g src=”/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pss-miami.jpg” alt=”PSS Miami” width=”200″ height=”256″ style=”margin: 5px; float: left;” />The Passenger Ship Safety conference opened on Tuesday in Florida, bringing together safety and operations executives from the cruise lines along with class societies, key and potential vendors, and other stakeholders such as fire department personnel, the United States Coast Guard, the FBI and more.
The conference session followed a single track with an adjacent trade show. The first session of the day touched on Modernizing Safety: Tech and Regulatory Developments.
At MSC Cruises, the safety culture goes all the way to the top, according to Ryan Allain, vice president safety, security and environment for MSC Cruises USA.
On the MSC Divina’s last two port state inspections from the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the ship passed with flying colors: zero deficiencies.
The United States Coast Guard has evolved from checklist inspections of cruise ships, focusing on a holistic approach and on crew training and the all-important human factor, said Brad Schoenwald, senior marine inspector/ lead examiner for the Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise.
A fire prevention track followed, including speakers from Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line; before an afternoon of mass evacuation-related topics and cyber risk management. A full report will follow.
