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为减轻海上事故报告的负担，美国海岸警卫队修订了CG-2692格式。

2016年7月1日，美国海岸警卫队发布了新CG-2692格式供海上事故报告使用。新格式版本就之前版本做了较大幅度的修改，从而缓解填写表格的负担，包括以下变化:

◆ 精简数据字段，与美国法律法规的表达匹配；

◆ 修订附录格式，涉及使用驳船、人员伤亡、目击者、化学测试；并

◆ 可通过电子方式完成和提交表格，无需将填写好的表格打印、签字后传真给海岸警卫队

在美国水域运营船舶的公司，应确保船队已经获得最新版本的美国海上事故报告格式，并立即开始使用。同样重要的是，确保船员和经营人充分意识到，应立即通知美国海岸警卫队船上任何危险情形或意外事故的要求，未报告船上危险情形会被认为是刑事犯罪。

何时使用海上事故报告格式

除少数例外情况，要求商业船舶的经营人对于在美国通航水域发生的事故，应立即报告。美国联邦法律46卷 CFR4.05-1中规定了报告事故的标准。搁浅、撞击桥梁、使船舶操纵性降低的情况，影响船舶适航或影响船舶提供服务或航线，死亡、因受伤需要专业治疗、财产损失超过25,000美金，或重大环境污染，都属于应报告的事故。

电话或传真通知美国海岸警卫队，通常满足第一时间立即通知的要求；但是，正式的事故报告，应填写CG-2692格式在5日内递交。如果依据美国联邦法律46卷 CFR 4.03-2的规定，对于重大事故(常见的，例如，1人或以上死亡，漏油10,000加仑或以上，财产损失超出100,000美金)，还需要提供CG-2692B文件 (强制化学测试报告)。很多情况下，在向美国海岸警卫队提交任何书面材料前，寻求当地代理的建议，会有所帮助。

US marine casualty reporting

The US Coast Guard has amended its CG-2692 forms in an effort to ease the burden of reporting in connection with marine casualties.

On1 July 2016, the US Coast Guard (USCG) released a new Form CG-2692 for use in connection with marine casualty reporting. The new version of the form, which is the result of an initiative to overhaul the previous form and to decrease the burden of completing it, contains several changes, including the following:

◆ streamlined data fields to align with US statutory and regulatory language;

◆ revised addendum forms for barge involvement, personnel casualties, witnesses and chemical testing; and

◆ the form can now be completed and submitted in electronic form, alleviating the need to print, sign, and subsequently fax the completed form to the Coast Guard.

Companies with vessels operating in US waters should ensure that their fleets have available the most recent versions of the US marine casualty report forms and commence using these immediately. It’s also important to ensure that crews and operational personnel are well aware of the requirement to immediately notify the USCG of any hazardous conditions or casualties on board, as failure to report a vessel’s hazardous condition could be considered a criminal act.

When to use a marine casualty report form

With few exceptions, commercial vessel operators are required to report a casualty immediately if it occurs upon the navigable waters of the US. The criteria for what constitutes a reportable incident are set out in 46 CFR 4.05-1. Groundings, bridge strikes, losses resulting in reduced vessel manoeuvrability, impacts on vessel seaworthiness or fitness for service or route, loss of life, injury requiring professional medical treatment, property damage in excess of USD 25,000, or significant harm to the environment,are all examples of casualties that should be reported.

A phone call or fax to the USCG typically satisfies the immediate initial notice requirement; but a formal report of the incident, in the form of CG-2692 must also be filed within five days. If the a marine casualty can be defined as a serious marine incident in accordance with 46 CFR 4.03-2 (one or more deaths, discharge of oil of 10,000 gallons or more, damage to property in excess of USD 100,000 are common examples), the report must also be supplemented by CG-2692B (report of mandatory chemical testing). In many instances it may be useful to obtain advice from the local correspondent before submitting anything in writing to the USCG.

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