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