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cause they had been there before in their minds, and their 
hands knew exactly what to do.
The Hawaii stabbing should serve as a call to action, not a 
cause for fear. Violence aboard a passenger vessel remains 
rare. What is not rare is the gap between how most mari-
time crews are prepared for physical threats and how pre-
pared they need to be. That gap closes through training.
Start with a crew vulnerability assessment—walk your ves-
sel and ask honestly: “Where are we exposed?” Then build 
your response plan around those findings. Train the plan 
until it is reflexive. Drill the medical response alongside the 
threat response. Review and update annually, or after any 
incident that highlights a gap.
The passengers who board your vessel everyday trust that 
the people running it have thought about the worst day 
imaginable and have done the work to get through it. Hon-
or that trust. Have a plan!
Jarrod D. Broadway is a nationally respected leader in 
public safety education, translating 30 years of front-
line law enforcement and EMS experience into practi-
cal, evidence-based training. As chief learning officer 
of Vitality Sight, he develops programs focused on 
wellness, resilience, and operational effectiveness 
across public safety and related professions. His 
academic background—a B.S. in Criminal Justice 
and M.Ed. in Adult and Continuing Education—
grounds his work in both lived experience and sound 
learning science.
JARROD D. BROADWAY 
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER,
VITALITY SIGHT
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