b'wasabsolutelyoutstanding.Negotiationstookplaceble safety improvements for their organization or the entire overthreeyears,andin2022,Canadaterminatedtheindustry, Lindquist said members have to remember that agreement with twelve months written notice. On Nov.PVA represents our industry. The association listens to its 2, 2023, the effective termination of the agreement meantmembers who have direct knowledge and understanding that Canadian waters would now be regulated under itsof situations that may be of concern. If you have issues, domestic regulations that in part provided for inspectionsLindquist continued, bring them up because thats what every 48 months.they [PVA] act on and thats the important part.In October 2023, an FCC Order was adopted that adjustedWithhiswife,LindquisttraveledtothePVAAnnual the inspection interval to match that of the Canadian do- Convention at MariTrends in Portland, Ore., in January mestic rules of 48 months. Following this, on Nov. 1, 2023,2024, to receive the award and enjoyed experiencing the the 9th U.S. Coast Guard District issued Marine Safety In- nationalmeeting.Itwasadifferentsituation,rather formation Bulletin 05-23 describing the means of cyclingthan being in a regional meeting, he said. It was pretty inspections to the new inspection interval of 48 months.eye-opening for me. His reaction to being awarded the Roger Murphy National Marine Safety Award was sim-Lindquists questions and efforts at PVA meetings sparkedply, Wow! Lindquist was thoroughly shocked and had the associations involvement in helping to update the anti- no clue that I was up for any award. I feel very honored. quated regulation. When asked what advice he would giveHe said that to be involved in the organization and to re-to others in the passenger vessel industry who may see possi- ceive the award was outstanding. YOUR PROPULSION EXPERTSmore flexibility more comfort more space Y\x1eu want s\x16\x15et\x13?SCHOTTEL EcoPeller SCORESYoure looking at it! Furunos award-winning Radar WITH COMPACT VERSIONgives you clarity & target separation like no one else. Dont take our word for it. See for yourself. Scan here, The German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL presents a space-saving CLE installationand well show you!variant of its proven EcoPeller (SRE). The space-optimized support structure, the omission of the gearbox and an integrated electric motor (LE-Drive) enable an extremely low overall height while maintaining low noise and vibration levels. This makes it ideally suitable for the passenger vessel sector.www.schottel.com41 NOVEMBER 2024240119_AZ_Foghorn_4.625x7Zoll.indd 1 19.01.24 10:57'