Helps the CNO in the prevention of mishaps and in promoting and monitoring safety Collects, evaluates, and provides information on mishaps and occupational illnesses Maintains  a  repository  for  injury,  occupational illness,  and  property  damage  reports;  publishes statistical data on such reports Investigates  all  phases  of  safety,  and recommends safety policy needed to maintain the highest level of combat readiness Establishes  and  maintains  direct  liaison  with  all levels  of  the  Navy,  including  other  government agencies and private organizations engaged in hazard  awareness Takes part in numerous Navy and other national conferences,  symposia,  and  work  and  study groups involving aviation, submarine, surface ship,  and  shore  activity  safety  matters A need for safety investigations, surveys, and field visits resulted in the start of the Project for Accident Prevention Education in March 1974. Its goal is to unify and   coordinate   all   phases   of   mishap   prevention education throughout the Navy. In early 1975, it was tasked   with   reviewing   safety-related   educational materials developed by the Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET). The  Naval  Safety  Center  provides  staff  support  to the  CNO,  the  Deputy  Chief  of  Naval  Operations (Logistics),  the  Naval  Inspector  General,  and  the President  of  the  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey (INSURV). The  Naval  Safety  Center  prepares  and  maintains basic safety program manuals as directed. Upon request, it helps offices, commands, or agencies prepare general or specific safety-related operating instructions. The Naval  Safety  Center  also  conducts  safety  surveys  of  the naval operating forces and Shore Establishment as requested  by  the  CNO.  When  specifically  requested,  it coordinates  occupational  health  surveys  for  the  naval operating  forces. The  Naval  Safety  Center  also  performs  the following   functions: · Maintains  liaison  with  naval  commands, bureaus,  and  offices  to  ensure  knowledge  of factors   adversely   affecting   safety   and   to recommend  remedial  action Maintains  liaison  with  other  government agencies  and  private  organizations  engaged  in hazard awareness Maintains   a   library   of   research,   technical development, and survival information Maintains  and  evaluates  mishap,  occupational illness, and hazard reports; publishes statistical data on mishaps Provides mishap statistical research services, and conducts  special  analytical  studies  on  naval mishap data Identifies   human   factors,    inadequate maintenance  techniques,  deficiencies  in  design, insufficiency   of   technical   publications,   and shortages  of  repair  parts  and  equipage  that  may contribute  to  mishaps  or  hazardous  operations Develops  and  reviews  procedures  and  standards for  the  conduct  of  mishap  investigations; conducts   independent   investigations   of significant  mishaps  involving  naval  aircraft;  and participates,  as  requested,  in  the  conduct  of nonaircraft  mishap  investigations Represents  or  sponsors  conferences,  symposia, seminars,   and   ad   hoc   groups   to   further Department  of  the  Navy  mishap  prevention programs Promotes  interest  in  mishap  prevention  through hazard awareness Takes part in all aspects of Navy safety education and  training Provides, when directed, membership on review boards and advisory councils, such as the Naval Aviation Training and Operations (NATOPS) Advisory  Council  and  the  CNO  Ammunition  and Hazardous  Materials  Review  Board  (AMHAZ) Develops  and  provides  a  Motor  Vehicle  Mishap Prevention Program directed to Navy personnel on and off duty and all on-duty civilian personnel who   use   government   or   privately   owned vehicles; develops traffic safety training courses Manages  the  Individual  Flight  Activity Reporting  System  (IFARS),  and  maintains  flight time data for all aeronautically designated naval officers 5-2