Who Decides What Makes a Boat Safe?

About this episode

The episode discusses how boating safety standards are developed and implemented, featuring insights from industry experts.

Host Kristina Hebert sits down at the American Boating Congress in Washington, D.C., with Shannon Aronson, John Adey, and Brian Goodwin of the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) and Robert Newsome of the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) to explore how boating safety standards are developed, updated, and implemented across the industry. Kristina and her guests explain ABYC’s role as an ANSI-accredited nonprofit standards organization, the importance of its volunteer techn...

People in this episode

Host: Kristina Hebert

Guests: Shannon Aronson, John Adey, Brian Goodwin, Robert Newsome

Topics covered

• boating safety
• industry standards
• nonprofit organizations
• ANSI accreditation
• boating regulations

Keywords

• boating safety
• standards development
• ABYC
• NMMA
• safety regulations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Boat & Yacht Council, National Marine Manufacturers Association

Places: Washington, D.C.

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