Strategic Sealift. Summary of Workshop on Crewing the Ready Reserve Force
Abstract
This GAO report provide a summary of the views expressed at the GAO- sponsored Ready Reserve Force (RRF) crewing workshop held on April 5, 1994. We conducted the workshop as part of a review to determine whether recent improvements to RRF are meeting defense needs. A separate report will be issued in response to this request. The workshop was designed to (1) discuss the impact of the declining U.S. commercial ocean-going merchant marine manpower pool on U. S. sealift capability, (2) identify impediments to timely crewing, and (3) discuss various crewing proposals. The workshop served as a forum for reaching consensus among government agencies, commercial ship managers, and organized maritime labor on various crewing concerns. Highlighted points that the workshop attendees agreed on included the following: The key to crewing RRF is maintaining a viable U.S. merchant marine industry. The current state of the U. S. maritime industry demands passage of reemployment rights for mariners who volunteer for RRF duty during a crisis; Some form of permanently assigned crews will help maintain a base of skills and experience to operate RRF ships; Cooperation among the groups involved with crewing RRF is needed to resolve many issues, such as improvement of the mariner database
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA280456
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office