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Originally posted by Mike P
The Staten Island ferry is operated by the Marine and Aviation Division of the NYC Dept of Transportation. Regardless of funding, the Coast Guard regulations control staffing. And I would imagine that a vessel of that size (3000+ gross tons) requires both a Master and a Mate on the bridge during under-way operations. Plus, the Staten Island terminal is adjacent to the Kill van Kill shipping channel, which has a lot of large ship traffic--the Port Newark and Port Elizabeth container terminals and the Hess refinery are both accessed via that channel. So I'm sure the regs require at least 2, maybe 3, pairs of eyes in the wheelhouse.
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Lets not get into all the loopholes, payoffs, and just a huge lack of enforcement that happen to avoid inspections and whatnot these days.
Sure there's Coast Guard regulations, but does every system adhere to them? I wish I could say yes. But thats just about right on par with our fisheries enforcement.
So who let a liability be on the bridge?