ADVOCACY : DELIVERING RESULTS ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU
■ Secured legislation suspending user fees for TSMS-option vessels , saving members $ 1,030 per vessel per year .
■ Secured OSHA confirmation of Coast Guard jurisdiction over working conditions of mariners on inspected towing vessels .
■ Worked with coalition partners to pass legislation that tightens the Jones Act waiver process by eliminating blanket waivers and requiring national defense determinations to be made by the President .
■ Prevented movement of anti-Jones Act legislation in the face of intense , sustained pressure due to natural disasters and Russian war on Ukraine .
■ Engaged with Congress and the Administration to support the domestic maritime industry ’ s leading role in offshore wind development and prevent unwarranted calls to breach the Jones Act .
■ Led introduction and passage of pro-Jones Act resolutions in Alabama , Tennessee , and Virginia .
■ Secured legislation authorizing reduced engine room crewing on ATBs with automated engine rooms .
4 THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS