01972oam 2200445 a 450 991069909370332120090804103101.0(CKB)5470000002398945(OCoLC)403681789(EXLCZ)99547000000239894520090619d2009 ua 0engurmn||||a||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCoast Guard[electronic resource] Administrative Law Judge program contains elements designed to foster judges' independence and mariner protections assessed are being followed : report to congressional requesters[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2009]1 online resource (ii, 51 pages) illustrationsTitle from title screen (GAO, viewed June 18, 2009)."June 2009.""GAO-09-489."Includes bibliographical references.GAO was asked to review elements of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) program and this report addresses (1) the extent to which the ALJ program contains elements designed to foster the decisional independence of ALJs, (2) the extent to which the ALJ program includes protections for mariners and whether complaints and decisions include elements required by program regulations, and (3) the outcome of mariner suspension and revocation cases in recent years.Coast Guard JudgesUnited StatesAdministrative courtsUnited StatesSailorsCertificationUnited StatesShippingUnited StatesSafety measuresJudgesAdministrative courtsSailorsCertificationShippingSafety measures.DIDDIDGPOBOOK9910699093703321Coast Guard3283728UNINA