Audits

This report presents the results of our survey of the United States Coast Guard's (Coast Guard) program for overseeing passenger ferry safety. Our objectives were to determine whether the Coast Guard (1) conducts required inspections to determine compliance with the Coast Guard standards; and (2) ensures that items found to be in noncompliance with the standards are corrected. The scope of our audit and the methodology used to achieve our objectives are discussed in Exhibit A.