Develops  and  administers  safety  award programs, and recommends final selection of winning units Reviews and evaluates selected system safety engineering requirements on new systems or major systems modifications Maintains a recognized data repository covering each dive made by U.S. Navy divers, and provides information based upon analysis of this data; conducts divers’ safety surveys and publishes information concerning diving safety to forces afloat Makes appropriate and timely recommendations to the Chief of Naval Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or other subordinate commands on remedial actions required in the interest of readiness through safety Ensures, unless otherwise directed, the Safety Center’s responsibilities do not include nuclear propulsion and nuclear weapons A Naval Safety Center investigation is conducted independently of a command safety investigation or a JAG Manual investigation. Normally, investigations are conducted when the following mishaps are involved: Aircraft damage that involves loss of life or damage to new models of aircraft Shipboard  fires  and  explosions,  collisions, grounding, and major machinery derangements Safety  Center  investigations,  local  safety investigations, JAG Manual investigations, mishap and injury reports, casualty reports (CASREPs), safety surveys, and patrol reports provide the Safety Center with various types of safety information. The Naval Safety Center uses automatic data processing (ADP) equipment  to  process  and  categorize  this  safety information. It analyzes the information to find mishap causes and to see where unsafe conditions and mishap trends exist. The Safety Center sends the results of these investigations to the levels of command and elements of the Navy to which they apply. Those commands and elements of the Navy can then setup preventive safety measures. SAFETY PERIODICALS Operating  forces,  Shore  Establishments,  and commanders receive mishap prevention information through the following periodicals: Approach: The Naval Aviation Safety Review is published monthly for the professional benefit of all levels of naval aviation. It contains articles on flight operations, commentaries, and short features, all relative to mishap prevention. Fathom: The Surface Ship and Submarine Safety  Review  is published quarterly for the professional benefit of all hands. It presents the most accurate information currently available on the subject of shipboard mishap prevention. Navy Lifeline: The Naval Safety Journal presents information currently available on the subject of environmental and occupational safety. It is published bimonthly. Weekly Summary of Major Aircraft Mishaps provides mishap briefs, statistics, discussions, and safety tips. It is published weekly. Ships Safety Bulletin contains articles on shipboard safety problems, trends, mishap briefs, and statistics. It is published monthly and is occasionally published as a special issue on a single topic. Flash, a monthly mishap prevention bulletin, provides a summary of research from selected reports of submarine hazards. It is intended to give advance coverage of safety-related information while reducing individual reading time. Mech/Maintenance Crossfeed contains notes directed toward the solution of aircraft maintenance and material problems. It deals with specific areas such as airframes, armament, and avionics and is published bimonthly. Emergency Airborne Escape Summary, an annual publication, presents a breakdown of ejections and bailouts occurring during the previous calendar year. It notifies various agencies of naval aircraft escape systems usage. Driver is a traffic safety magazine for military drivers. It is published monthly by the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center in cooperation with the Naval Safety Center. The Naval Safety Center issues mishap prevention information through the following materials: Posters concerning aviation safety, surface ship and submarine safety, safe driving, and general safety 5-3