1.1 This guide provides injury and illness reporting criteria and terminology for maritime vessels and meets or exceeds U.S. Coast Guard casualty reporting requirements.

1.2 The focus of these injury and illness reporting criteria is to standardize recording and reporting, including terminology, for the maritime industry.

1.3 The criteria contained within this guide should be applied as minimum criteria to all injury and illness recording and reporting in the maritime industry unless otherwise specified.

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.