GAO Report in PDF Format Strategic Sealift: Summary of Workshop on Crewing the Ready Reserve Force (Letter Report, 06/06/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-177). GAO sponsored a workshop in April 1994 on crewing of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) to (1) discuss the impact of the declining U.S. merchant marine manpower pool on U.S. sealift capability, (2) identify impediments to timely crewing, and (3) discuss various crewing proposals. Participants included representatives from government agencies, commercial ship managers, and organized maritime labor. 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 to RRF duty during a crisis. Some form of permanently assigned crews would help maintain a base of skills and experience to run RRF ships. Cooperation among the groups involved with crewing RRF is needed to resolve many issues, such as improvement of the mariner database. --------------------------- Indexing Terms ----------------------------- REPORTNUM: NSIAD-94-177 TITLE: Strategic Sealift: Summary of Workshop on Crewing the Ready Reserve Force DATE: 06/06/94 SUBJECT: Defense contingency planning Human resources utilization Military vessels Merchant marine Emergency preparedness Strategic mobility forces Management information systems Shipping industry Military reserve personnel Marine transportation operations IDENTIFIER: Ready Reserve Force ************************************************************************ See the GAO FAQ - Section 2.0 for printed copy ordering information. The FAQ is automatically retrieved with all WAIS search results or can be obtained by sending e-mail to: info@www.gao.gov
