52 FOGHORN • Green WATERS Program Going green is made easier for PVA members by referencing the Green WATERS Best Green Business Prac- tices Manual and Checklist. • Communications Tools Need a crisis communications plan format or media relations policy? Members can see what PVA has developed to assist companies when things go bump in the night. • Flagship Safety Management System Members interested in PVA’s Safety Management System (SMS) can find not only the recent Flagship SMS Program manual and template but also tools developed by members and the Coast Guard to assist in evaluat- ing and auditing the program. For more information on PVA’s Flagship SMS, see Lee Boone’s article in this month’s Foghorn. MEMBER DIRECTORY Need to find a member or company? The Member Directory has been streamlined so that all you need to do is submit a name, company, or loca- tion and the directory will return a list of results. ASK PVA This is a new feature of the Member Portal where you can ask a question to PVA staff, and it will be routed to the appropriate staff member to assist you. MY PROFILE Updating your PVA profile informa- tion is easy though the My Profile tab. You can upload a picture, change company or personal contact infor- mation, or provide additional infor- mation. You need only share what you want to share. ON THE HORIZON Coming soon to Member Resources is the new PVA Senior Deckhand Training Manual. With updated con- tent and a new format, this document will include and be complementary to the Coast Guard Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 1-91 Policy Guidance and Recommended Qual- ifications for Small Passenger Vessel Deckhands. The PVA Safety & Se- curity Committee is also working on new videos to update and complement existing manuals, and more guidance associated with the carriage of lithi- um-ion battery powered devices. Whether you use the training direct- ly off the PVA website or learning management portal or you incorpo- rate those tools into your own train- ing platform, the PVA tools are a benefit of membership that can help companies large and small with prac- tical resources developed by members for members. Questions regarding access can be directed to PVA staff Leslie Kagarise lkagarise@passengervessel.com or Eric Christensen echristensen@pas- sengervessel.com. SAFETY MATTERS A new dashboard features access links to Member Resources, the Member Directory, Ask PVA, and the member’s profile.
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