PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION tel: 1 (800) 807-8360 • fax: (703) 518-5151 • pvainfo@passengervessel.com JUNE 2018 • FOGHORN 3 FOGHORN Focus: Operations FOGHORN Focus: The Official Publication of the Passenger Vessel Association • June 2018 www.foghornmagazine.com www.passengervessel.com Operations Preparing the Next Generation Passenger Vessel Industry Workforce Maintenance Program Benefits Vessels and Crew About the Cover At Argosy Cruises, a Seattle-based dinner boat operation, crewmembers learn key maintenance skills for ensuring all vessels are in tip-top shape while extending their work year beyond the busy season. Story, page 10. Volume 17, Number 05 JUNE 2018 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 2018 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 2018. All rights reserved. PRESIDENT Gus Gaspardo, Padelford Packet Boat Co., Saint Paul, MN VICE PRESIDENT Bob Lawler, Boston Duck Tours, Boston, MA SECRETARY/TREASURER Colleen Stephens, Stan Stephens Glacier and Wildlife Cruises, Valdez, AK BOARD MEMBERS Bob Bijur, Island Queen Cruises, Miami, FL Chip Collopy, Shoreline Marine Company, Chicago, IL Richard Davison, Paradise Cruise Ltd., Honolulu, HI Jim DeSimone, Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island, NY Steve Jones, Gateway Clipper Fleet, Pittsburgh, PA 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 Jim Swindler, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, San Francisco, CA ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE Rob McMahon, Pinnacle Marine Corporation, Stoddard, WI PAST PRESIDENTS Jeff Whitaker, Hudson River Cruises, Inc., Kingston, NY Margo Marks, Beaver Island Boat Company, Charlevoix, MI Dave Anderson, Fire Island Ferries, Bay Shore, NY 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 6 Preparing the Next Generation Passenger Vessel Industry Workforce If you’re looking for new workers who want a career in the commercial maritime industry, you’re in luck. Barbara Murray explains. 10 Maintenance Program Benefits Vessels and Crew Argosy Cruises’ vessels need maintenance; their best crewmembers and officers need paying jobs past the busy season. Brock Gilman reports on a unique program that meets both needs. 16 Planning for the Unpredictable: The Volatility of Marine Fuel Pricing Fuel prices are on the rise! Or, are they? Ed Santa delivers insight on a very fluid issue. 18 Takeaways from My Industry Training at PVA LCDR Amanda Fahrig reflects on what she learned during her Industry Training in the passenger vessel industry. Columns 4 President’s Letter 5 Executive Director’s Letter 21 Legislative Report 24 Regulatory Report 26 How PVA Benefits You 28 Safety Matters 32 Newswire 34 New Members 34 Member News 35 Calendar 38 Advertisers’ Index