Hi Everyone,
My name is Rod and I hope to contribute as much as I get from this community. I don't own a
boat but I've spent my entire working life in the maritime industry. I spent twenty years (and five days) in the US
Navy as a navigator (QM) and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. I went to
work at Northrop Grumman as an ECDIS instructor until they closed the field engineering department. I moved to South
Florida to
work at a maritime academy where I taught ECDIS,
Marine Firefighting,
Security, Damage Control and lots of other topics. I finished my degree in Management and Instructional Design and accepted a job with the worlds largest life raft manufacturer and servicing organization. I manage the
training of
service technicians in North, Central and
South America and ensure they are certified to all applicable standards.
I've read the forum rules and promise to not try to sell anything here. I do have an interest in answering questions as well as hearing some of the issues, from your perspective, concerning life saving
equipment. I'd like to incorporate some of your input into what I train the technicians who
service your rafts and life jackets.
Rod