b'LEGISLATIVEREPORTto use in company training programs.zations meet at least twice a year totions to PVA, and we have responded These include: examine pressing issues. At our mostappropriately to them. For example, Preventative Maintenance checklistsrecent QP meeting at Coast GuardPVA has convened two summits and guidance documents; Headquarters last week on Novemberof amphibious vehicle operators to Deckhand and Senior Deckhand7, we discussed what PVA has donediscuss best safety practices in this training manuals; to communicate safety informationsegment of the industry.Rail Jumper Guidance; to members following the fire on theImportance of Coast Guards Safety Crew Drug Testing tools;California dive boat Conception (notMissionVideo training tools on fi refi ghting,a PVA member). Over the years, thePVAs efforts to promote safety by line handling, lifesaving equipment,NTSB has made several recommenda- passenger-carrying vessel operators personal safety for crew members, and preventing slips, trips, and falls; andA white paper focusing on combat-ting slips, trips and falls aboard passenger vessels.More recently, PVA launched an online crew training program toPublic Tickets & help PVA members make their safetyPrivate Chartersand risk management programs and.together at lasttraining even easier, effective, and more sophisticated.Following enactment of the Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationEFFORTLESSIntegrated online, phone Act of 2010, PVA developed its ownRESERVATIONS and walk-up bookingsSafety Management System (SMS)+ TICKETINGexpressly for domestic passenger-car- for Passenger Vessels andAutomated conrmation, rying vessels. We call it Flagship. Inreminder and follow-up emailsJune 2017, the Coast Guards DirectorWater Sportsof Inspections and Compliance charac- Marketing and Search terized the Flagship SMS as a remark- Engine Optimization (SEO)able achievement and advised PVA that Flagship SMS meets the objec- Personalized set-up, training tives and functional requirements forand support includeda SMS , and this voluntary program can be accepted by the Coast Guard as it endeavors to enhance regulatoryManage your entire business fromcompliance and safety on domestica single, integrated platformpassenger vessels. All PVA safety products are suchEFFORTLESSthat they can be used by and benefitCONTRACTSsmaller vessel operators, such as myself, as well as larger organizationsfor Charters, Schools, and Tour Groupswith fl eets of 20 or more vessels.PVA works closely with theCustom PDF contractsDetailed reports for U.S. Coast Guard and the Nationalwith fully-trackableevent planning and Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).versioning nancial trackingIts relationships with both government entities helps to continuously raiseSupport for privateResource tracking for charters, schools and the bar on safety. We interact with thetour groups multi-use inventoryCoast Guard in many venues, but es-pecially in a formal body known as the Coast Guard-PVA Quality PartnershipSCHEDULE A DEMO(QP) in which leaders of both organi- W W W . S T A R B O A R D S U I T E . C O MDECEMBER 2019FOGHORN 33'