b'SAFETYSAFETY MATTERSQuality Partnership ERIC CHRISTENSEN // PVA DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS & RISK MANAGEMENTO n May 11, 2023, members of PVAspassenger vessel fleet including inspected ves- information to see if there were common rea-seniorleadershipmetwithRearsel population, casualties, deficiencies, and de- sons why vessels were issued detentions.Admiral(RDML)WayneArguin,tentions. The total domestic passenger vessel assistant commandant for prevention policy,population that is actively under certificationAs requested by PVA at the last QP meeting andhisseniorstaffin-personatU.S.Coastis 6,619, which is up 71 vessels from 2021.in the fall of 2022, the Coast Guard included GuardHeadquartersinWashington,D.C.The biggest increase was from vessels goinginformationonviolationsandprosecutions The Quality Partnership (QP) was establishedfrom laid-up status to active. In general,of illegal passenger operations in the annual in 1996 under the Prevention Through Peoplecasualtiesandinjuries/fatalitiesremainedreport. Coast Guard enforcement efforts are initiativechampionedbythethenheadofsteady with only two operational related fatalyielding more fines and convictions, but the theCoastGuardsMarineSafetymission,incidents in 2022. The final report will be theissuestillrequirescontinuedvisibility.The Rear Admiral Jim Card. The QP is a forumsubject of a future Foghorn article, but oneCoastGuardrepresentativefromtheOffice for frank and open discussions regarding thestatistic that continues to stand out was thatof Investigations and Analysis indicated that state of the industry and relations between theslips, trips, and falls remain the top initiatingnew training materials and process guides were Coast Guard and the domestic passenger vesselevents for passenger and crew injuries over thebeing developed for use by marine investigators industry. The QP will often charter workinglast seven years. andlawenforcementpersonneltoimprove groupstoaddressspecificareasofconcernconsistency of investigations and prosecutions. such as slips, trips, and falls, high speed craft,A total of 17 vessels inspected under Subchap-and inspecting engine automation. ters K and T were detained in 2022. A flag-stateCOAST GUARD PRIORITIESdetention has far-reaching impacts as to howFire safety was at the top of the agenda and COAST GUARD ANNUAL REPORT thevesselandcompanyareevaluatedfromthe Coast Guard reported on ongoing casualty TheCoastGuardpresentedthedraftUS- a risk standpoint by the Coast Guard. PVAinvestigations into several fires on board do-CG-PVA Quality Partnership Annual Reportleadership sought to determine why domesticmestic passenger vessels. Not waiting for final 2020-2022forreviewandcomment.Thepassengervesselsgetdetained.TheCoastinvestigation reports, the Coast Guard issued three-yearrollingaveragereportprovidesGuard was not willing to release vessel-specificMarineSafetyInformationBulletin(MSIB) information on the performance of the U.S.information but did commit to aggregate the05-23 requesting that all passenger vessel op-erators evaluate the readiness of their vessels crews and equipment in the event of fire. The MSIB also announced a Concentrated Inspec-tion Campaign (CIC) aimed at vessels carrying 100 or more passengers. The CIC impacts 417 vessels and as of the date of the QP (May 11) 97 vessels had been inspected. PVA leadership askedthattheCoastGuardprovideafinal report on the CIC at the Fall meeting to see if there are any recurring issues with fire safety where PVA can assist in improving safety.PVA leadership encouraged the Coast Guard to focus not only on the cause of recent fires, The Coast Guard included information ABB Hybrid & Zero-Emission Solutions on violations and ABB Marine & Ports is making smart, safe, and sustainable solutionsprosecutions of illegal a reality for ferries across the Americas.Learn more at: new.abb.com/marine ABB passenger operations in the annual report.FOGHORN 28'