b"NEWSWIRE:PVA Urges Members to Comment NEWSWIRE on Coast Guard Notice on Safety Management Systems for Passenger Vessels Before JUNE 1 DEADLINE T hedeadlinetocommentontheToassistmembersincommentingtotheThewebinarcoveredSMSingeneral,the CoastGuardsAdvanceNoticeofdocket,PVAheldawebinaronApril6,currentCoastGuardNotice,questions ProposedRulemaking(ANPRM)2021. PresentersincludedTeamLeadsonbeing asked by the Coast Guard, and PVAs addressingSafetyManagementSystemstheWorkingGroupformedbymembersFlagship SMS. (SMS) on domestic passenger vessels is fastof the PVA Regulatory Committee and the approaching. TheCoastGuardissuedthePVA Safety & Security Committee as well asThe Working Group developed a template ANPRM in the Federal Register on Januaryrepresentatives from the Coast Guard.Thethatmemberscanusewhencommenting 15,2021,andsolicitedinputfromthewebinar can be viewed using the below linkto the SMS ANPRM Docket. The template industry on the scope, costs, benefi ts, andand passcode h4.r$&RHcontains three elements: challenges to implementing a SMS for the domesticpassengervesselfl Originally,https://zoom.us/rec/share/ 1. A description of your company andeet.the comment period was to end on AprilZVqWs9Y1M7teo35EtW10fBPO7JWD- operations 15, 2021, but PVA successfully sought anb3g-tgQ-J-gav0bG_xkjxKx8runjJgkn-extension of the comment 45 days to June6FeJ.WGde1T0pmEtFePjd?start- 2.SupportforthePVAsstrategic 1, 2021.Time=1617732243000recommendations3.Commentstospecifi cquestions askedbytheCoastGuardinthe ANPRM INNOVATIVE.Dave Anderson, co-lead of the SMS Capt. ANPRM working group, stated, Owner/UNIQUE.ALL AMERICAN MARINE operatorinputwillbecriticalonseveral questionsposedbytheCoastGuard.Membersneednotanswereveryquestion PROVEN. asked by the Coast Guard.is for membersThe most important thing tocommenttothedocket,addedCapt. RichardPaine,theworkinggroupsother co-lead.PVA has submitted comments to the docket, and they can be viewed here. All comments to the docket can be viewed by going to the Federal Register link below:https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-01058/safety-management-systems-for-domestic-passenger-vesselsIf you have any questions about the ANPRM, PVAs Flagship SMS, or how to comment, ALLAMERICANMARINE.com pleasecontactPVA'sEricChristensenat Bellingham, WA | 360.647.7602 echristensen@passengervessel.com Sales@allamericanmarine.comPictured: Orca I - The first of two 78 Passenger Tour Vessels for Great Western AttractionsNEWSWIRE 30 FOGHORN"