Congress Directs Cruise Line International Association to Work with International Cruise Victims (ICV) to Improve Safety and Assist Victims.PHOENIX -- Congress has already held three (3) hearings with cruise industry representatives, International Cruise Victims (ICV ICV Integrity Check Value (IETF Authentication Header for IPV6 and V4) ICV Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds ICV Intracerebroventricular ICV Infantry Carrier Vehicle ICV Infantry Combat Vehicle ) and federal agencies. The latest Congressional hearing Congressional hearings are the principal formal method by which committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. Whether confirmation hearings — a procedure unique to the Senate — legislative, oversight, investigative, or a was on March 27, 2007 with Cruise Line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the International Association (CLIA CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Congressional legislation that promulgated quality assurance practices in clinical labs, and required them to measure performance at each step of the testing process from the beginning to the end-point of a ) and International Cruise Victims. At that hearing, Congress gave CLIA six months to work with ICV in developing a proposal for consideration, at which time another Congressional hearing will be held to determine what progress has been made. Congressman Christopher Shays Shays , Daniel 1747?-1825. American Revolutionary soldier and insurrectionist who with a band of armed men raided a government arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts, to protest the state legislature's indifference to the economic plight of farmers (R-CT) says in an e-mail, "I am working on a bipartisan legislative proposal to improve disclosure on crimes on cruise ships This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have since ceased to operate. Both cruise ships and cruiseferries are included in this list. (Ocean liners are not included on this list, see List of ocean liners. in order to increase the transparency of the industry...Passengers have the right to know the safety records of the vessels they board." Following the latest Congressional hearing, International Cruise Victims' president Ken Carver immediately extended an offer to meet with cruise industry representatives. ICV has meticulously developed a plan for additional cruise line safety, called "Cruise line Law Adherence Monitoring Personnel" (CLAMP), which would require that an independent security force be present onboard all cruise ships. Following numerous high-profile reports, ICV concludes that current onboard cruise line security management appears to lack adequate passenger and crew safety training, especially in response to reports of incidents. The cruise industry has historically remained focused on how to keep the ship moving. Reasons for proposing ICV preparing CLAMP proposal are as follows: * CRUISE LINES
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America MAINTAIN THE POSITION THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. TO INVESTIGATE CRIMES. Reporting is only voluntary when they contact the FBI and/or Coast Guard. As a result, convictions of crimes on cruises are very rare. * Cruise Lines also indicate that they do not have the expertise to investigate crimes that occur on their ships. Standard operating procedures standard operating procedure Medtalk A technique, method or therapy performed 'by the book,' using a standard protocol meeting internally or externally defined criteria; a formal, written procedure that describes how specific lab operations are to be performed. should require all missing passengers and crimes be promptly reported, and evidence properly secured. Significant delays, contamination of evidence and ships continued travels have added to the questions about cruise line safety in high-profile cases, which begs the question about handling of incidents of less stature. * An independent security force will help ensure that there are no questions regarding 'conflict of interest' between the cruise line and victim(s). * With the added concern of terrorism, additional security is necessary to protect passengers and crewmembers. Citing concerns about their safety, Kendall Carver, President of ICV, has indicated, "Many former passengers are now indicating that they will no longer take cruises as a traveling option. As a result, ICV believes that their CLAMP proposal offers best practice in executing an independent security force on ships, and in the long run, will benefit the cruise line industry and its passengers. What we heard Congress tell CLIA in March was for the cruise line industry to 'get on board' with ICV and work towards enacting reform." ICV has detailed proposals to address this matter, which may be viewed on the ICV website at: http://internationalcruisevictims. activeboard.com/index.spark?forumID=102842&subForumID=347335&p=2 (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.). Or for more information about the International Cruise Victims, visit www.internationalcruisevictims.org; e-mail info@internationalcruisevictims.org; or call Ken Carver at 602-852-5896. |
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