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Annual Engineering Compliance Seminar brings together industry experts

by National Marine Manufacturers Association 14 Dec 2024 08:23 PST
2024 Engineering Compliance Seminar © National Marine Manufacturers Association

Last week, NMMA hosted its 2024 Engineering Compliance Seminar in Louisville, Ky., providing a forum for marine engineers and industry experts to discuss compliance standards and issues impacting boatbuilders.

Over the course of three days, seminar attendees were presented with information on more than 30 recreational marine standards and engaged with presentations on topics such as Exporting to Canada, CE/ISO Certification, Record Retention Guidelines, Federal Regulation Review, and Environmental Initiatives.

In total, more than 120 boat brands from around the world were represented. The presentations, led by industry experts, were designed to help new marine engineers familiarize themselves with the standards, provide a refresher for returning attendees, highlight common inspection variations, and emphasize recent changes to the standards.

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