 min

Year Published: 1962

Creator: United States Coast Guard (Department of Transportation)

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: The responsibilities of the Coast Guard in Merchant Marine Safety are clearly defined in this film--inspection and approval of blueprints for vessel construction, safety requirements for construction and equipment for vessels, annual or periodic inspections, licensing and certification of officers and crews of vessels, various types of vessels with which the coast guard is concerned. In addition to equipment tests, fire drills, etc, a board of investigation is shown.