commitment to safety

Safety is the number one priority for AWO. The industry’s safety challenges are addressed through the AWO Responsible Carrier Program, the Coast Guard-AWO Safety Partnership, and the work of the AWO Safety Committees. Please click on the links below to learn more.

Responsible Carrier Program

• About the Responsible Carrier Program
• Responsible Carrier Program - Updated 2012  ( PDF)
• What Others Are Saying About AWO's Responsible Carrier Program
• RCP Auditor List ( PDF)
• Updated Audit Check List
• New Auditor Application ( PDF)
• Additional Requirements for ISM Companies ( PDF)
• Barge Assessment Complement ( PDF)

U.S. Coast Guard - AWO Safety Partnership

• U.S. Coast Guard - AWO Safety Partnership National Quality Steering Committee
  Towing Industry Safety Statistics 1994-2011
• Coast Guard - AWO Safety Partnership Initiatives Completed or Underway
• Coast Guard - AWO Safety Partnership Overview ( PDF)
• U.S. Coast Guard Web Page on Coast Guard-AWO Safety Partnership
• The AWO-Coast Guard Bridging and Implementation Team Quality Action Team Completes the Towing Vessel Bridging Program Workbook for Coast Guard Examiners

Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS)

• Coast Guard NVIC 02-08: Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS) Implementation
  ( PDF)
• Crew Endurance Management:  Getting Started, Making it Work (Manual) ( PDF)
• Crew Endurance Management System Manual Order Form ( PDF)
• Crew Endurance Management:  The System (pamphlet) ( PDF)
• U.S. Coast Guard CEMS Web Page
• CEMS: A Real World Solution ( PDF)
• CEMS in a Nutshell ( PDF)
• CEMS: "Ask the Pioneers" ( PDF)
• Stay Alert for Safety Brochure ( PDF)
• Stay Alert for Safety Brochure Lesson Plan ( PDF)
• Coast Guard-AWO Safety Partnership Working Group on Crew Endurance ( PDF)

Vessel General Permit

• Vessel General Permit Recommended Practice Guide ( PDF)
• AWO Vessel General Permit Template Compliance Forms and Documents

Safety Committee Meetings

• 2012 Summer Interregion Safety Meeting
  
  • AWO's Changing Role in RCP Auditing ( PDF)
  • Triple Crown Saftey Awards:  Motivation At All Levels ( PDF)
  • Towing Vessel Bridging:  A Field Commanders' Perspective ( PDF)
  • AWO Safety Statistics Comparison Q2, 2012 ( PDF)
  • Asian Carp Regional Coordination Committee ( PDF)
  • VRP Express ( PDF)
  • Lessions Learned - Management of Change( PDF)
  • Continuous Improvement A Customer Perspective ( PDF)
  • Cell Phone Distration and Marine Safety ( PDF)
  • Fall Incident Lessons Learned ( PDF)
  • Achieving Safe Operations ( PDF)
• 2012 Spring Coastal Safety Meeting
  
  • Towing Vessel Crew Fatalities ( PDF)
  • AWO's Changing Role in RCP Auditing ( PDF)
  • AWO21 Goal 2 ( PDF)
  • Group Exercises ( PDF)
  • Safety Committee Charter ( PDF)
  • Where are we now?  AWO Safety Statistic Comparison Q1 2012 ( PDF)
• 2011 Summer Interregion Safety Committee Meeting
  
  
  • Minutes ( PDF)
  • ABS Project on Mariner Personnel Safety ( PDF)
  • Lessons Learned:  The US Railroad Industry's Confidential Close Calls Reporting System ( PDF)
  • C3RS Process Flow ( PDF)
  • Northwestern University CEMS Update ( PDF)
  • Alertness Guide...Practical Applications (CEMS) ( PDF)
  • Leading Change in the Organization Implementing a Near Miss Program( PDF)
  • Fall Overboard Questionaire ( PDF)
  • AWO Falls Overboard Sub-Committee Meeting( PDF)
  • Report of the Task Force on the Future of AWO Safety Leadership ( PDF)
  • Ingram Marine Group:  Near Miss Procedures ( PDF)
  • MOB Diagram ( PDF)
  • Developing a Safety Culture ( PDF)
  • Seamen's Church ( PDF)
  • Shell Trading Company:  Lessons Learned ( PDF)
  • AWO Safety Statistics:  Where Are We? ( PDF)
  • Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau ( PDF)
  • United States Coast Guard:  Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise ( PDF)
• 2011 Summer Coastal Safety Committee Meeting
  
  
  • Minutes ( PDF)
  • Attendance ( PDF)
  • Close Calls in Rail:  Overview of FRA's Confidential Close Calls Reporting System Research Project ( PDF)
  • Leading Changes in the Organization Implementing a Near Miss Program ( PDF)
  • Report of the Task Force on the Future of AWO Safety Leadership ( PDF)
  • Creating Safety Cultures In The Maritime Industry ( PDF)
  • ABS Project on Mariner Personnel Safety ( PDF)
  • Mariner Personal Safety - Update ( PDF)
  • Roadmap to Safety Culture ( PDF)
  • Northwestern University Study ( PDF)
  • Creating a Safety Culture Panel Discussion ( PDF)
  • The Effects of Fatigue on Seafarers ( PDF)
  
  
  
• 2011 Winter Joint Safety Committee Meeting
  
  
  • Minutes ( PDF)
  • Coastal Safety Committee Agenda ( PDF)
  • Interregion Safety Committee Agenda ( PDF)
  • Joint Safety Committee Agenda ( PDF)
  • A Brige to Inspection ( PDF)
  • Crew Endurance Management - Battling Distractions ( PDF)
  • AWO Safety Statistics: Where are we? ( PDF)
  • Toxicity - Diesel & H2S ( PDF)
  • The Goal is Zero ( PDF)
  • Safer Use of Fiber Rope ( PDF)
  • U.S. EPA NPDES Vessel General Permit and MARPOL Update ( PDF)
  • Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise Overview ( PDF)
  • Distracted Operation Round Table ( PDF)
  • Interim Report of the Task Force on the Future of AWO Safety Leadership ( PDF)
  • Litigation Mitigation ( PDF)
  • The Value of Near Miss Reporting ( PDF)
  • Salvage and Marine Firefighting ( PDF)
  • Struck By Tow Wire ( PDF)
    
    
• ARCHIVES
  

Safety Statistics

• What You Should Know About the Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry's Safety Record
  ( PDF)
• Industry Safety Statistics

Safety Tools

• Safety Tools/Documents Library
• Coast Guard-Accepted Towing Vessel Mate/Pilot Training Program ( PDF)

Outreach to Recreational Boaters

• "LIFELINES" Brochure ( PDF)