PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION tel: 1 (800) 807-8360 • fax: (703) 518-5151 • pvainfo@passengervessel.com DECEMBER 2017 • FOGHORN 3 Volume 16, Number 11 DECEMBER 2017 FOGHORN (USPS Number 023-702) is published monthly except combined January/February by Philips Publishing LLC, 4257 24th Avenue W, 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 4257 24th Avenue W, Seattle, WA 98199 tel: (206) 284-8285 fax: (206) 284-0391 www.philipspublishing.com FOGHORN Focus: Security/ Vessel Review About the Cover Lindblad Expeditions, Seattle, WA, took delivery of a new overnight cruise ship in 2017. The 50-cabin vessel can accommodate up to 100 passengers. This is just one of the many new vessels put into service this year. Story begins on page 12. Columns 4 President’s Letter 5 Executive Director’s Letter 20 Convention Report 22 Business Matters 26 How PVA Benefits You 28 Legislative Report 30 Safety Matters 32 New Members 33 Newswire 34 Member News 36 PVA Calendar 38 Advertisers’ Index 6 Compliance Inspection Deficiencies on Vessels Utilizing the PVA ASP Betty McMenemy reveals the most common security inspection deficiencies on vessels using PVA’s Alternate Security Program. 10 Suspicious Activity and Breach of Security Reporting for MTSA- regulated Vessels and Facilities LT Angela Alonso explains what you need to know now about what constitutes suspicious activity and what to do about it. 12 2017 Passenger Vessel Review This year’s crop of new vessels demonstrates a robust market in the passenger vessel industry. See who received new vessels this year, and who is building new ones for delivery in the next 24 months. 24 Are Autonomous Vessels the Future of the Passenger Vessel Industry? Self-driving cars will soon be all over the roads. Will autonomous vessels take over the waterways? Some PVA Associate members are working on projects that could reveal the future of our industry.