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Propeller Fatality Cap and Trade With a Tax On Over Cap Fatalities

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· Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 02:20 PM 
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We propose a tax on fatal boat propeller accidents similar to a tax on pollution as a means of encouraging marine drive companies to prevent propeller injuries. The U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking surrounding propeller and carbon monoxide safety (USCG-2011-0497) asked for public comments on possible strategies to reduce propeller injuries. Thinking […]

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Propeller Fatality Tax, Cap and Trade Background Information

Posted by Gary 
· Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 02:19 PM 
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We discuss Propeller Fatality Cap and Trade With a Tax on Over Cap Fatalities as a means to reduce recreational boat propeller fatalities in another post. While developing those concepts, we explored some other venues as well. The less desired approaches are provided here as reference material. In general, they present an approaches similar to […]

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BARD Reported Accidents by Outboard and Sterndrive Manufacturer Used to Estimate Legacy Drive Population Market Shares

Posted by Gary 
· Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 03:06 PM 
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We are working on a propeller safety proposal that requires an estimate of the percentage of U.S. outboard and sterndrive boats powered by the various outboard and sterndrive manufacturers that are in the field, called the boat park by other nations. These numbers may be considerably different than current market shares due to some manufacturers […]

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USCG BARD as a Tool for Boating Safety Continuous Improvement

Posted by Gary 
· Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 06:41 PM 
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The U.S. Coast Guard BARD (Boating Accident Report Database) is a vehicle for driving continuous improvement in boating safety, however, it is not being widely used. We suggest all boat builders closely monitor their boats in all kinds BARD reported accidents, develop and test solutions where needed, and use those solutions to continuously improve the […]

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Estimating the Total Number of Propeller Accidents: A Senior Design Project

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· Monday, December 19th, 2011 at 08:52 AM 
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Safety professionals turn to the U.S. Coast Guard Boating Accident Reports Database (BARD) to find the total number of recreational boat propeller accidents reported to USCG. USCG acknowledges some propeller accidents go unreported. The boating industry claims the more severe an accident it is, the more likely it is to be reported, propeller accidents are […]

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NMMA & PGIC Public Comments on USCG-2011-0497 Proposed Rule as Wordles

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· Sunday, December 4th, 2011 at 11:54 AM 
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NMMA’s Public Comments on USCG-2011-0497 as a Wordle We covered the National Marine Manufacturers Association NMMA public comments on the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Recreational Vessel Propeller Strikes and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in our regulations section. At the close of our coverage, we presented a wordle of NMMA’s comments. […]

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Review of Public Comments on USCG-2011-0497 Proposed Propeller Strike & CO Poisoning Rule

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· Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at 01:14 PM 
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Review of public comments on U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled, Recreational Vessel Propeller Strike and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Casualty Prevention. Comments were due by November 25, 2011. We were disappointed with the total number of responses, but thank all those on both sides of the propeller safety issue for responding. […]

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Analysis of NMMA Public Comments on USCG-2011-0497 Proposed Propeller Strike Rule / Regulation

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· Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at 11:21 AM 
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The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requested public comments for their Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled, Recreational Vessel Propeller Strike and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Casualty Prevention. National Marine Manufacturing Association (NNMA) responded on November 25, 2011. While we may not agree with the six page letter written by Cindy Squires it was very well written. […]

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USCG Recreational Vessel Propeller Strike Casualty Prevention Proposed Rule USCG-2011-0497 Our Public Comments

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· Friday, November 25th, 2011 at 05:35 PM 
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USCG published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for Recreational Vessel Propeller Strike and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Casualty Prevention, USCG-2011-0497, in the Federal Register on August 26, 2011. The deadline for public response was November 25, 2011. The U.S. Coast Guard sought comments on specific measures to protect recreational boaters in the water at […]

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Shark Attacks vs. Propeller Strikes: A Statistical Comparison

Posted by Gary 
· Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 10:32 AM 
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We often see media reports referring to propeller strikes as very rare or freak events, while shark attacks are trumpeted as an ever present danger. While both events share some potentially horrible outcomes and spark fear in victims and onlookers, propeller accidents are actually much more frequent. This post is being written in response to […]

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