PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION tel: 1 (800) 807-8360 • fax: (703) 518-5151 • pvainfo@passengervessel.com AUGUST 2017 • FOGHORN 3 Volume 16, Number 07 AUGUST 2017 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 2017 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 is a monthly publication of the Passenger Vessel Association. Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. President – Jeff Whitaker, Hudson River Cruises, Inc., Kingston, NY Vice President – Gus Gaspardo, Padelford Packet Boat Co., Saint Paul, MN Secretary/Treasurer – Bob Lawler, Boston Duck Tours, Boston, MA 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 Alison Nolan, Boston Harbor Cruises, Boston, MA Hoyt Purinton, Washington Island Ferry Line, Washington Island, WI 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 Margo Marks, Beaver Island Boat Company, Charlevoix, MI Dave Anderson, Fire Island Ferries, Bay Shore, NY Terri Bernstein, B.B. Riverboats, Newport, KY 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 FOGHORN Focus: Safety About the Cover NYC Ferry, a ferry service by Hornblower, is underway in New York City offering an affordable option for commuters. Photo provided by Hornblower. Columns 4 President’s Letter 5 Executive Director’s Letter 19 PVA Calendar 23 Business Matters 26 Regulatory Report 28 How PVA Benefits You 30 Legislative Report 34 Safety Matters 36 Member News 37 New Members 38 Advertisers’ Index 6 Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls on Domestic Passenger Vessels Slips, trips, and falls continue to be problematic in the maritime community. PVA and the U.S. Coast Guard have been studying the issue to reduce the number of incidents on passenger vessels. Authors Bob Lawler and LCDR Yancee McLemore report. 10 K.I.S.S.: A Roadmap to Effectively Introduce a Safety Management System (SMS) Richard Paine, Jr. lays out the advantages of having a sound Safety Management System in every passenger vessel operation. 14 Quest Report Indicates Increased Drug Use Lee Seham returns with an eye-popping report on the rise of illicit drug use in the U.S., making the case of continued drug testing in the workplace. 16 Coast Guard Project Intends to Crack Down on Hoax Distress Calls An alarming number of hoax distress calls are made to the Coast Guard every year, jeopardizing safety. Now, there’s a plan to put an end to these fake calls. 20 Coast Guard Issues New Safety Alert on CO2 Hazard Two new incidents regarding carbon dioxide hazards result in another Safety Alert by the Coast Guard.