Author: Kelly White

Good Afternoon Ms. White & Mr. Barron: I am the Executive Director of the non-profit, Florida Marine Contractors Association.  I learned today of changes to the SPGP program that involve single family docks that are located outside residential canals.  As I understand it, proposed single family docks that are outside of residential canals will now…

The meeting is scheduled for Monday 6/4 and will become effective immediately. We need to fight several things: They are proposing to treat artificial waterways the same as natural water ways and limit slips to 2, finger piers to 3’, platforms to 160 sq ft, etc. They want to limit docks to 200’ regardless of…

Please add the FMCA as a trusted source in your email account. Thank you, Kelly White

Congratulations Lucas D Brooks! Our first recipient of the Florida Marine Contractor’s Association Scholarship. We are excited to assist you with continuing your education. Steve Ryder & Kelly White presented the award letter to Lucas this week. Lucas and Ms. Robbie were both very excited and appreciative.

The Board has approved “3” $500 scholarships to be awarded annually. Since we are nearing the end of the year, the first scholarships for 2017 will be awarded in January 2018. The deadline for the application is December 15, 2017. Immediate family members of FMCA members in good standing (owners and employee’s) are eligible to…

Our business is very busy. Although, never too busy to miss the FMCA EXPO. I feel it is important to support this association which has done so much for our marine construction industry. Some of the positive things FMCA has done for our industry include fighting the manatee permitting issues, getting a dedicated Workers’ Compensation…

October 2, 2017 is last day to register and reserve your hotel room at the negotiated rates! Please visit www.myfmca.org to register online. We have a great speaker line up this year to include a QuickBooks Job Costing session and Electrical Shock in Marina’s. You don’t want to miss it!!

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to extend the employer’s responsibility to ensure crane operator competency and enforcement for crane operator certification to Nov. 10, 2018. OSHA issued a final rule in September 2014, extending the deadline by three years for crane operator certification requirements in the…

10:00 am – 11:00 am OSHA – Atlantic Room Buddy Underwood, “Crane Operators Certification update & Marine Contractors & OSHA violations” 11:15 pm – 12:15 pm Software Savvy- Atlantic Room “Job Costing in Quickbooks do’s and do’s so you can see your true profit” 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch (on your own) 1:15 pm…

Kelly White, Executive Director, has been invited to speak at the Indian River County (Community Development) meeting; 1801 27th St Vero Beach, FL 32960 on August 1st at 9:00am. The subject matter is United States Longshoreman’s & Harbor Workers Act and how it applies. It would be great to have FMCA members attend the meeting…