exclusively in instruction in oceanography or limnology or both, or exclusively in oceanographic research." If you will study the log of this vessel, you will see that a very small percentage of its time is devoted to oceanography (by the most liberal definition), and none to limmology. The clarification of the classification of this vessel has become a very serious problem since the Holo Holo event and recent loss of another seaman (Enclosure 2). Brookhaven National Laboratory has established its own "marine safety” guide (Enclosure 3) abstracted from applicable OSHA and Coast Guard directives. ‘ ~ As principal investigator and leader of the scientific party, their safety is my primary concern. I am enclosing a copy of my first trip report of the medical survey of January and February 1979 with a detailed report of the marine safety deficiencies discovered aboard Liktanur II (Enclosure 4). Ship safety has been a lifelong interest of mine. I retired from the U.S. Navy in 1973, after 30 years of service. The first two years I served as an enlisted man, working with damage control. I then served nine years as a line officer and, subsequently, nineteen years as a medical officer. Much of that time, both as a line officer and as a medical officer, was spent aboard a number of ships, both large and small. As senior medical officer, I was an active member of the ship's safety committee. In addition, I served on a number of opera- tional readiness safety inspection teams for the Atlantic Fleet. I understand fully your problems with the very nonspecific directives covering a vessel of this size. However, as the Holo Hole. tragedy so clearly demonstrates, the regulations need tightening. The Liktanur II is undoubtedly a passenger-carrying vessel and requires the added protection granted to such a vessel by rigid safety and erew qualifications.” Dr. Pratt's Sept - Oct 1979 Trip Report "We were met at the airport by Bill Scott, the BNL field director, who informed me that there was a serious problem developing concerning the payment of per diem to patients on the study list. At that time he provided me with a verbatim copy of a radio announcement that had been transcribed by Harry Brown and broadcast about three weeks previously over the Marshakl Islands radio network (please see enclosure 2). In this radio message Mr. Brown invited all members of the BNL study group who were living on other islands to travel to either Majuro or Ebeye for examinations by the BNL team. It also stated that sub- sistence per diem and travel expenses would be provided. I found this information quite disturbing because on the previous day I had had a long discussion with Harry and he failed to mention this very important statement of policy." Page 1i of 13 ENCLOSURE I