
Prevention and Response to Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Merchant Marine
Explore the initiatives by the U.S. Maritime Administration and Ship Operations Cooperative Program to address sexual assault and harassment in the U.S. Merchant Marine through free resources and tools. Learn about the target users, available products, and collaboration efforts to enhance safety and awareness in the maritime industry.
Download Presentation

Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Prevention and Response to Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment (SASH) in the U.S. Merchant Marine Shared Quarters National Maritime Workforce Conference June 5-6, 2018 Nuns Jain 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE | Washington | DC 20590 w w w . d o t . g o v
MARAD SOCP SASH PROJECT OVERVIEW MARAD entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) to develop resources and tools to assist the U.S. maritime industry with Prevention and Response to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (SASH) in the U.S. Merchant Marine. All SASH products developed by SOCP under this agreement with MARAD are available at no cost to the public and may be downloaded from the Products tab on the SOCP website at http://www.socp.us/article.html?aid=211. 2
What is SOCP? The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) is a non-profit organization of maritime industry professionals working together to improve the safety, productivity, efficiency, security, and environmental performance of U.S. vessel operations. SOCP has provided its maritime industry expertise and guidance in creating these SASH prevention and response resources for the U.S. Merchant Marine. SOCP collaborated with its members - which include U.S. ship owners and operators, maritime unions, academies, training institutions, government agencies, and others - to solicit recommendations on the content of the SOCP SASH products. 3
Target Users - SOCP SASH Products Merchant mariners on vessels of all types covering all U.S. Merchant Marine segments: including oceangoing, coastwise, Great Lakes, inland, harbor, towing, offshore industry, cruise, ferries, dredging, research vessels and government-owned vessels. Maritime operating companies, vessel owners and operators Shore-based segments of the U.S. maritime industry: Shore-based personnel managing or interacting with merchant mariners or shore-based employees, contractors and others who work in the industry. shipbuilding and ship repair industry personnel, marine terminal personnel, longshoremen, personnel working in U.S. ports, vessel marine agents, pilots, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and vendors Maritime training institutions 4
SOCP SASH Products Currently Available on SOCP Website 1.Best Practices Guide (BPG) 2.Computer Based Training (CBT) 3.Quick Reference Guide Brochures - 4 4.Posters -17 5.Classroom Training Course Materials Estimated completion Fall 2018 6. Master s Guide for Cadet Shipping 5
Other SOCP Products SOCP has developed several resources and training products on other topics for the U.S. maritime industry. The following SOCP products developed with MARAD assistance may be ordered at no cost from SOCP: Cyber Security CBT Anti-Piracy Training DVD Energy Efficiency White Paper Rev A July 1, 2016 Exhaust Gas Scrubber Update Rev D July 9, 2015 The Use of Biodiesel Fuels in the U.S. Marine Industry These products may be obtained by using the SOCP Products Order Form available under the Products tab on the SOCP website at www.socp.us. 6
Conclusion Thank you. Questions? Nuns.Jain@dot.gov www.marad.dot.gov 7