b'SAFETY MATTERSSAFETYSafety & Security Committee Update: New Leadership and Focus AreasERIC CHRISTENSEN // PVA DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS & RISK MANAGEMENTT heSafety&SecurityCom- Myersthankedthecommitteemem- ations,andmaintenance.Hebegan mittee met in-person on Jan.bers for their support and dedicationhis career working on private yachts 26,2025,inSavannah,Ga.,during his two-year term as committeeandboatyardsintheNewEngland in advance of the PVA Annual Con- chair. As highlighted below, the com- area, where he earned his 100T U.S. vention at MariTrends 2025. At thatmitteeremainsfocusedonprovidingCoast Guard credentials with towing meeting,CaptainChristanMyerstools and guidance to assist members inendorsement.Parkhurstthenman-with Interstate Navigation Co. hand- operating safely, securely, and in com- aged a boat donation program for his edovercommitteechairdutiestopliance with applicable regulations. alma mater, The University of Rhode CaptainCraigParkhurstwithCityIsland, and operated a mobile marine ExperiencesbyHornblower.Inad- NEW LEADERSHIP servicebusiness.In2006,Parkhurst dition,CaptainPaulHennessywithParkhurst brings over 25 years of expe- joined and eventually ran a software TheSteamshipAuthorityassumedrience in the marine industry, special- companyfocusedonmaintenance the duties of committee vice chair.izingintechnicalintegration,oper- management,fluidanalysis,and damagecontrolsolutions.Following the companys sale in 2021, he joined Hornblower as the director of marine technology and data management. Re-cently, Parkhurst has taken on the role Tour Operators. Weve got your back. of senior director of enterprise appli-cations and marine technical lead. He Board Faster. has been a member of PVA since 2008 andhasactivelyparticipatedinthe Safety&SecurityCommitteesince Sell More. 2019. In 2023 Parkhurst assumed the duties of committee vice chair.Stress Less. Hennessy started his career in the mar-itime industry 35 years ago as a deck handfortheWoodsHole,Marthas Vineyard,andNantucketSteamship RocketRezs leading all-in-one software keeps your boat toursAuthority.Hennessyquicklymoved moving with lightning-fast check-in, even for hundreds of guests.up to able bodied seaman, bosun and Manage online sales, OTAs, walk-ups, and kiosks from one system.purser.Hebecamealicensedmate Upsell and boost revenue every trip with dynamic pricing and add- with a first-class pilot endorsement in ons, while staying in control with real-time reporting. 1997andin2000obtaineda1600-ton inland master license. After being a rostered captain for the Steamship Find out what smoothAuthorityfor20years,Hennessy sailing looks like with our modern ticketing platform. transitionedtothePortCaptains Office, starting as the assistant, and FOGHORN 38'