b'PVA member, in recognition for demonstrat- PASSENGER VESSEL FOUNDATION TheFoundationspurposetoinsurethat ing, enhancing, or contributing to the overallThe Passenger Vessel Foundation was found- the passenger vessel industry continues with safety of their organization and the passengered in 1994 by leaders of the passenger vesselitsdedicationtofurtheringeducationand vessel industry. industry. The founders were Alan Bernstein,development of safety resources. In addition BB Riverboats, Inc.; the late William Dow,to the annual safety awards, the Foundation The Roger Murphy award can span an indi- New Orleans Steamboat Company; the latealso provides grants for interested individuals viduals efforts over more than one year. JerryFaber,JungleQueen,Inc.;thelateto pursue their merchant mariner credential.Roger Murphy, Blue and Gold Fleet; MattForquestionsabouteitheraward,contact Nichols, Nichols Brothers Boat Builders; andPVAs Eric Christensen at 703-853-0003 or Terry Wirginis, Gateway Clipper Fleet. echristensen@passengervessel.com.CAPTAIN ELIZABETH GEDNEYCAPTAIN ELIZABETH GEDNEYPASSENGER VESSEL SAFETY AWARDThisawardisnamedinhonorofCaptain Elizabeth Beth Gedney, who was PVAs di-rector of safety, security, and risk management formanyyears.Itispresentedannuallyto recognize actions by PVA vessel members and their employees through safety training, sea-manship, and dedication to the best standards of the passenger vessel industry that have re-sulted in a significant, positive outcome. More simply, actions taken in response to a crisis or emergency, resulting in a substantial, and pos-sibly life-saving, impact (i.e. man overboard, distressed vessel/person rescue, etc.).The Beth Gedney award recognizes the ac-complishments of individuals or crews over thecourseofthepreviousyear.For2023, the events recognized will have taken place between Dec. 1, 2021 and Nov. 30, 2022.HOW AND WHEN TO APPLYNominations for both safety awards are due byNov.30,andcanbesubmittedatthe PassengerVesselFoundationwebsite.Win-ners will be selected by the PVA Safety and SecurityCommittee,andawardswillbe presented at the PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends 2023 in Long Beach, Calif.As in years past, the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been invited to provide the open-ing keynote address at the annual convention and the Passenger Vessel Foundation awards will be given just prior to those remarks. 29 OCTOBER 2022'