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Crew Endurance Management
What is Crew Endurance Management?
The ability to maintain performance within safety limits while enduring job-related
physical, psychological and environmental challenges.
Training Tools?
What Training Is Available?
Additional Resources and Information
The latest edition of the CEMS Newsletter is available! Click here to download
How Can I Learn More?
The Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 02-08, dated March 21, 2008, provides guidelines for vessel owners, operators, third-party auditors, Coast Guard personnel and others to assess a company's or vessel's CEMS program. Enclosures in the NVIC provide a discussion of the essential implementation steps, risk factors, and the role of the CEMS Coach. Lastly there is a job aid/checklist provided to aid an evaluator in assessing an organization's CEMS program. Go to the Coast Guard NVIC website to download the CEMS NVIC.
CEMS Pamphlet: The System This tri-fold pamphlet may be printed out and used for informational and training purposes.
The CEMS Guide for Maritime Operations Released in January of 2003, the guide gives an overview of the CEMS program and explains the scientific research and tools behind it. The guide is organized into five sections:
Addendum to the Guide for Maritime Operations This addendum to the original Guide was released in September of 2005. It supplements the original guide by offering a step by step format for companies or organizations to start implementing CEMS. The addendum is organized into three sections:
CEMS Demonstration Project, Report to Congress Under the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2004, Congress directed the Coast Guard to report on the results of a demonstration project involving the implementation of CEMS on towing vessels. The purpose of the demonstration project was to show that CEMS is feasible, effective and sustainable. The project was completed in the Summer of 2005 and subsequently delivered to Congress on March 29, 2006.
The Crew Endurance Newsletter
Read and download current and past issues of the CEM Newsletter. Register to receive the CEM Newsletter and other notices by email.
Coast Guard-American Waterways Operators CEMS PowerPoint Presentation.
Created by the CG-AWO CEMS Workgroup to facilitate CEMS education to middle and upper management. Click here for the script. Click here for the power point file.
These tools are distributed to those individuals attending Crew Endurance Coaches Training for use in education and risk assessment efforts:
LINK TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING THE FOLLOWING 2 TOOLS.
CEM Self Sustaining Workshop.(SSW) Computer software that enables trainers and operators alike to learn the basics of CEM in an interactive, self-paced style. Considered the encyclopedia of CEM, it is designed to help Coaches with education efforts within their vessels and companies. It is distributed to all who attend Crew Endurance Coaches Training.
Decision Support Software. (DSS) CEM implementation tool that enables maritime operators to assess 15 Crew Endurance Risk Factors and subsequently develop crew endurance plans to address those areas needing improvement.
Crew Endurance Training Tool (CETT) This tool is provided to Crew Endurance Experts to help them train new Crew Endurance Coaches. The CETT provides Experts with a presentation that follows the course outline laid out in the Coast Guard accepted course for CEM.
Crew Endurance Coaches Training
Coaches Training is a two-day course designed to provide operators and managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to begin implementation of Crew Endurance Management on board their vessels or within their companies. See our Training Page for more details.
Crew Endurance Experts Training
Experts Training is a three-day course designed to prepare trainers to teach the two-day Coaches Training course. In order to attend this course, members must have completed and passed the two-day Coaches Training course. For more information on this training, see our Training Page.
The next CEMS Experts course is planned for the Winter of 2009. If you would like to sign up or receive more information please contact Ms. Pik Rivera or at 202.372.1354.
Additional External Resources and Information Related to Fatigue, Endurance, and Sleep
Please note: Some of the Web sites listed below are not federal government Web sites, and may not necessarily operate under the same laws, regulations and policies as federal Web sites.
National Sleep Foundation
Drowsy Driving
Alert!
Shuteye website
NIOSH Study on Overtime and Shift Work
American Dietetics Association
(Links from this page to non-Coast Guard sites are provided as a customer service and do not represent any implicit or explicit endorsement by the United States Coast Guard of any commercial or private issues or products presented there.)
Where Was CEM Developed?
The Coast Guard Research and Development Center in Groton, Connecticut developed CEM as part of its Human Error Reduction/Fatigue Research Effort.
How is CEM Being Implemented?
CEM was developed as a voluntary, non-regulatory approach under the Coast Guard's Prevention Through People program. The Human Element and Ship Design Division at Coast Guard Headquarters promotes deployment of CEM through partnerships with various maritime industry groups such as the American Waterway Operators AWO) and the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA).
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