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For its part, the Marine Response Alliance was formed in 1994 with the guiding principal (among others) of bringing member owned equip- ment and top emergency responders to offer OPA 90 Salvage Marine Fire Fighting services. Malen explains, ?That is all that the MRA does; we live and breathe OPA 90. It is a bo- nus for us at TITAN as we are a global Lloyd?s listed super salvor and we can then offer our owner operators access to our services on a global basis with of ces/depots in the UK, Singapore, Australia, and the largest Salvage de- pot in North America.? The long awaited Non-tank Vessel Response Plan (NTVRP) regulations are (almost) here. Who you turn to for compliance is your business. On 30 January of next year, it will also be the business of the United States Coast Guard. For domestic operators ? a key audience of MarineNews ? the rules come at a collective cost of more than $100 million. Those entities providing response services will be the initial bene ciaries of at least some of that money, but in the long run, the environment will be the real winner. That?s a goal everyone ? regulators, re- sponders and nontank operators ? can embrace.Download complete catalog www.aluminumandstainless.com Building an aluminum boat? Aluminum and Stainless, Inc. has all the metal.MARINE ALUMINUM5086 50835052 60615456Plate ? Sheet ? Rod ? BarPipe ? Tube ? Shapes Weld Wire ? Fittings STAINLESS STEEL 304L 316L 303 17-4BOAT SHAFTS 17-4 condition H1150Two locations: Lafayette, LA 800-252-9074New Orleans, LA 800-562-9022Aluminum and Stainless, Inc. Marine metals specialists since 1969.Lafayette New Orleans ?I think that we have been prepared for a long time for the actual vol-ume of business. The MRA has been listed in NON TANK VRPs for the past 20 years and it is just that now the USCG is actually enforcing this regulation and making non tank operators have a contracted Funding Agreement in place. This will mean more paperwork for everyone, the owner/operator, the QI, the SMFF and especially the USCG.? ? Lindsay Malen, Director of Business Development at TITAN Salvage and the Marine Response Alliance (MRA) Joseph Farrell, Jr., President & CEO, RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. www.marinelink.com MN Dec2013 Layout 32-49.indd 39MN Dec2013 Layout 32-49.indd 3911/25/2013 12:50:23 PM11/25/2013 12:50:23 PM