February 15, 2021 By Waterways Journal
Jeremy Dyer.
Jeremy Dyer has joined the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau as operations manager; he will be the primary staff resource for the TPO customer base on the Lower Mississippi River, Gulf Coast and East Coast, and will work alongside Caleb King, focusing on the coordination of audits and surveys while working to support TPO customers with CG-835V/Marine Casualty concerns and related TPO activities.
Dyer has more than 21 years of marine-industry experience in both the private sector and the U.S. Coast Guard. He previously worked as a Subchapter M lead auditor and consultant with Halter Consulting Inc. Prior to that, he was the director of compliance for the River Division of Marquette Transportation Company LLC. There, his responsibilities included Subchapter M implementation; development, implementation and maintenance of an ISM compliant safety management system; an
January 29, 2021 By David Murray
On January 26, after “a year of deep listening and robust member dialogue,” The American Waterways Operators published revisions to its Responsible Carrier Program. The new RCP incorporates recommendations approved by the RCP Standards Board that make it easier for AWO’s members to meet the membership requirement to maintain third party audited compliance with a safety management system (SMS). The changes were announced in an email to AWO members by Brian Bailey, director-safety and environmental stewardship.
The changes published by AWO include the following:
• AWO members may use any safety management system that meets the minimum requirements of 46 CFR Part 138 to meet AWO’s SMS membership requirement and secure certification as a Responsible Carrier;