b'managing fl ood conditions, low water traffic,business owner, and a government owned andsecurityofvesselsandfacilities;electronic navigation,andcongestion.Thatindustryoperated entity. controlled propulsion engines; batteries; sailing meetingeventuallybecametheInlandvessel mast and rigging maintenance; structural Waterways Conference facilitated by PVA. Ourtwenty-fi veyearpartnershiphaspaidfi re safety; analysis of injuries due to slips, trips, dividends at all levels of our relationship fromand falls; shortfalls in inspection personnel and PVAsawanopportunitytoactivatethemom-and-pop one boat operation to major ferryservices; and relationship issues. benefi tsofpartnershipandaddressdiversesystems and from the new inspector to the most issuesaroundthecountry.Wheresuchsenior officers. BeyondtheQAT/QP,thosetwenty-fi ve activitiesexisted,PVAproposedtobeyearsofmeetingsatalllevelsofinteraction partoftheprogramwithspeakersandtheSome of the issues addressed in no particularprovidedmanysolutionsandmostarenot opportunityforplannedandimpromptuorder at the QAT/QP were high speed vesselidentifi ed because they may have been as small inpersondiscussions.Wherethereweremanningandoperation;incidentreporting;as a local discussion that saved a particularly problemsoflocationandcontractingsitescritical charter.PVA members off ered help in establishing and even hosting such meetings. PVA also reached out to include appropriate CoastGuardparticipationinourannual meetingandtradeshowMariTrends.The Commandant and senior Coast Guard policy makers were given opportunities for addressing our broad sector of industry. There was also an eff ort to bring in local and regional Coast Guard members as attendees. Again, the social activities associated with MariTrends provided a rich environment for ad hoc discussions and an opportunity to develop relationships that facilitated local awareness when issues arose. BothindustryandtheCoastGuardfound ways to solve problems locally.AnotherwayPVAfoundanavenueof partnershipdevelopmentwastoparticipate in training of marine inspectors at the Coast GuardYorktownTrainingCenter.New inspectors were immersed in learning about law,regulationandpolicesofmerchant marineinspection.Becauseoursegment ofthemarinetransportationsystemhad unique attributes we sought and received an opportunity to address each class describing our ownership, vessel and illustrations of thePOWER TO KEEP PVA Coast Guard interface on the waterfront. We wanted the inspectors to feel they knewYOU MOVINGsomething about us other than the book of regulations. This turned into a much sought- Withouruncompromisingstandards,putting after opportunity for our members to shareperformance and reliability at the heart of every-information and to invite the students to learn from PVA members at their new duty stations. thing we do, HamiltonJet deliver waterjet systems Theclassroomenvironmentshowedourto keep your operation moving.membershownewmarineinspectorswere introducedtothousandsofpagesoflaw, regulation,andpolicyandtheyinturn helped add perspective to future interactions onthewaterfront.Thestudentslearnedof thediversityofourmembers,thevessels they operate, and the services they provide. Often, our representatives in Yorktown were fromafamily-ownedcompany,acorporate OCTOBER 2021 29 REGULATORY REPORT'