摘要: |
The passenger vessel industry is beginning to wind down its season with operators starting to plan maintenance, evaluate future employee needs, prepare next year's budgets, and begin to create new marketing plans. This is also time for company owners, like me, to look back over the past year and identify trends that will affect the future of my passenger vessel business. As a licensed mariner, I admit that I often look past the balance sheet to try to identify things that relate to the safety of my passengers and crew. In talking with other passenger vessel operators this fall, I discovered that an alarming trend has developed. These operators have witnessed an increase in what we call "rail jumpers." This is when a passenger chooses to jump from a vessel that is underway. |