- Author
-
Loeser, R.
- Title
- Boating Accident Investigations 1972. Part 1. Fire and Explosion. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Tampa, FL
- Sponsor
- Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC
- Report
-
CG-D-36-74
October 10, 1973
237 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- DOT-GC-23200-A
- Keywords
-
boats
|
explosions
|
accidents
- Identifiers
- swamping and capsizing cases; United States; recreational boats
- Abstract
- This report describes a program of investigating boating accidents involving (1) fire and explosion cases and (2) swamping and capsizing cases within the continental United States. The entire program has been designed to be of maximum value to technical committees involved in the development of broad-based safety standards and to those in the Government with the responsibility of developing regulations for boats. The report describes the methodology involved in carrying out the program including (1) the system used in reporting accidents from all over the continental United States, (2) the guidelines for selecting cases to be investigated, (3) a discussion of the investigaiton techniques and limits and (4) the methods developed to accumulate the data collected. From the outset, it must be appreciated that this report has been developed around a very small sampling having limited statistical significance; however, it is important to convey the fact that the concept and methodology discussed can, if continued, provide the initial implementation for a longer range study that will have both great value and statistical significance.