38 JULY 2017 • FOGHORN ADVERTISERS’INDEX MEMBERNEWS All American Marine........................... 18 Aon Risk Management ........................ 27 Arcadia Alliance ................................ 31 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co..................... 33 Blount Boats, Inc, ................................ 34 Burger Boat Company......................... 19 Carus Ferry Ab Ltd.............................. 17 Centa Corporation.............................. 28 Dejong and Lebet ............................... 20 Driveline Service of Portland, Inc .......... 36 Expeditions Maui Lana’i Ferry .............. 29 FareHarbor........................................ 37 Ferries Conferendce............................ 30 Flagship Marine ................................. 36 Freedman Seating Company................ 25 Furuno USA, Inc. ................................ 16 GPLINK LLC........................................ 34 Gulfstream Shipbuilding ...................... 11 Hamilton Jet ....................................... 28 Horizon Shipbuilding .......................... 13 HUMPHREE® USA LLC........................ 20 Jensen Maritime Consultants ................ 37 John Deere Power Systems................... 18 Kobelt................................................ 16 Marine Group Boat Works................... 24 Mavrik Marine ................................... 23 MCM ................................................ 26 MER Equipment .................................. 26 Metal Shark ......................................... 9 Motor Services Hugo Stamp................. 40 MTU.................................................. 39 Propspeed.......................................... 33 Scania USA ......................................... 7 Springfield Group............................... 14 Starboard Suite .................................. 15 Trans4media ...................................... 22 Twin Disc, Inc....................................... 2 UES Seating....................................... 21 Virtual Ticketing Solutions .................... 35 West Marine Pro................................. 32 WheelHouse Technologies, Inc............. 29 On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Director of Inspections and Compliance formally recognized PVA’s Flagship SMS as an accept- able method for developing a voluntary SMS. In a letter to John R. Groundwater, PVA’s Executive Director, CAPT Jennifer Williams stated, “The U.S. Coast Guard completed its review and has determined that Flagship SMS meets the objectives and functional re- quirements of a SMS as per 33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 96, and this voluntary program can be accepted by the Coast Guard as it endeavors to enhance regula- tory compliance and safety on domestic passenger vessels.” The PVAFlagship SMS is an alternative Safety Management System (SMS), created by PVA members specifically for members to utilize in imple- menting their own SMS. It is tailored for domestic passenger and small passenger vessels. A safety management system is a structured and doc- umented system enabling both shore side and vessel side personnel to effectively manage safety through a Coast Guard Recognizes PVA’s Flagship Safety Management System (SMS) proactive culture of continual improvement. Overall, it is the commitment, competence, attitudes, and motivation of all personnel at all levels within a company that will determine the successful im- plementation of any safety management system. V e s s e l m e m b e r companies that effectively implement PVA Flagship SMS will be recognized and considered by local Coast Guard inspection offices for reduced scope of inspec- tions under the Coast Guard Risk Based Decision Making policy for small passenger vessels. CAPT Williams closed her letter by acknowledg- ing the acceptance of the PVA Flagship SMS “...as an important first step in in- stilling a culture of safety industry wide, and I greatly value PVA’s partnership and commitment to achieving this common goal.” For more information about the PVAFlagship SMS, please contact Eric Christensen of the PVA staff at 1-800-807-8360 x 26, or echristensen@ passengervessel.com. n