Navy Readiness: Additional Efforts are Needed to Manage Fatigue, Reduce Crewing Shortfalls, and Implement Training
Abstract
Following two Navy ship collisions in 2017, the Navy found that sailor overwork, fatigue, and training deficiencies contributed to the accidents, and has taken steps to address these issues. House Report 116-120, accompanying a bill for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, includes a provision for GAO to assess the Navy's management of surface ship sailor fatigue, crewing, and the RRL initiative. This report examines the extent to which the Navy has (1) implemented its fatigue management policy, (2) assigned sufficient crewmembers to its surface ships and tracked crew levels, (3) forecasted its personnel needs as the fleet size grows, and (4) implemented RRL training and measured its effectiveness. GAO surveyed a generalizable sample of Navy officers on their experiences with the Navy's new fatigue management practices and analyzed ship crewing data for fiscal years 2017 through 2020. GAO also reviewed relevant Navy guidance, documentation, and interviewed relevant officials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1174779
Entities
People
- Alexandra Gonzalez
- Cary Russell
- Chad Hinsch
- Chris Cronin
- David L. Jones
- Lillian M. Yob
- Matt Thompson
- Michael Silver
- Steven Banovac
- Suzanne Kaasa
- Suzanne Wren
- Terry Richardson
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office