Vessel/Plant Operator Comment Form

VESSEL/PLANT OPERATOR COMMENT FORM
NORTH PACIFIC OBSERVER PROGRAM
The information on this form will be used by the National Marine Fisheries Service to evaluate how well the observers are performing their duties and to serve as a line
of communication between the fishermen and the Observer Program.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minute per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
All identifying data submitted will be handled as confidential material in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Protection of Confidential Fishery
Statistics. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected to a penalty for failure to comply with,
a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number.

INSTRUCTIONS
Anonymous responses have little value in this process, so please fill in the identifying information completely. If you don’t remember the
Observer’s name, please fill in the rest of the identifying information and indicate whether the Observer was the Primary or Secondary
observer (if known).
In addition to answering Yes or No to each question, please use the Comments section to provide additional information about your answer.
If the answer is neither Yes nor No, please use the Comments section to record the appropriate answer (i.e. Sometimes or N/A [not
applicable]).
Though this form’s primary intent is to allow you to provide information regarding specific observers, the second page affords you an
opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions about the Observer Program in general or to open up a line of communication between
you and a member of our staff.
Please take the time to answer this Comment Form completely.
Thank you for your time!

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Date Revised: Jan 2018

VESSEL/PLANT OPERATOR COMMENT FORM

OMB Control No.0648-0593
Expiration Date: 10/31/2018

Vessel/Plant Operator______________________________ Vessel/Plant Name_______________________________ Today’s Date_______________________________
Observer_________________________________________ Observer Provider_______________________________ Dates observer onboard_______________________
Questions about your observer

Did the observer interact with you and your crew in a
professional manner?

Yes

No

Comments

Did the observer discuss his/her work needs with you
and your crew?
Did the observer follow vessel/plant rules or policies?
If not, please elaborate.
Did the observer participate fully in safety drills? If
not, why not?
Did the observer inform you of any suspected
violations of regulations when these were witnessed?
Did the observer put himself/herself in any unsafe
situations? If yes, please elaborate.
Did you have any issues with the observer’s duties
and responsibilities? If yes, please elaborate.
Did you discuss any issues regarding observer duties
with the observer?

How were the issues resolved?

Did you discuss any issues regarding observer duties
with anyone else? (please circle)
Observer Program staff

Please identify the person you spoke with and whether the issues were resolved.

Observer provider

My fishing company
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Did the observer do anything specific that you
appreciated? Please elaborate.

Yes

No

Comments

Questions about the program
Do you have questions about the work performed by
observers? (sampling methods, work schedules, etc)
Did you ask the observer?
Would you like to ask a member of our staff?
Would you like someone on our staff to contact you?
(If yes, please provide contact information below)
In general, are you satisfied with the observers you
have had on your vessel or at your plant? Please use
this space to provide any relevant comments or
suggestions.

If you would like us to contact you, please provide:
Phone_______________________Email____________________________Address____________________________________________________
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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching the existing
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Jennifer Ferdinand, Director, Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division, NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form, please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number; 2) This information is voluntary and will be used to improve observer training under section 403(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16
U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) All identifying data submitted will be handled as confidential material in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Protection of
Confidential Fishery Statistics. Other information collected on this form may be subject to public release under various statutes.
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Thank you for taking the time to fill out this Vessel/Plant Operator Comment Form. Filling out this form allows you to provide us with feedback
regarding your recent Observer and your experience with the Observer Program as a whole. Your feedback is important to us. We are committed to
responding to each Comment Form we receive.
We also have an electronic version of this form available on our website (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/north-pacific-observerprogram-vessel-or-plant-operator-comment-form) if you prefer to email a copy to us instead.
Please mail all completed hard copy forms to:
Jennifer Ferdinand
Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4
Seattle, Washington 98115
F/AKC6
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