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tinuing their legacy RCP auditing role. The certifi cate represents about 2 ½


years of work and paves the way for the mid- coast Maine company to earn Certifi cates of Inspection for their vessels under Subchap- ter M. Subchapter M authorizes towing vessels to be inspected under a traditional Coast Guard inspection regime or through a third-party organization (TPO). The TPO option allows companies to take more own- ership of their regulatory compliance using a company led management system with reduced Coast Guard oversight. Penobscot Bay’s co-owner, Captain


On December 19, Penobscot Bay Trac-


tor Tug Company received an early Christ- mas gift - a Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) Certifi cate issued by the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB), a Subchapter M milestone. The achievement makes the towing and ship assist company the fi rst in New England to be issued a TSMS certifi cate by TVIB and among the fi rst in the country to get the certifi cate. The TSMS certifi cate is the key regulatory document


Penobscot Marine Museum Acquires Kosti Ruohomaa Photo Collection (SEARSPORT) The archive of negatives, contact sheets, and prints of Rockland, Maine photographer, Kosti Ruohomaa, have come home to Maine as the newest addition to the photography holdings of the Penobscot Marine Museum. The collection was recently donated to the PMM by Black Star of New York, Ruohomaa’s photog- raphy agency, and consists of thousands of medium and large format negatives, 35 mm negatives and slides, as well as contact sheets and vintage prints. During the age of the photo magazine,


Kosti was a rock star in the photography world. His photographs graced the cover of Life Magazine numerous times. Other major magazines such as Look, National Geo- graphic, and Life used his photos regularly. He moved to Dodge Mountain in Rockland at the age of 13, where his family had a blueberry farm. He discovered his love for photography in the 1930s while working as a cartoonist for Disney. During the 1940s and 50s, his career blossomed. While he photo- graphed around the world, Maine was his favorite subject, both the people and land. He died prematurely in 1961 at the age of 47.


Kosti was a storyteller with a camera.


used to chronical compliance with a safety management system detailed in 46 CFR Subchapter M. TVIB has a long-standing partnership with the American Waterways Operators, and has established standards for AWO’s signature Responsible Carrier Program’s (RCP) auditing system and trained most of the RCP auditors. As a Coast Guard recognized TPO, TVIB is authorized to oversee TSMS certifi cation, surveys and auditing for towing vessels as well as con-


Kosti Comes Home


He captured the spirit and culture of Maine through its people and landscape like few other photographers have ever done. How- ard Chapnick, who headed the Black Star photo agency for which Ruohomaa shot many of his images, once said, “The word [‘artist’] is thrown around with gay abandon in photography: ‘This picture looks like a Rembrandt, this one like a Renoir.’ Kosti’s photographs do not have to be compared to the work of painters. A Ruohomaa picture looks like a Ruohomaa!” His work has been the subject of exhibits at the Farnsworth and the Maine State museum. A biography, Kosti Ruohomaa: The Photograher Poet, by Deanna Bonner-Ganter was published by Downeast Books in 2016 and a portfolio of his work, Night Train at Wiscasset Station by Lew Dietz came out in 1977. His photo- graphs are iconic and familiar, especially in Maine.


The Kosti collection is a remarkable re-


source on several levels. While his published work is fairly well known, it represents less than 10% of the photographs he made. The rest of his photographs have never been seen by the general public. He worked on hundreds of assignments, and each is represented in the collection in separate


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Doug Fournier regards the TSMS program as a good thing for the industry and the best fi t for the mid-coast Maine company. He explained “We take a lot of pride in our boats and had a lot of unwritten procedures and policies to keep them running safely and effi ciently. The TSMS eff ort brought all of those policies together into one doc- ument.” Brother and co-owner, Patrick Fournier elaborated “even though we’re a small company, the TPO route felt right for us… it gives a lot more fl exibility to grow and adapt.” Like most lean companies, the tractor


tug provider sought external support. The company brought in a local contractor, Brian Downey of Marine Compliance Solutions who specializes in regulatory compliance for small companies. The project was cus- tomized to the operation and included boat surveys to verify that on-board systems and equipment met Subchapter M standards. Next was the development of a procedural (TSMS) document, along with a Health Safety Manual. An internal survey system was also created to continuously verify compliance without Coast Guard atten- dance. Compliance with the documents is proved through various checklists, tailored log books, and other certifi cation that are all


crafted to the operation. “Small companies like ours are operationally focused. We needed to bring in a contractor to ease the administrative load and provide that extra confi dence of having all of the right parts of the plan” explained Doug Fournier. Although mandatory inspections won’t


start until 2019, many provisions of Sub- chapter M become enforceable on July 20, 2018. The new Coast Guard regulation will bring an estimated 5,000 towing vessels under an inspected status for the fi rst time.


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