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SAFETY 
and we want to make sure GAO get 
the best information possible.
• Slips, trips, and falls assessment 
2022–2024 – By analyzing data 
on reportable accidents among 
passengers and crew, this standing 
working group under the Coast 
Guard/PVA Quality Partnership, 
strives to provide information to 
vessel owners and operators that 
will identify and mitigate the risk of 
slips, trips, and falls.
• Initiate Revision 6 of the PVA 
Alternative Security Program (ASP) 
– The PVA ASP requires updating 
to reflect new cybersecurity reg-
ulations coming into force in July 
2027. PVA was successful in getting 
the Coast Guard to accept industry 
specific ASPs to meet cybersecurity 
requirements. The working group 
will seek to maximize the flexibility 
in the cybersecurity regulations to 
minimize the burden on members.
• Improve and promote the use  
of the Streamlined Inspection 
Program and PVA’s Flagship Safety 
Management System –  
As Coast Guard resources become 
constrained by other priorities  
of the current administration,  
vessel operators need to look for 
opportunities to reduce the  
time the Coast Guard spends on 
physically inspecting their vessels.
• Near miss reporting has continued 
to evolve over the last few years and 
with the Maritime Administration 
and the Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics SafeMTS System now 
online, passenger vessel operators 
are expressing more interest.
INTERESTED IN  
JOINING A COMMITTEE?
PVA at its core is a member-driven 
association. The dozens of volunteers 
who serve on the PVA Board of Direc-
tors, as region chairs, and on the var-
ious committees within PVA make a 
positive impact not only within PVA, 
but also the entire domestic passenger 
vessel industry. As you can see above, 
there is more work to be done in the reg-
ulatory and safety and security realms. 
Members interested in joining either 
the Regulatory or Safety and Security 
Committees should reach out to me, 
Eric Christensen, on the PVA staff at 
echristensen@passengervessel.com, 
or one of the committee chairs listed 
in the PVA Membership Directory.
The PVA Regulatory and Safety and Security Committees met for a joint, in-person meeting at MariTrends 2026. 
PHOTO: SARAH FERRETTI

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