b'An area that will bebetween members and their local fireSecurity Administration (TSA) initia-SAFETYexplored in 2025 departments and community leaders.tive aimed at training company person-nel on how to mitigate and respond to a is the need for2025 FOCUS AREAS maritime active shooter/active assailant additional informationParkhurstledadiscussiononthesituation. Many PVA members are re-committees focus area for 2025 withquired to do security drills and exercis-and guidance tocompletingtheupdatestothePVAes, and the topic has been the subject of members on how toDeckhandTrainingManualattheseveral convention and region meeting prepare for a Coasttop of the list. A working group led bypresentations.Oncecompletedlater CaptainTimRochewithWendellathis year, the training content will be Guard inspection.Sightseeing Boats started this effort inavailable on the TSA Exercise Informa-2024 and has compiled best practicestion System (EXIS) website.from several members in updating this can use that tonnage to determine ifimportant training manual. Once theWhiletheMOUforfirefighteren-the regulations are applicable.PVADeckhandTrainingManualisgagement is good, guidance on how to complete it will be posted on the PVAapproach your local fire department is MembersoftheSafetyandSecuritywebsite. Members will be encouragedbetter. Committee members will look Committee completed work on a mem- to use the contents of the manual toto their own successes and challenges orandumofunderstanding(MOU)develop their own in-house training orto develop this guidance.template for member use when engag- fill any gaps in their existing training. ing local fire departments to predeter- An area that will be explored in 2025 mine roles and responsibilities in theWork has also begun on revising theis the need for additional information event of a fire on board a vessel. TheSeniorDeckhandTrainingManual.and guidance to members on how to MOU can also be used to documentLook for a presentation at next yearsprepare for a Coast Guard inspection. commitmentbetweenvesselownersPVA Convention. There are several tools available in the and fire departments to conduct vesselMemberResourceareaofthePVA tours, drills, and exercises. The MOUA working group is providing recom- website, but is it enough and is it in a is based on recent collaborative effortsmended content for a Transportationuseful format for members?Finally,thecommitteeislooking to get final acceptance of the plate assessment tool being developed by CaptainBobBijursteamincoop-erationwithCoastGuardHead-quarters Office of Engineering and Standards.Thisprojecthaditsbe-ginnings with an appeal in 2017 and wasgreenlitunderthePVA/Coast Guard Quality Partnership.ThePVASafety&SecurityCom-mitteeisdedicatedtosupporting membersthroughrelevantcontent designedbymembersformembers. If you are interested in joining this or any PVA committee, please reach out to Eric Christensen on the PVA staff at echristensen@passengervessel.com. FOGHORN 40'