b'REGULATORY REPORT:REGULATORY Partners in EducationPETER LAURIDSEN // PVAREGULATORY AFFAIRS CONSULTANTF or about two decades, plus or minusour members. As an association, our goal wastraining new inspectors during the pandemic a year or two, PVA has been includedto describe the partnership between the Coastandthecessationofin-personcontact,it inthetrainingofnewU.S.CoastGuard and the industry and how that mutualtransitioned to self-paced study for students Guard marine inspectors as invited industryrespectprovidedforasaferandstrongerat their assigned unit. guest presenters at the Coast Guard Trainingalliance for safety of life and property. Center in Yorktown, Va. Withtheadventofvaccines,therapeutic medicines,andtheadvanceofCOVID-19 At the end of the small passenger segmentThis ability totreatments we sought out the Marine Safety of the course, PVA sought to introduce thepresent andSchool Chief to see when in-person training students to our industry. With representativeswould resume. We were told that the basic fromfamilybusinessesandcorporateandinteract was also amarineinspectortrainingwouldremaina government owners/operators, we acquainted themwiththevarietyofmanagement,learning experienceself-paced study at the trainees fi rst assigned broad designs, and technology of passenger- for our members. marine safety unit.carrying vessels and the types of services thatAspartofthediscussion,wealsooff ered makeupthefl theywillmeetintheireetafuturePVAroleatthemoreadvanced new assignments. training courses of journeyman and chief of COVID-19endedtheopportunitytoinspection courses that are expected to resume WealsodescribedtheroleofthePVAinparticipateinperson-to-persontraining.asin-persontraining.Wehavecontinued advocacy, training, and the empowering ofDuringtheCoastGuardsadaptationtotoadvancetheideaofaroleforPVAat Clean, Quiet, ProvenElectric and Hybrid PropulsionKeeping our waterways clean is importantto the health and survival of our planet.BAE Systems is leading the way with clean, quiet alternative propulsion systems, helping passenger vessels get to zero emissions.gettozero.comREGULATORY REPORT 32 FOGHORN'