NC Marine Trade Association
This long and complicated issue is close to final
ruling. The boating industry, especially NMMA’s environmental committee, has
been working on wording that hopefully mitigates some of the adverse impacts and
illogical components of the proposed EPA rules. You can view this set of topics
and the actual NMMA requests: Click
HERE
North
Carolina Commissioner of Labor, Harry Payne, will moderate a session at the EXPO
entitled “OSHA Issues For the Marine Trades and Non-English Speaking
Employee Considerations”. Commissioner Payne’s panel will address State
vs. Federal jurisdiction, inspection priorities, ergonomic rulings, inspections
and best management safety practices for non-English speaking employees. These
state and national issues are of key importance to all marine businesses. The
seminar is Friday, November 10th at 1:30 PM. If you can’t get an
answer to your OSHA and safety questions at this seminar, you can’t get an
answer. To register for the seminar, go to this website address: Click
Here
The DENR Division of Water Quality Planning Branch
was successful in placing the controversial 10-Slip “Marina” Rule for ORW
waters into State Statute. It provides that “the only type of
new or expanded marina that shall be allowed shall be those marinas located in
upland basin areas, or those with less than 10 slips, having no boats over 21
feet in length and no boats with heads”. The word “marina” is in quotes
because marinas are defined across NC as facilities having more than 10 slips.
This rule, now found in the Statues under section 15A NCAC 02B .0225 can
be viewed HERE. This site information also provides the locations of the
ORW sites. The ruling, its finalization, and the speed that it went through the
State’s Administrative Procedures Act has amazed both marina representatives
and costal regulators.
Take a tour of Hatteras Yachts. Come see how this world-renowned yacht builder puts it all together, from initial skeleton to interior finishing touches. To be included, you must register by Friday, the 3rd of November.
Or visit Tryon
Palace, former home of the British Royal Governor William Tryon.
Constructed between 1767 and 1770, this was the meeting place for the colonial
assembly, as well as a residence for William Tryon and his successor British
Royal Governor Josiah Martin. With the Revolutionary War, the palace became a
meeting place for the General Assembly and home to governors of the new state.
The tour includes a two-day pass to Tryon Palace and several other historic
sites
The State Department of Transportation will be
digitizing our Coastal Boating Guide for 2001 and this means a short
delay getting them into production – estimated to be in February or March of
2001. There are still plenty of
2000 Guides, but coastal marine businesses should order needed supplies from DOT
to accommodate this new arrival date for the 2001. You can get information from
the www.www.NCWaterways.com
web for from the DOT toll-free number: 877-DOT-4YOU.
On Thursday, November 9th at 11:30 AM in the
Sheraton, both the North Carolina Marine Trade Association and the South
Carolina Marine Association will have luncheons for their respective members and
potential members. At our NCMTA luncheon, we will be talking about national
promotional efforts on behalf of border-to-border boating services, boating
tourism and boat sales opportunities.
Following the Thursday, November 9th Forums, the EXPO 2000 will offer a full industry reception and dinner. Attend this combined reception and dinner and hear from Mike Sciulla, the editor and associate publisher of Boat/U.S. Magazine. Best of all, attend for the affordable cost of $15.00 – thanks to the generosity of our sponsors:
Hatteras Yachts, Reichhold Chemicals, Wilmington
Industrial Development, and the SBTDC as Great Blue
Heron
sponsors; Carolina Power and Light, North
Carolina Department of Commerce, North
Carolina's Northeast Partnership, Global
TransPark Development Commission Partnership and
NC EAST as
Snowy
Egret
sponsors;
and Marina Power & Lighting, Grady-White Boats,
Rampage Yachts, Craven County, Carteret
County EDC ,
and Wade S. Dunbar Agency as Osprey
sponsors.
The less-than-oppressive annual membership fee of
$25.00 will even go further this year. It gets you a cost break at the NC/SC
MarineEXPO as well as providing you with 12 months of this newsletter. JOIN
NOW. Go to the form, copy the application form and send it and $25.00 to
Wendy Larimer in at the UNCW-Wilmington address. Do it even if you aren’t
attending MarineEXPO.
The
Coastal Resources Commission, in its September 29th meeting in New
Bern, agreed to a set of three requests favored by coastal urban waterfront
communities. The Commission voted in favor of the following: 1). A property
owner could add additional floors to an existing enclosed building, as long as
the addition did not increase the structure's original footprint. 2). Decks
could have roofs, as long as the decks were a single story and did not have any
kind of walls. The Commission voted against the following proposal: “Structures
could not degrade critical habitat areas, as defined by the state Marine
Fisheries Commission” because they did not have a definition they could agree
on. (Follow through the CAMA website background: http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/Current%20Issues/urban_waterfronts_rule.htm.)
On Thursday, November 9th, at 4:30 PM in the Sheraton, two marine industry forums will be underway for purpose of discussing and refining issues that need additional attention, understanding and appreciation from state regulators, legislators, and litigators.
The Boat Building Forum will have involvement
from participants including Hatteras Yachts, Grady-White Boats, Bennett Brothers
Yachts, Mann Custom Boats, Parker Marine, Jones Brothers Boats, World Class
Cats, C-Hawk Boats, Davis Boatworks, Albemarle Boats, Regulator Marine, Rampage,
and Fountain Power Boats and many other businesses. Attend and participate.
In the first half of the Marina and Boatyard Forum
a guest speaker will focus on innovative means to provide better service and
gain more customers. Customers must consistently pay more to cover increasing
costs of running a marina/boatyard, but what more are they getting for their
money? In the second half of the forum, the floor will be open for questions and
comments on other issues that are affecting this industry, with Nancy Schilling
of SCMA and Wendy Larimer of NCMTA moderating.
Controlling
the costs for workers compensation has been an ongoing and elusive quest for
marine business owners for years, and is becoming a substantial component in the
cash flow of small to midsize businesses. Learn how to assess your needs and get
what you need, affordably. This seminar is on Friday, November 10th at 1:30 PM,
and will be provided by Stacy Munroe – Danehy, a Sr. Underwriter for AIG / New
Hampshire, Charles Skinner – Wade S. Dunbar Agency, and a representative from
BB&T – Beam, Cooper, Gainey Insurance.
Desirable benefit packages are one of the best employee incentives available to your company. Learn about Simple IRA plans, Simple 401(k), SEP, Profit Sharing and other plans. Panel will review traditional and ancillary benefit options as well as factors to consider in adopting various plans. This Friday, 10:30 AM seminar will be provided by Bryan Cash - Hodges Insurance Agency and James W. Shearin of Morgan Stanley Dean Whitter & Co.
Sponsorship participation has reduced the cost for our MarineEXPO seminar participants to a new low. You can attend all seminars for $30 (NCMTA members), the luncheon for $10, and the Industry Reception and Dinner for $15. Unbeatable!
To date (your company can still participate - Click Here)
Great Blue Heron sponsors are: Hatteras Yachts, Reichhold Chemicals, Wilmington Industrial Development, and the SBTDC.
Snowy Egret sponsors are: Carolina Power and Light, North Carolina Department of Commerce, North Carolina's Northeast Partnership, Global TransPark Development Commission Partnership and NC EAST
Osprey sponsors are: Marina Power & Lighting, Grady-White Boats, Rampage Yachts, Craven County, Carteret County EDC , and Wade S. Dunbar Agency
See web page: Sponsors
