Board of Directors

Marine Chemist BOD

As of August 2022

*Each section shall meet annually and elect one executive committee delegate to serve a two (2) year term. Each section must also elect an alternate who will automatically move the officer position when current delegate terms expire. Sectional delegates shall be members elected by the respective Sections and shall be considered members of the Executive Committee on April 30th of the year elected.

NFPA Technical Committee on Gas Hazards

Scope: The Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the prevention of fire and explosion of flammable vapors in compartments or in spaces on board vessels and within shipyards and on the conditions that must exist in those compartments or spaces in order that workers can safely enter them and perform work.

Principals

Alternatives

Marine Chemist Qualification Board Members as of August 2022

Scope: Scope and Purpose (see Appendix B for complete Regulations). Appointed by the NFPA Board of Directors, the Marine Chemist Qualification Board (MCQB) shall:

1. Establish the Rules for the Certification and Recertification of Marine Chemists, which shall be adopted by the NFPA Board of Directors.
2. Act on applications for certification and recertification as a Marine Chemist or registration as a trainee.
3. Suspend, cancel or revoke a certificate in accordance with the Rules.
4. Renew certificates based upon satisfactory compliance with the requirements of the Rules and the MCQB.

Voting Members

Non-Voting Members

NFPA Marine Field Service Advisory Committee

Scope: This Committee is established to advise and assist the President of the Association in the administra-tion of the Marine Field Service and to facilitate communication between the sponsoring elements of the maritime industry and the management of the Association. The Committee will consult with the President in the selection and appointment of staff personnel assigned to the Service, will provide advisory assistance to the President in its administration, and will receive periodic reports thereof.