Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION tel: 1 (800) 807-8360 • fax: (703) 518-5151 • pvainfo@passengervessel.com JUNE 2016 • FOGHORN 3 Volume 15, Number 05 JUNE 2016 FOGHORN (USPS Number 023-702) is published monthly except combined January/February by Philips Publishing LLC, 2201 West Commodore Way, Seattle WA 98199. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle, WA and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to FOGHORN, c/o Passenger Vessel Association, 103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314. Copyright 2016 by the Passenger Vessel Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written consent of the Passenger Vessel Association. PRINTED WITH SOY INK FOGHORN Focus: FOGHORN is a monthly publication of the Passenger Vessel Association. Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. President – Margo Marks, Beaver Island Boat Company, Charlevoix, MI Vice President – Jeff Whitaker, Hudson River Cruises, Inc., Kingston, NY Secretary/Treasurer – Gus Gaspardo, Padelford Packet Boat Co., Saint Paul, MN Board Members Bob Bijur, Island Queen Cruises, Miami, FL Chip Collopy, Shoreline Marine Company, Chicago, IL Richard Davison, Star of Honolulu Cruises and Events, Honolulu, HI Jim DeSimone, Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island, NY Bob Lawler, Entertainment Cruises, Boston, MA Alison Nolan, Boston Harbor Cruises, Boston, MA Bob Scribner, Charleston Harbor Tours/Schooner Pride, Charleston, SC Colleen Stephens, Stan Stephens Glacier and Wildlife Cruises, Valdez, AK Jim Swindler, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, San Francisco, CA Associate Member Representative Carl J. Micu, John Deere Power Systems, Waterloo, IA Past Presidents Dave Anderson, Fire Island Ferries, Bay Shore, NY Terri Bernstein, B.B. Riverboats, Newport, KY Carolyn Horgan, Blue and Gold Fleet, San Francisco, CA Executive Director John R. Groundwater Legislative Director Edmund Welch Regulatory Affairs Consultant Peter Lauridsen Director of Finance Leslie Kagarise Director, Public Affairs and Development Jennifer Wilk Director of Regulatory Affairs and Risk Management Eric Christensen General Counsel Steven Bers, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston Editorial Offices Managing Editor: Karen Rainbolt pvafoghorn@aol.com 2771 Houston Dr. Los Osos, CA 93402 tel: (571) 388-7752 Contributing Editor: Richard Purinton richard@wisferry.com Washington Island Ferry Line Washington Island, WI Advertising and Business Offices Publisher: Peter Philips peter@philipspublishing.com Advertising Sales: Bill Forslund bill@ philipspublishing.com 2201 West Commodore Way, Seattle, WA 98199 tel: (206) 284-8285 fax: (206) 284-0391 www.philipspublishing.com OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE About the Cover Pirate Water Taxi was launched in February by Yacht StarShip in Tampa, FL. Story begins on page 29. Photo: Pirate Water Taxi. Columns 4 President’s Letter 5 Executive Director’s Letter 10 New Members 14 Regulatory Report 17 Safety Matters 20 Legislative Report 22 Legal 24 Business Matters 26 How PVA Benefits You 27 Vessel Profile 28 PVA Calendar 29 Member News 30 Newswire 30 Advertiser’s Index 6 Budgeting Concepts for Maintenance in the Maritime Industry John Cronin and Beau Payne do the math on how to budget for vessel maintenance. Find your formula for success. 11 Maritime Emergency Exercise Successfully Tests Water Taxi Evacuation Capability Have you have deployed a large inflatable life raft for training purposes? King County Water Taxi did and invited several friends to participate in this vital drill. 17 Maintaining the Life Floats You Get to Keep Eric Christensen explains how to properly maintain the life floats you already have and will retain now that the regulations are in place. 24 Monthly Business Reviews Keeping up with projects and staff may seem daunting…unless you have a solid process in place. Bob Shaw shares his time- tested system for managing people and projects.