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Marine Safety Center LT Scott Arbeiter Staff Engineer, Small Vessel Branch (H-1) April 2019. Outline. Who are we? What is MSC’s role? Plan Review Process Limits, Tips, and Where to find help Review Key Takeaways. Organization - External. MSC Organization. Commanding Officer.
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Marine Safety Center LT Scott Arbeiter Staff Engineer, Small Vessel Branch (H-1) April 2019
Outline • Who are we? • What is MSC’s role? • Plan Review Process • Limits, Tips, and Where to find help • Review Key Takeaways
MSC Organization Commanding Officer Technical Advisor SERT Executive Officer Engineering MSC-2 Tank Vsl & Offshore MSC-3 Vsl Security MSC-5 Hull MSC-1 Tonnage MSC-4 Small PaxVsls H1 Machinery E1 Cargo C1 Major Vessel H2 Electrical E2 Offshore C2
MSC Role Overview: “What we CAN do” • What we do: • Commercial Vessel Plan Review ~50+% • Provide Technical Guidance • Engineering consultants for the field (not submitters …) • Classification Society/Third Party Oversight • Policy Implementation • Training • Response & Investigation Support • Salvage Engineering Response Team (SERT) • What I do: • H1 Plan Review • Stability (Intact, Damage, Sail, etc.) {SST Guidance} • Structures (Hull, Superstructure, Mast & Rigging, etc.) • Submersible and Amphibious Vessel Review • Member of the Salvage Engineering Response Team
What MSC Can’t/Won’t Do For You • Guess what you really need/want • Share proprietary information • Act as middle-man between shareholders • Make that tough decision for you • Promise an expedited review * • Manage your project
Plan Review Process PLANS RECEIVED VIA EMAIL & MAIL (msc@uscg.mil) • Reviewed on first in-first out basis • *If you need something expedited, have the OCMI request PROJECT ENTRY, PRIORITIZATION & ASSIGNED TO MEMBER ENGINEERINGREVIEW PLAN APPROVAL &CORRESPONDENCE EMAIL DISTRIBUTION & RECORDKEEPING (MISLE) AVERAGE CYCLE TIME: 18 DAYS (GOAL OF 30 DAY MAX)
Plan Management • 46 CFR 177.202 *Initial Inspection • Reference the PRG • Repairs and Modifications may require a select list of updated plans
Plan Management Plans MSC Typically Reviews: • Structure plans/calculations • Inclining/Stability calculations • Electrical diagrams/analysis • Piping Diagrams/calculations • Major Conversion determinations • Vital system automation Plans OCMI Typically Reviews: • Fire Safety Plans • Simplified Stability Tests • General Arrangements • Drainage • Minor Equivalency Determinations • Minor Modifications/Repairs • Everything else for COI
Plan Management • Communicate to CG and owner • Manage Expectations • Specific request/items of concern – Don’t assume MSC knows your zone/fleet • MTN 01-03 – Fantastic tool to communicate • Contact information
Plan Management MSC’s Plan Review Process: • Plans/Info received • Submittal assigned Document # • Filed to existing Project or new Project # assigned • Submittals reviewed independently • Plans / Correspondence returned • Copies filed / distributed • “Permanent” sent to FRC Plan Review Outcomes: • Approved • Examined • Returned for Revision • Disapproved • Returned Without Action • Forwarded to OCMI • Held in Abeyance
Practical Limits of Plan Review • Assumptions • Limitations of paper boats • As-Built? • Quality and Workmanship? • Letters and Plans can leave significant components out • Acceptable design standard • First Principles? Safety Factors? • Call if something doesn’t make sense
Plan Submission Tips • Review Submittal & Plan Review Guidelines • Track/Monitor Progress • Provide: • Contact Info • General Info or Application for Inspection • Triplicate • Expectations/Concerns • Get MSC Project # • Keep Everything! No permanent MSC file
Know where to find help References • PRG: Plan Review Guidelines are updated regularly and benefit from field input • Have a conversation with MSC if you don’t agree/understand assumptions • MTN: Marine Technical Notes typically provide policy interpretation or clarification • homeport.uscg.mil > Marine Safety Center > References
Key Takeaways • Develop a relationship with your OCMI • Start the conversation early • MSC supports USCG and OCMI! • We are here to help
Questions & Answers Main Email: msc@uscg.mil Main Phone: (202) 795-6729 LT Scott Arbeiter Phone: (202) 795-6750 Teamwork · Excellence · Innovation · People