APPENDIX 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES EXPLANATORY NOTE The Classifications of Activities have for their purpose to list and classify in all practicable detail the specific activities engaged in by the several services of the National Government. Such statements are of value from a number of standpoints. They furnish, in the first place, the most effective showing that can be made in brief compass of the character of the work performed by the service to which they relate. Secondly, they lay the basis for a system of accounting and reporting that will permit the showing of total expenditures classified according to activities. Finally, taken collectively, they make possible the preparation of a general or consolidated statement of the activities of the Government as a whole. Such a statement will reveal in detail, not only what the Government is doing, but the services in which the work is being performed. For example, one class of activities that would probably appear in such a classification is that of "scientific research." A subhead under this class would be "chemical research." Under this head would appear the specific lines of investigation under way and the services in which they were being prosecuted. It is hardly necessary to point out the value of such information in planning for future work and in considering the problem of the better distribution and coördination of the work of the Government. The Institute contemplates attempting such a general listing and classification of the activities of the Government upon the completion of the present series. CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES I. Inspection I. Inspection of vessels 1. Inspection of hulls 2. Inspection of boilers 3. Inspection of equipment 4. Issuance of certificates of inspection 5. Reinspection of vessels 2. Inspection and approval of boiler plates 3. Inspection and approval of equipment 4. Inspection for other departments 2. Examination, licensing, and classification of marine officers 3. Examination and certification of seamen and life-boat men 4. Determination of ships' complement and accomodations therefor 5. Conduct of investigations of marine casualties and violations of the inspection laws I. Suspension and revocation of certificates and licenses 6. Establishment of regulations to prevent collisions 7. Regulation of marine transportation 1. Passengers 1. Determination of ship's passenger allowance steamers 2. Inspection of passenger accommodations 2. Merchandise I. Administration of laws concerning shipment of dangerous articles. 2. Issuance of special permits to vessels carrying explosives APPENDIX 3 PUBLICATIONS Annual Report. The annual report gives general information regarding the work of the service during the fiscal year to which it relates. In addition it contains a brief financial statement, recommendations for the improvement and efficiency of the service, and an appendix devoted to general statistical data relating to the work of the service. Laws Governing the Steamboat-Inspection Service. This publication is issued from time to time, as important amendments are made to the inspection laws, in accordance with R. S. Section 4494, which provides that "every master or commander of any steam-vessel carrying passengers shall keep on board of such vessel at least two copies of the provisions of this Title (Title LII-Regulation of Steam Vessels) to be furnished to him by the Secretary of Commerce; and if the master or commander neglects or refuses to do so, or shall unreasonably refuse to exhibit a copy of the same to any passenger who asks for it he shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars.” Steamboat-Inspection Service Bulletin. This bulletin, issued monthly, contains the rulings of the central office concerning the administration or the inspection laws and the rules and regulations made in pursuance thereof, and is distributed to inspectors, customs officers, steamboat companies, and marine-boiler manufacturers. General Rules and Regulations of the Board of Supervising Inspectors. The general Rules and Regulations pre III scribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors are divided into four books, namely, (1) Ocean and coastwise, (2) Great Lakes, (3) Bays, sounds, and lakes other than the Great Lakes, and (4) Rivers. Revised editions of the rules and regulations are issued following the annual meeting of the board, and are furnished to all inspectors of the service as well as other concerned. Such rules and regulations, when approved by the Secretary of Commerce, have the force of law and must be observed accordingly. Amendments and Supplements to General Rules and Regulations. Important changes or additions made in the rules and regulations governing the service made by the board of supervising inspectors at special meetings called during the year by the Secretary of Commerce, or by the executive committee of the said board, are distributed in the form of supplements until incorporated in a revised edition of the General Rules and Regulations. Pilot Rules. Rules prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors to be observed by vessels in passing each other are divided into three books, namely, (1) for the Great Lakes and Their Connecting and Tributary Waters as far East as Montreal, (2) for Certain Inland Waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and of the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and (3) for the Rivers whose Waters Flow into the Gulf of Mexico and Their Tributaries and for the Red River of the North. Revised editions are published from time to time as important amendments or additions are made to such rules. List of Officers of Merchant, Steam, Motor, and Sail Vessels Licensed During the Year. Each year, for the information of inspectors and others concerned, the central office of the service issues a list of all marine officers licensed by local boards of inspectors during the past fiscal year. |