Professional BoatBuilder - February-March 2018

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one-third of our committees can be made

up of a single category, e.g., manufactur-

ers, surveyors, and even government.  is

rule penetrates all aspects of ABYC’s busi-

ness. We all strive to create balanced

groups that participate in ABYC’s work—

from the project technical committees

that create the standards to the executive

board that watches over the health of the

organization.  ose under the impression

that we are dominated by manufacturers

need only volunteer to participate to see

how we work.

Having said all this, Greg has made

some good points that my sta and I have

taken to heart. While it’s always possible

to do a better job, we are proud of the

work we do and the e ort we put forth,

making it di cult at times to hear mem-

bers say they are dissatis ed. To improve

this aspect of the way ABYC works, I’m

soliciting PBB readers’ input on this sub-

ject. What do you think, and how can we

be better at what we do? You can reach me

directly at [email protected] or 410–

990–4460 x117 or my cell at 443–995–

5072. In closing, I’d like to say again that
      we appreciate and act on any and all feed-
      back to the extent possible. If our pro-
      grams are not serving the needs of our
      customers, then what is the point? I enjoy
      talking to any of our members or non-
      members who have questions or criticism
      about the ABYC. Our goal is to equip you
      with some of what you need to make
      boating safer, more reliable, and ulti-
      mately the most enjoyable recreational
      experience a person can have.
      John Adey
      President, ABYC
      Annapolis, Maryland

To the Editor:

I o er my compliments to your publi-

cation; however, I was disappointed by

the Parting Shot in the December/Janu-

ary issue. I feel that Mr. Group was given

free rein to attack ABYC. I have been an

ABYC member for almost  ve years now

and have nothing but good things to say

about the organization, especially the

education department. I have been a sys-

tem integrator/technician for more than

30 years and attended countless technical

training classes. ABYC rates very well. No

one organization can educate people the

Relationships:  e last point is our

relationships with the industry and all its

parts and components. As I said, ABYC

enlists the help of a third party in deter-

mining how our standards are developed

and who has a say at the table.  e Amer-

ican National Standards Institute requires

that one entity cannot dominate the pro-

cess. ABYC’s rule is that no more than

professional organizations and requiring

continuing education units (CEUs) was to

make the opportunities free or as inexpen-

sive as possible. We have a Web platform

and are gathering content. We are striving

to make ABYC your source for CEUs no

matter what organization you are part of.

We have been continuously adding con-

tent you can  nd on our website.

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