20
American Boat & Yacht Council •
the
Reference Point
• Summer 2013
feel it answers the needs of a large group of
both boaters and professionals alike.
Last, but certainly not least, we are
underway with the updates to four of
our ABYC industry certifications. As all
of our certified technicians are aware,
the certification is only valid for a five
year period. This is due to the fact that
over a five year period, technology shifts
dictate that new knowledge will be needed
to stay current and perform at a top tier
level. ABYC standards change too. Over
the last several years we have seen major
revisions to many of our ABYC standards
and even the addition of several new
standards. To that end, we will be working
with our certification partners, the National
Occupational
Competency
Testing
Institute (NOCTI) to revise our Electrical,
Marine Systems, Standards Knowledge
and Gasoline Engine certifications.
All of these certifications will have
completely new study guides to match.
The guides will be created using ABYC’s
new in-house publishing capabilities and
will more resemble a college-level text
book than the guides we’ve had available
historically. Expect to see this complete
line of new products roll out over the
summer months.
OFFICERS
Jack Hornor
,
Marine Survey & Design Co.
Chair of the Board
David Marlow
,
Brunswick Boat Group
Vice Chair
Craig Scholten
,
Rec Boat Holdings, LLC
Technical Chair of the Board
F. Steven Herb
,
Nelson Hesse, LLP
Treasurer
Larry Akins
,
Fireboy-Xintex, Inc.
Secretary
George Bellwoar
,
PERKO Inc.
Immediate Past Chair
Joseph Charles
,
Charles Industries,
Chair of the ABYC
Foundation Board
MEMBERS
Thom Dammrich
,
National Marine
Manufacturers Association
(NMMA)
Bill Drake
,
Actuant Electrical
George Gallup
,
Gallup Yacht Surveying
John M. Greviskis
,
Ship Shape Underwater
Services & Yacht Management
Ulrich Heinemann
,
International Marine
Certification Institute
Robert K. Johnson
,
Island Packet Yachts
Brian Kempf
,
New York State
Parks Recreation &
Historic Preservation
Fred Kolacki
,
Charles Industries
David Slobodien
,
Slobodien Law Firm PLLC
Dammrich
, President of
NMMA, and
Heinemann
with the National Marine
Certification Institute, are the
most recent board members,
with terms expiring in 2016.
Exiting as a board member
but remaining on ABYC’s
Technical Board is
Tom
Marhevko
, Vice President
of Engineering Standards
at NMMA.
“I am extremely proud to be a
part of this esteemed leadership
team. With Chairman Hornor
being the second marine
surveyor to head our board and
with broad representation from
the industry, boating safety has
excellent champions in ABYC,”
said
John Adey
, ABYC
President.
The American Boat & Yacht Council Appoints
Two New Board Members for the 2013-2014 Board of Directors
Listed by officers and then alphabetically by member, the slate is as follows:
Ed teaching a Marine Electrical Certification class at the Florida Keys Community College
