The American Boat & Yacht Council, ABYC, was created in 1954 as a non-profit organization to develop safety standards for the design, construction, equipage, repair and maintenance of boats of less than 150 feet. The mission of ABYC is to improve boating safety and reduce the
number of injuries and fatalities. As a consequence of the continuing success of this mission, ABYC has evolved into a viable alternative to mandatory government regulation of the marine industry. For more information click About ABYC.
What's New at ABYC
Adey becomes ABYC's next president
During their regular board session on March 27, 2012, the ABYC Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint John Adey as President of ABYC. After a three month interim period, John assumes the permanent position on April 2, 2012. "I am very much looking forward to working at ABYC in this capacity," says Adey. "This is an amazing opportunity and a responsibility that I don't take lightly, I am very pleased with our board's confidence in my abilities." John has been with ABYC since May of 2002 first as assistant technical director and most recently as Vice President and Technical Director.
ABYC Webinar — Introduction to Mercury Smartcraft — Wednesday, May 23, 2012—12:00 PM ET
Join the exclusive Mercury Marine webinar with Pete Chisholm, Product Safety Manager, that will improve your knowledge, marketability and competitive edge. This session will discuss networked instrumentation systems including basic system architecture, information layers and system installation recommendation. Also covered will be some basic installation issues known to cause operational problems. Click here to Register Online. |
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the Reference Point is a standards-based marine industry journal, published quarterly by the ABYC Foundation as a service for the ABYC members.
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