United States Marine United States Marine Safety AssociationSafety Association

Members are experts in lifesaving system and equipment design , manufacture, service and use

A Resource for IASST Members

The US Marine Safety Association, A Safety Training Asset

Who Are We?Who Are We?

HistoryHistory

Founded in 1983 as U S Lifesaving Founded in 1983 as U S Lifesaving Equipment Manufacturers Equipment Manufacturers Association – USLMAAssociation – USLMA

Changed Name in 1987 to US Changed Name in 1987 to US Marine Safety Association – USMSAMarine Safety Association – USMSA

Hired Technical Directors in 1997Hired Technical Directors in 1997 Expanded Management Approach Expanded Management Approach

in 2002in 2002

Membership TypesMembership Types

ManufacturersManufacturers Secondary ManufacturersSecondary Manufacturers Service OrganizationsService Organizations Associate MembersAssociate Members SubscribersSubscribers IPSPC - Industry CouncilIPSPC - Industry Council IPSPC AffiliateIPSPC Affiliate ReciprocalReciprocal

USMSA MembersUSMSA Members

23 % Manufacturer Members23 % Manufacturer Members 49 % Service Organizations49 % Service Organizations 15 % Associate Members15 % Associate Members

– Training OrganizationsTraining Organizations– Manufacturers RepsManufacturers Reps– Class SocietiesClass Societies– Other businesses and OrganizationsOther businesses and Organizations

13 % IPSPC13 % IPSPC 10 Honorary Members10 Honorary Members 10 Cooperating or Reciprocating Organizations10 Cooperating or Reciprocating Organizations 12 Countries represented12 Countries represented

Liferaft Liferaft

Lifeboat & Rescue Lifeboat & Rescue BoatBoat

Pyrotechnics Pyrotechnics

Safety & Survival Safety & Survival ElectronicsElectronics

Immersion Suit & Life Immersion Suit & Life JacketJacket

Equipment ServicingEquipment Servicing

PPhotoluminescenthotoluminescent Safety Safety SignageSignage

Fire ProtectionFire Protection

TrainingTraining

Recreational BoatingRecreational Boating

Reciprocating Reciprocating AssociationsAssociations

American Nautical Instrument Trade American Nautical Instrument Trade AssociationAssociation

Canadian Liferaft AssociationCanadian Liferaft Association International Lifesaving Appliance International Lifesaving Appliance

Manufacturers AssociationManufacturers Association Inflatable Safety and Survival Inflatable Safety and Survival

Equipment Trade AssociationEquipment Trade Association National Marine Manufacturers National Marine Manufacturers

AssociationAssociation (IASST ????)

Cooperating Cooperating OrganizationsOrganizations

American Boat and Yacht CouncilAmerican Boat and Yacht Council Boat US FoundationBoat US Foundation International Association for International Association for

Safety and Survival TrainingSafety and Survival Training Marine Safety FoundationMarine Safety Foundation Radio Technical Commission for Radio Technical Commission for

the Maritime Servicesthe Maritime Services U S SailingU S Sailing

MEMBER SERVICESMEMBER SERVICES Commutations on Technical Development Commutations on Technical Development Technical SupportTechnical Support Technical Committees to address common Technical Committees to address common

problemsproblems Input to National and International Input to National and International

Regulatory Development Regulatory Development ISO Participation ISO Participation IMO ParticipationIMO Participation USMSA Web SiteUSMSA Web Site Liaison with Government Agencies and Liaison with Government Agencies and

other Maritime Organizations other Maritime Organizations

Member Member CommunicationsCommunications E-BlastsE-Blasts

– General or TargetedGeneral or Targeted– Scheduled or As NeededScheduled or As Needed

Web Site www.usmsa.orgWeb Site www.usmsa.org NewslettersNewsletters MailingsMailings Blast FaxBlast Fax

Technical CommitteesTechnical Committees

Provide a forum to address issues of Provide a forum to address issues of importance to the industryimportance to the industry

Act as venue for exchange of information Act as venue for exchange of information and ideas with larger communityand ideas with larger community

Function as e-mail news group and Function as e-mail news group and convene meetings as necessary to convene meetings as necessary to address issuesaddress issues

Generate comments and positions on Generate comments and positions on regulatory and standards issuesregulatory and standards issues

Technical CommitteesTechnical Committees

LIFERAFT COMMITTEELIFERAFT COMMITTEE TRAINING COMMITTEETRAINING COMMITTEE PYROTECHNICS COMMITTEEPYROTECHNICS COMMITTEE EQUIPMENT SERVICING COMMITTEEEQUIPMENT SERVICING COMMITTEE FIRE PROTECTION COMMITTEEFIRE PROTECTION COMMITTEE LIFEBOAT & RESCUE BOAT COMMITTEELIFEBOAT & RESCUE BOAT COMMITTEE RECREATIONAL COMMITTEERECREATIONAL COMMITTEE IMMERSION SUIT COMMITTEE IMMERSION SUIT COMMITTEE PHOTOLUMINESCENT SAFETY PRODUCTS PHOTOLUMINESCENT SAFETY PRODUCTS

COUNCILCOUNCIL

Meetings & Meetings & ConferencesConferences Annual Meeting & Annual Meeting &

ConferenceConference Regional Regional

MeetingsMeetings Committee Committee

Meetings Meetings

2003 Annual Meeting2003 Annual Meeting

United States Marine Safety Association

Annual Meeting, Conference

&

20th Anniversary Gala!

September 18 –19, 2003Flamingo Hotel & Casino

Las Vegas, Nevada

2003 Regional 2003 Regional MeetingsMeetings November – Seattle, WashingtonNovember – Seattle, Washington

– Fish Expo NorthwestFish Expo Northwest

December – New Orleans, December – New Orleans, LouisianaLouisiana– International Workboat ShowInternational Workboat Show

Standards and Standards and RegulationsRegulations US Coast GuardUS Coast Guard International Air Transport AssociationInternational Air Transport Association US and Canada Dept. of TransportationUS and Canada Dept. of Transportation ISOISO Class SocietiesClass Societies IMOIMO IACSIACS European CommissionEuropean Commission

ISO ActivitiesISO Activities

TC – 8/SC-1 Marine Lifesaving & Fire TC – 8/SC-1 Marine Lifesaving & Fire ProtectionProtection– Formed 1995, USMSA first chairFormed 1995, USMSA first chair– WG 1 – Lifesaving AppliancesWG 1 – Lifesaving Appliances– WG 3- Fire ProtectionWG 3- Fire Protection

TC 188 Small CraftTC 188 Small Craft– Participate with Various Working Groups Participate with Various Working Groups – LiferaftsLiferafts– Life JacketsLife Jackets

Issues of Mutual Issues of Mutual InterestInterest ISO - Survival Craft Equipment ISO - Survival Craft Equipment

StandardsStandards– New Work ItemNew Work Item– Design and Performance RequirementsDesign and Performance Requirements– Maintenance and Periodic Inspection Maintenance and Periodic Inspection

GuidelinesGuidelines– All Equipment Required to be Carried All Equipment Required to be Carried

in Lifeboat, Liferaft, or Rescue Boatin Lifeboat, Liferaft, or Rescue Boat– Next Meeting – October, GenoaNext Meeting – October, Genoa

Issues of Mutual Issues of Mutual InterestInterest IATA - Lithium Battery ShippingIATA - Lithium Battery Shipping Maintaining QualityMaintaining Quality EquivalencyEquivalency Mutual Recognition – Mutual Recognition – June 17, 2003June 17, 2003 Approval by Flag States / Notified Approval by Flag States / Notified

Bodies / Class SocietiesBodies / Class Societies EC Marine Equipment DirectiveEC Marine Equipment Directive

Liferaft IssuesLiferaft Issues

ISO Standard for Recreational LiferaftsISO Standard for Recreational Liferafts Disposal of Expired PyrotechnicsDisposal of Expired Pyrotechnics Class Society Mutual Acceptance of Class Society Mutual Acceptance of

Liferaft Service FacilitiesLiferaft Service Facilities HazMat Transportation Exemptions & HazMat Transportation Exemptions &

InformationInformation– Compressed Gas Cylinder TransportationCompressed Gas Cylinder Transportation

IASST and USMSA IASST and USMSA PartnershipPartnership

IASST members gain use IASST members gain use experince from students experince from students

USMSA welcomes feedbackUSMSA welcomes feedback Suggestions welcome Suggestions welcome

Questions & Questions & CommentsComments