b'THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATIONPRESIDENT DECEMBER 2020 Security and New VesselVOLUME 19, NUMBER 11Colleen Stephens, Stan Stephens Glacier Review/Previewand Wildlife Cruises, Valdez, AKVICE PRESIDENTBob Bijur, Island Queen Cruises, Miami, FLSECRETARY/TREASURER FEATURESJim Swindler, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, San Francisco, CABOARD MEMBERS 8 Security Assessments: Protecting Ben Bernstein, BB Riverboats, Newport, KYRichard Davison, Paradise Cruise Ltd., Honolulu, HI Your Facility from Acts of HarmJed Dixon, North Carolina Department of Is your facility secure? How do you know? TransportationFerry Division, Manns Harbor, NC Betty McMenemy explains how vessel Steve Jones, Gateway Clipper Fleet, Pittsburgh, PA operators should secure their facilities from John Lake, Hornblower, Alexandria, VA harmful acts while complying with federal Patrick Murphy, Blue and Gold Fleet,San Francisco, CA regulations. Hoyt Purinton, Washington Island Ferry Line, COLUMNSWashington Island, WI 10 Exercise Information System ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE (EXIS) Helps You Design and 4 Presidents LetterRob McMahon, Pinnacle Marine Corporation,Conduct Your Own Exercises7 Executive Directors LetterStoddard, WI If the pandemic has wreaked havoc on your PVA PAST PRESIDENTS ability to plan and conduct security exercises,30 Legal MattersBob Lawler, Boston Harbor Cruises, Boston, MA help is here. Keturah Lee and Tanya Rawson32 Legislative ReportGus Gaspardo, Padelford Packet Boat Company,St. Paul, MN explain how EXIS guides users through the34 How PVA Benefits YouJeff Whitaker, Altamont, NY process. And, its free. 36 Safety MattersEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 41Coast Guard ReportJohn R. Groundwater 12 North Carolina Public Ferry Hosts42 NewswireLEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR Local Coast Guard for Active43 New Member WelcomeEdmund Welch Shooter DrillREGULATORY AFFAIRS CONSULTANT Earlier this year, the U.S. Coast Guard and46 Member NewsPeter Lauridsen PVA member North Carolina Dept. of48 Advertisers IndexDIRECTOR OF FINANCE Transportation Ferry Division teamed up for Leslie Kagarise an active shooter drill aboard a ferry. DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRSAND DEVELOPMENTJennifer Wilk 14 Many Vessel Operators Take DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS Delivery of New Vessels in 2020 AND RISK MANAGEMENT Despite ChallengesEric Christensen A bright spot in 2020 was the delivery of GENERAL COUNSEL several passenger vessels to PVA members Steven Bers, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston throughout the year all across the nation.EDITORIAL OFFICESManaging Editor: Karen Rainbolt26 A Look Ahead: New Vessel pvafoghorn@aol.com 2771 Houston Dr., Los Osos, CA 93402Preview 2021-20-11 ABOUT THE COVER TEL: (571) 388-7752 A number of new vessels are currently underChicago Water Taxi is just one of the many CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: construction. See who is building new boatsPVA members that took delivery of a new vessel Richard Purinton: richard@wisferry.comand where.this year. The Robert H was designed by PVA Washington Island Ferry Line, Washington Island, WI Associate member Elliott Bay Design Group CREATIVE DIRECTION & DESIGN and built by Breaux Brothers Enterprises.The Amy Wilk story begins on page 14.Photo courtesy of amymarie.wilk@gmail.com Elliott Bay Design Group.FOGHORN is published monthly except combined January/February by the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA), 103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314. Send address changes to FOGHORN at pvainfo@passengervessel.com.Copyright 2020 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.PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATIONPVAINFO@PASSENGERVESSEL.COMPHONE: (703) 518-5005 FAX: (703) 518-5151'