b'SAFETY MATTERSSAFETYEffectively ManagingOperational RestrictionsERIC CHRISTENSEN // PVA DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS & RISK MANAGEMENTA s we get into the operating year most operators schedule their happen in the spring, but springseason for many passenger U.S.CoastGuardinspections.There tends to be the time when wintervessels, this is the time of is no requirement that inspections maintenance and projects are com-pleted,andseasonalcrewsarecomingback to work. Some inspections gobetterthanothers,butoncethingisforcertain,no-sail835s,bydefini-tion,canhaveasignificantimpactonvesseloperations.Inmy10yearswithPVA,Ihavehadnumerouscallsfrommembersseekinghelpandresolution,often up against short operationaldeadlines.Mygoalinthisarticleistoprovide members with informationand insight that has been used suc-cessfullytoallowvesseloperationstocontinue despite outstanding CoastGuardrequirements.SECURITYByfarthegreatestnumberofcallsIhave received have been for securityissues where vessels have been shutdownbecauseofasecuritydeficiency.Vesselsrequiredtohavesecurityplansasper33CodeofFederalRegulations(CFR) Part 104 are those carryingmorethan150passengersorover100grossregisteredtons.Inthedomesticpassengervesselindustry,thatisves-selsinspectedunder46CFRsubchap-ter H or K. Vessels inspected under46CFRsubchapterTandoperatingdomesticallyarenotrequiredtohavesecurityplans.So,itstandstoreasonthatasubchapterKvesselwithsecu-ritydeficienciesshouldbeallowedtooperatewithaT-boatcapacityofnomorethan150passengerssincetheyare no greater security threat to theFOGHORN 28'