Marc C. Hebert, a partner in the firm's Admiralty & Maritime and Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Groups in the New Orleans office, will speak at the Towing Safety Marine System workshop hosted by Marine Compliance International on Friday, August 8, in New Orleans. The workshop will cover the following topics: a brief history, including key incidents, of the evolution of safety management in the maritime industry; SMS guidance; requirements to be included in a Subchapter M TSMS; secrets to drafting policies, procedures and checklists; considerations for auditors, captains and company officials; how plaintiffs' attorneys are using the SMS in the courtroom; and how the Pennsylvania Rule applies to create liability once Sub M is in place.

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