MarineSafe811 program is designed to reduce damages by creating resources for all marine stakeholders to readily access training, 811 notification guidelines, best practices, awareness materials, and support for marine-related activities. The program is managed by a multifaceted team under the Damage Prevention Council of Texas (DPC of Texas), Texas811, and Coastal And Marine Operators (CAMO). All materials, training, and information are free of charge.
MarineSafe811 program is designed to reduce damages by creating resources for all marine stakeholders to readily access training, 811 notification guidelines, best practices, awareness materials, and support for marine-related activities. The program is managed by a multifaceted team under the Damage Prevention Council of Texas (DPC of Texas), Texas811, and Coastal And Marine Operators (CAMO). All materials, training, and information are free of charge.
Enhance and drive “Goal Zero Incidents, Near Misses and to Save Lives” through underwater infrastructure's Safety, Integrity, Protection, and Damage Prevention - reducing or eliminating safety and/or environmental-related accidents.
The program and benefits are designed to be implemented and apply to ALL US States containing waterways, lakes, rivers, bays, bayous, and the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific Seaboards.
1. All marine or waterway excavators, dredgers, construction companies, agencies or the public who engage in waterway activity.
2. Any utility owner or operator with underwater pipelines, utilities, or facilities, such as but not limited to - any pipe, cable, line, or underwater infrastructure that could be damaged.
After extensive engagement with the waterway and marine construction stakeholder groups, it is felt that typical 811 programs apply differently to these national marine industries or stakeholder groups than they do on land. Therefore, the MarineSafe811 program hopes to mitigate confusion and risks through training, resources, support, and awareness and close the gap between traditional on-land and marine/waterway infrastructure safety programs.
Over the past decade, one of the worst third-party damage accidents in the United States occurred on August 21, 2020 – in Corpus Christi, Texas, where five mariners died. Statistics over the past 20 years show an average of 1 to 2 fatalities occur each year in waterways or marine environments where interactions between marine vessels and pipelines occur. Spills and hazardous releases to the environment occur two to three times a year on average. Underwater utilities such as telecom, electrical, and water lines also have a long history of marine damage and subsequent outages. All these factors have led to the formation of the MarineSafe811 program to reverse the current trends.