This GAO report provide a summary of the views expressed at the GAO-sponsored Ready Reserve Force (RRF) crewing workshop held on April 5, 1994. We conducted the workshop as part of a review to determine whether recent improvements to RRF are meeting defense needs. A separate report will be issued in response to this request. The workshop was designed to (1) discuss the impact of the declining U.S. commercial ocean-going merchant marine manpower pool on U.S. sealift capability, (2) identify impediments to timely crewing, and (3) discuss various crewing proposals. The workshop served as a forum for reaching consensus among government agencies, commercial ship managers, and organized maritime labor on various crewing concerns. 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 for RRF duty during a crisis; Some form of permanently assigned crews will help maintain a base of skills and experience to operate RRF ships; Cooperation among the groups involved with crewing RRF is needed to resolve many issues, such as improvement of the mariner database.
Strategic Sealift. Summary of Workshop on Crewing the Ready Reserve Force
1994
94 pages
Report
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Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Job Training & Career Development , Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower , Crews , Marine transportation , Ship personnel , Military reserves , Operational readiness , Containerized shipping , Cargo ships , Transport ships , Civilian personnel , Workshops , National defense , Logistics support , Personnel management , Manpower utilization , Military requirements , Employment , Volunteers , Merchant Marines , Strategic sealift , RRF(Ready Reserve Force) , Ready reserve force , GAO/NSIAD-94-177 , Sealift operations
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