Common use of COMMON GOALS Clause in Contracts

COMMON GOALS. A. The USCG and the NOAA/NWS have as a common mission, the protection of life and property for mariners on the Great Lakes, the coastal waters of the U.S. and its territories, and various oceanic areas as determined by U.S. participation in WMO and IMO. In this regard, the agencies complement each other with NOAA/NWS issuing forecasts and warnings and USCG disseminating safety information including weather information. It is the common goal of our agencies to accomplish these missions effectively and efficiently. B. In the course of fulfilling their assigned missions, USCG personnel must routinely deal with adverse weather conditions. It is the common goal of our agencies to ensure USCG field personnel and the civil maritime community have sufficient and timely weather information necessary for the safe and successful accomplishment of these missions. C. The probability of accurate weather forecasts is enhanced by timely, consistent, and accurate observations. The vast size of the water areas, the lack of natural observational platforms, and the difficulty and cost of maintaining manmade platforms in often harsh environments inhibit such observations in maritime areas. It is the common goal of our agencies to improve the accuracy and timeliness of marine forecasts and warnings through accurate and timely weather observations. It is also a common goal of our agencies to have manually collected and disseminated observations be eventually replaced by automated systems at all USCG land and ship facilities.