National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Fred Messmann, Past President In Partnershi

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National Association of State Boating Law
AdministratorsFred Messmann, Past President In
Partnershipwith the International Association
of Marine InvestigatorsPat Rowland, Past
President
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Current 12 Character Hull Identification Number
(HIN)

• Created in 1971
• Enables recall of defective products and sends
  safety notifications
• HIN single most important identifier
• HIN is outdated in global environment.

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12 Character HIN

• 3 formats
• Straight year
• Model year
• Current
• NOTE None of these formats identify ANY of the
  vessels physical characteristics.

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Straight Year HIN Format
ABC 45678 1280
Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC)
Date of Certification
Hull Serial
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Model Year HIN Format
ABC 45678 M80E
Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC)
Date of Certification
Hull Serial
August - A September - B October
- C November - D December -
E January - F
February - G March - H April
- I May - J June -
K July - L
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Current HIN Format (8-84) (New Requirement for
hidden HIN for LE use)
ABC 45678 A484
Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC)
Date of Certification
Hull Serial
January A February B March
C April D May E June
F
July G August
H September I October J November
K December L
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17 Character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

• Adopted in 1981
• Complied with US Federal Motor Standards
• Effective for all 1981 model vehicles and
  trailers manufactured in the U.S. or imported
• The current 17 VIN is now the global standard

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17 Character VIN

• Identifies individual motor vehicles and deters
  theft and fraud.
• Systems already in place to manage 17 HIN.
• National Crime Information Center (NCIC) accepts
  up to 20 characters.

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17 Character VIN

• The stolen motor vehicle recovery rate is over
  64 with the 17 character VIN.
• The stolen boat recovery rate is less than 26
  with the 12 character HIN.

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17 HIN

• National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)
  and other manufacturers already have the system
  in place.
• Polaris, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda produce
  snowmobiles, ATVs and motorcycles which generate
  a 17-VIN.

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Reasons to Change

• Safety
• Recall
• Registration Titling
• Fraud
• Secure Bank Liens
• Insurance
• Homeland Security

• National and International Issues
• Recreational Boating Safety (RBS)
• Boat Accident Reporting Database (BARD)
• Vessel Identification System (VIS)

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Bonus Reason to Change

• Encourage states that currently do not title (19
  of 56) to adopt this system

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Computer Systems

• FBI and the National Information Crime Bureau
  (NICB) computer systems are set up for the 17
  Character VIN formats.
• States have computer systems set up for 17
  Character VINs, many for HINs.

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USCG and 17 HIN

• USCG Office of Boating Safety has authority to
  lead the way on 17 HINs globally.

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What Will Change in the17 HIN

• The five additional characters help prevent
  fraud and provide a secure method to readily
  analyze the HIN for legitimacy by describing
• Length
• Hull Material
• Propulsion
• Boat Type
• Check Digit

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HOW DOES THIS AFFECT BOATING SAFETY?

• Length - provide USCG with data for boating
  safety and rule making
• Hull Material - recall ability for builders
• Boat Type - describe boat in BARD

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Vessel Identification System

• Public Law 100-710 dictates USCG be responsible
  for establishing National VIS that utilizes a
  unique identification number (Unsuccessful for 16
  years)
• IAMI, NASBLA and the International Association of
  Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) proposed 17 HIN
  format

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Vessel Identification System

• Primary function of VIS is a tracking system with
  each vessels identification number serving like
  a VIN.
• From Maritime Domain Awareness System, VIS will
  increase Port Security and safety on our
  waterways.

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33 CFR 174.19 State Numbering and Casualty
Reporting System

• Requires 7 fields to be on a certificate, but VIS
  allows those fields to be omitted if HIN captures
  information
• Only the 17 HIN format will do this.

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Vessel Numbering Titling

• VIS will provide federal, state and local law
  enforcement personnel with access to information
  on the 13 million registered recreational
  vessels in the United States.
• USCGs Office of Boating Safety wants to improve
  and update the Standard Numbering System (SNS) by
  aligning terminology in the SNS, BARD and VIS.

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Homeland Security

• Without proper vessel description, ID can be
  erroneous, affecting officer safety.
• Stolen vessels are easily overlooked by
  authorities.
• U.S. Customs cannot positively identify vessels
  in shipping due to a lack of proper ID via a
  descriptive HIN.
• Global problem as well as a Homeland Security
  issue.

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Homeland Security

• A 17 VIN was critical in catching perpetrators of
  first World Trade Center bombing and Oklahoma
  City Bombing.
• National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC)
  has directed USCG to proceed with implementation
  of 17 HIN to increase homeland security efforts.

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Support for the 17 HIN

• Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, and Four Winns Boat
  Manufacturers have sent letters of support to the
  USCG
• NBSAC, as a national advisory council made up of
  7 public, 7 state and 7 industry members,
  unanimously supported the 17 HIN by passing the
  resolutions.

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HOW WE GOT HERE

• Proposed format (12 5) was discussed at 2004
  NASBLA Conference in Tennessee.
• Stakeholders convened in September 2006 to
  determine cost and benefits.
• The USCG was urged to conduct independent study,
  rather than a survey.

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NMMA Suggestions

• Implement new HIN format over 10-year period
• Ensure format is the least costly for industry
  (125)
• Conduct pilot project
• Establish web-based system to calculate HIN
  including the check digit to reduce cost and keep
  errors to a minimum.
• IAMI and NASBLA support these proposals.

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National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) Comments

• Current HIN encourages fraudulent insurance
  claims, which total over 80 million annually.
• NICB supports USCG and Maritime Transportation
  Subcommittee for mandate of 17 character HIN,
  but NICB believes issue will not be resolved
  without Congressional oversight.
• NICB can assist boat manufacturers in setting up
  computer programs for 17 HIN.
• NICB is partnering with boat manufacturers to
  provide data bank for vessels.

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International Association of Auto Theft
Investigators (IAATI) Comments

• IAATI passed resolutions in support of 17 HIN
• IAATI represents more than 4100 members in over
  40 nations including law enforcement, insurance
  industry and manufacturers.

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National/International/Global

• Builders in 70 countries, including the U.S.,
  have adopted standards for the 17 VIN, as well as
  the 12 HIN.
• If USCG were to establish the 17 HIN, ISO would
  follow suit as well as the EU.

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National/International/Global

• ISO has embraced the 17 VIN for vehicles and
  trailers it should not be any different with
  vessels.
• AQUAPOL (12 EU countries marine police
  organization) is moving to change to an EU
  unified registration system.
• EU considering implementation of a 17 character
  HIN that will capture boat type, boat length,
  hull material and propulsion type.
• Europe could now be in the forefront to lead the
  way in initiating the change to a standardized 17
  HIN system.

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International Conference on Safety in
Transportation (ICOSIT)

• ICOSIT urged Italian Commission to adopt 17 HIN
  as standard.

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Latin and South America

• Organization of American States wrote draft model
  act for vessel ID with 13 HIN.
• 13 HIN would have MIC, serial number, year of
  manufacture, length, type of material,
  propulsion, type of boat and a check digit

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QUESTIONS ?

• THANK YOU
• CONTACT INFO
• Fred Messmann
• E-mail fmessman_at_ndow.org
• Phone [phone]