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Capt. Alan Bernstein

Alan Bernstein, owner of BB Riverboats in Cincinnati, is a licensed master and a former president of the Passenger Vessel Association. He can be reached at 859-292-2449 or [email protected].

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A Coast Guard inspector examines a life ring and its attached floating water light aboard a passenger vessel during an in-service inspection. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Corey Parish.

Inspecting the inspectors

The Passenger Vessel Association is urging federal regulators to ease costly and outdated rules affecting U.S. passenger vessel operators. BB Riverboats photo.

PVA urges Trump administration to ease maritime industry regulations

On Jan. 17, the Coast Guard published a final rule, Cybersecurity in the marine transportation system, in the Federal Register. This final rule is effective on July 16 for all U.S.-flagged vessels, Outer Continental Shelf facilities, and facilities subject to Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. Shutterstock image.

Coast Guard cyber overreach

The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with local, state, and federal partners, took part in an active shooter drill aboard the Washington State Ferries vessel Kittitas in Puget Sound on Sept. 23, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Michael Clark.

Drill once, drill twice, then drill again

A set of buoys sits on the pier at U.S. Coast Guard Base Boston, waiting to be transferred for cleaning and repair. Coast Guard photo by Ryan L. Noel.

Navigation anxiety on our waterways

It is often difficult for passenger vessel workers to accumulate the service hours needed to become a licensed mariner. Shutterstock photo.

Sea-time rules hinder licensing

The River Queen riverboat passes by the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home of the Reds. Shutterstock photo.

Mariners urge balance between reform and Coast Guard support

A tugboat escorts a containership in the Port of Oakland, California. Shutterstock photo.

California harbor craft face daunting emissions rules

America’s River Roots (Formerly called Tall Stacks) is scheduled for Oct. 8-12, 2025, in Cincinnati. America’s River Roots photo.

Celebrating our inland rivers heritage

The Belle of Cincinnati. BB Riverboats photo.

Drills are an essential part of our lives