expo DAILY Bob Desautel, president and CEO of Global Seas and Nina Fisheries, gives the Pacific Marine Expo keynote address to a packed house on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2016.
SEATTLE | Friday Nov. 19, 2016
DAY 2
Industry seminars focus on safety
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afety 101 sessions continue Friday and Saturday next to the National Fisherman booth (755). In addition to these 20-minute breakout sessions on the show floor, two seminar sessions on Friday center on safety. Extinguish the Fire (1 p.m. on the concourse stage) covers fire suppression. At 3 p.m., representatives from McMurdo Marine and the Marine Exchange of Alaska will lead a discussion on new AIS applications for boats larger than 65 feet. — Jean Paul Vellotti
How is your crew using your data?
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odern satellite communications make it possible to download in 1 minute a 30-megabyte video file that once would have tied up the line for at least 15 minutes. But you still hear: “It’s not fast enough.” When Satcom providers at KVH Industries hear that from a customer, they analyze data usage. It’s not unusual to find fully half a vessel’s data demand is for non-operation use, said Steve Griffin, commercial sales manager for KVH. Operators need to identify their must-have data needs and use best management to keep within budget. They can work with service providers to find alternative ways to handle data, like cloud storage on vessels to carry video, and prepaid calling for crew members, Griffin suggested. — Kirk Moore
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