[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18873-18874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9039]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 95-024]


Demonstration of Software to Electronically Prepare Shipping 
Articles, Certificates of Discharge, and Transmit Mariner Sea Service 
Time to the Coast Guard

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is sponsoring a demonstration of the User 
Interface System (UIS). The UIS is a project to automate the collection 
and reporting process of mariner sea service data required by statutes. 
The UIS will allow shipping companies to electronically create shipping 
articles and certificates of discharge and transmit sea service data to 
the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is also soliciting for participants in 
the testing process.

DATES: The demonstration will be held on Wednesday April 26, 1995, 
between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The demonstration will be held at Science Applications 
International Corporation (SAIC) Tower 1, 1710 Goodridge Drive, McLean, 
VA 22102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mrs. Justine Bunnell, Project Officer, G-MVP-1, (202) 267-0238, 
Merchant Vessel Personnel Division of the Office of Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection. U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The User Interface System (UIS) is a 
component of the Mariner Identification card project (the new Merchant 
Mariner's Document). The UIS is being developed for the Coast Guard to 
improve the recordkeeping and transmittal of merchant mariner sea 
service data. The system will provide for electronic transfer of data 
from the shipping companies to the Coast Guard database located at 
Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. The software will provide 
an interface with the Mariner Identification card and the Merchant 
Mariner License and Document program, a national database of merchant 
mariner transactions, as well as maintain compatibility with common 
systems used in the marine industry.
    The system was developed in a stand-alone PC environment to allow 
users to purchase off the shelf equipment or use existing equipment to 
operate the software. The UIS will allow the user to enter voyage 
specific information, enter and maintain mariner and ratings 
information, report data contained on shipping articles and 
certificates of discharge, electronically report sea service 
information to Coast Guard Headquarters, and at the company's option, 
read the Mariner's ID (MID) card magnetic stripe for expedient data 
entry and verification. Shipping companies with existing computer 
systems may also develop their own software to electronically transmit 
sea service information to the Coast Guard.
    The demonstration will include an explanation of the software, the 
methods used to develop the software, how to use the program, and 
hands-on work by the participants. The development team will be 
available to assist with the hands-on work and answer questions. 
Participants may bring their own personal computer (PC) if they desire. 
The test participants will receive a copy of the UIS program to use for 
30 days in their work environment. They will use the software to 
generate shipping articles, certificates of discharge, and reports. The 
test participants will electronically transmit sea service information 
to the Coast Guard during the test period. They will identify any 
problems, make suggestions for improvement, and evaluate the software. 
The problems, suggestions and evaluation information will be collected 
on forms provided with the software. The suggestion/evaluation forms 
will be submitted to the Coast Guard Project Officer.

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    Please notify Mrs. Justine Bunnell at (202) 267-0238 by April 19, 
1995, if you plan to attend the demonstration, plan to bring your own 
PC to the demonstration, or are interested in participating in testing 
the software.

    Dated: April 4, 1995.
G.N. Naccara,
Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 95-9039 Filed 4-12-95; 8:45 am]
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