Posted:
July 15, 2016
On July 1, the U.S. Coast Guard announced it is utilizing new marine casualty reporting forms and that the previous edition of CG-2692 can be utilized until January 1, 2017. The new series of CG-2692 forms includes: CG-2692 - Report of Marine Casualty, Commercial Diving Casualty, or OCS-Related Casualty; CG-2692a - Barge Addendum; CG-2692b - Report of Mandatory Chemical Testing Following a Serious Marine Incident; CG-2692c - Personnel Injury Addendum; and CG-2692d - Involved Persons and Witnesses Addendum.
Any member or applicant of American Maritime Officers should contact AMO Coast Guard Legal Aid Attorney Mike Reny before filling out form CG-2692 and/or any additional U.S. Coast Guard forms regarding a marine casualty. Consultation with Reny is cost-free for AMO members and applicants who are participants in the AMO Safety and Education Plan. Reny can be reached on his cell phone at (419) 346-1485 and via .
The Coast Guard's announcement marks the first revision of this form in more than 40 years. This is of particular importance to masters and officers in charge (OIC). While the form looks different, more relevant are the changes to some of the instructions, including:
U.S. Coast Guard now using new marine casualty reporting forms; previous edition of CG-2692 can be utilized until January 1, 2017
On July 1, the U.S. Coast Guard announced it is utilizing new marine casualty reporting forms and that the previous edition of CG-2692 can be utilized until January 1, 2017. The new series of CG-2692 forms includes: CG-2692 - Report of Marine Casualty, Commercial Diving Casualty, or OCS-Related Casualty; CG-2692a - Barge Addendum; CG-2692b - Report of Mandatory Chemical Testing Following a Serious Marine Incident; CG-2692c - Personnel Injury Addendum; and CG-2692d - Involved Persons and Witnesses Addendum.
Any member or applicant of American Maritime Officers should contact AMO Coast Guard Legal Aid Attorney Mike Reny before filling out form CG-2692 and/or any additional U.S. Coast Guard forms regarding a marine casualty. Consultation with Reny is cost-free for AMO members and applicants who are participants in the AMO Safety and Education Plan. Reny can be reached on his cell phone at (419) 346-1485 and via .
The Coast Guard's announcement marks the first revision of this form in more than 40 years. This is of particular importance to masters and officers in charge (OIC). While the form looks different, more relevant are the changes to some of the instructions, including:
- Officers need to be aware that, in addition to forms 2692 and 2692b, there are now forms 2692c and 2692d. Form 2692c is a mandatory addendum to a 2692 that lists personnel who have been injured. Form 2692d is a voluntary form for vessels to list involved persons and witnesses to a casualty (2692d is mandatory only for OCS-related casualties).
- Under the old form, instruction 2C listed "fire, flooding, failure or damage to fixed fire extinguishing systems, lifesaving equipment or bilge pumping systems" as examples of conditions "adversely affecting the vessel's seaworthiness ..." The new instructions in box 10.4 leave all of these examples out, stating only: "Occurrence materially and adversely affected the vessel's seaworthiness or fitness for service or route."
- The old form instruction 2E required the reporting of injuries incurred by crew members. The new form instructions in box 10.6 require the reporting of injuries "if the person is engaged or employed on board."