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PASSENGER VESSEL MARKETS risk-management practices and a commitment to safety,” vessels can cause the Coast Guard to take enforcement ac-

Bernstein said. “Ferry operators focus on implementing tion, as it did in a couple of recent instances. This can organization-wide training programs and best practices be disruptive to operations and may even make customers that aim to prevent accidents before they occur.” think twice about riding our members’ vessels.” And, in

Bernstein told MarineNews in December that PVA is this regard, the nation’s passenger vessel industry is one of developing a safety management system called Flagship. the most highly regulated to begin with.

“It’s a framework around which we can structure our cur- The impact of marijuana legalization in some states on rent processes and procedures. It provides a focal point to crews has yet to be fully realized. “Our crews must commit direct our attention to preventative maintenance and con- to a drug-free workplace and also to drug-free off time,” tinuous improvement. My company has been beta testing she said. “PVA has worked hard to reduce the mandatory, the new Flagship program, and we’ve found it to be of random drug-testing rate from 50 percent to 25 percent, immediate bene