This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here July 7, 2021 .NMLEA NEWS 2021 Maritime Risk Symposium Announces Student Research Poster Competition For the last decade, a Maritime Risk Symposium is held each year as an annual three-day conference in which government and maritime industry leaders, port representatives, researchers, and solution providers convene to examine current and emerging threats to maritime security. This year, the Symposium will be hosted by the University of Houston from November 2nd to the 4th, and the NMLEA’s Executive Director will Chair one of the panel discussions. Also announced at the Symposium is a Student Research Poster Competition prior to the November 2-4, 2021 conference. This is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate-level students to contribute to the field of maritime risk, gain professional recognition, and build a network of like-minded students, colleagues, and mentors. The Symposium Leadership Team invites students to submit posters of their research in one of six topics areas: Decarbonization and Transition to Green Technologies Autonomous Vessels and Systems Maritime Cybersecurity Security and Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chain Arctic Maritime The Human Element (the area the NMLEA is focused on) While these topics reflect the agenda for the Maritime Risk Symposium, the contest will consider submissions that focus in other areas of Maritime Risk. For more information on the Student Research Poster Competition, the evaluation criteria, the format, and the administrative procedures, go to this link: https://www.maritimerisksymposium.org/student-poster-competition, or contact us at the NMLEA for more information (info@nmlea.org) “This is a great opportunity for stakeholders and key decision makers from around the country in the maritime sector can see what great research projects are going on,” said the NMLEA’s Executive Director, Mark DuPont. “This is a chance to showcase how the future is being shaped and challenges are being met by the smartest minds from the greatest institutions in the world – and I can’t wait to see it!” Conversations that Matter: Law Enforcement and Public Safety Challenges In partnership with Interact Performance Systems, (a national training leader since 1981 in interpersonal skills, conflict management, team building, leadership and coaching,) the NMLEA is hosting a webinar/podcast series, titled “Conversations that Matter.” In the first segments, Mark DuPont, Executive Director of the National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy and "Chief Navigator" for Interact Performance Systems, hosts a panel of professionals in a two-part virtual roundtable discussion/podcast to provide some perspective and insight into some of challenges we face today. Mike Wallace, the training sergeant from the Leon County Sheriff's Office in Tallahassee, Florida, will talk about the issues from the police side of the discussion; Pastor Josh Blakesley, the founder of the Welcome Project PA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will talk about it from a marginalized group perspective; and Dr. Mackenzie Price in Washington, DC, will discuss the linguistic/sociolinguistic considerations and applications. In Part 2 of the discussion, the panel put together some recommendations that we can all learn from and apply. The podcast video and audio tracks are available on the NMLEA website under “Webinars and Podcasts,” and also on the Interact website (www.interactperformance.com). 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The new law this year applies to “operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in length,” who will now be “required to use an engine cut-off switch (ECOS) and associated ECOS link (ECOSL).” The requirements are meant to prevent runaway vessels. READ MORE Boating safety experts urge education, life jacket use as new buyers spur increase in accidents Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The boating industry hadn't seen anything like it. As U.S. residents turned to the outdoors for recreation during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, boat sales rose 12% and builders scurried to fill a backlog of tens of thousands of new orders, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. The surge resulted in 415,000 first-time boat buyers, a 35% year-over-year increase, according to Info-Link. READ MORE Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department rescue pilots after cargo plane crashes off Hawaii Military.com A cargo plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii early Friday, and both people on board were rescued. The pilots of Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were trying to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. READ MORE Innovations in maritime navigation software Ship Technology Electronic navigation (e-navigation) solution provider NAVTOR pioneered Pay As You Sail (PAYS) in 2011, shortly before the International Maritime Organisation’s Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) mandate kick-started the shipping industry’s transition to digital navigation. Widely used today, the solution helped to remove deficiencies in voyage planning by making all charts free of charge. NAVTOR’s vessel tracking technology monitors the ship’s path and charges only for cells that the vessel enters during its voyage. READ MORE China might break international law to dominate South China Sea Business Standard China's designs to dominate the South China Sea might involve breaking international law of the seas in the region. The call for readiness for "people's war at sea" last year by China's Defense Minister, General Chang Wanquan is a case in point. James Holmes, writing in The National Interest said that the purpose of such a campaign was to "safeguard sovereignty" after an adverse ruling from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. 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