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Phone 310-502-8941
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About Us
Our Founder
Captain Chuck Myers is the founder of the company. He obtained his USCG Master 200 Ton license in 2004 and has been working as a Port Captain for City Cruises By Hornblower Cruises and Events for the last 19 years. During this time, he has gained vast experience working with the California Air Resources Board (CARB). He has also completed the California Council on Diesel Education and Technology (CCDET) IV for Smoke Testing Commercial Harbor Craft and holds a CCDET IV Certificate. This certification covers smoke test regulations, requirements, and standards as they apply to commercial harbor craft. Furthermore, he is familiar with the SAE J1667 Snap-Acceleration Test Procedures, which have specific variations for Commercial Harbor Craft specified in the Amended CHC Regulation Order Code of Regulations,
Title 17, Section 93118.6.
Our Story
Are you in compliance with the California Periodic Smoke Opacity Testing deadline of March 31, 2024
There are several types of harbor craft in California, including crew and supply boats, fishing vessels, ferries, excursion vessels, tug boats, barges, dredges, and other vessel types. Since the original adoption of the Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC) regulation in 2008 and its amendment in 2010, CHC vessel owners have replaced older engines with newer and cleaner engines, which reduced the emissions of air pollutants including diesel particulate matter (DPM), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), oxides of sulfur (SOx), reactive organic gases (ROG), and greenhouse gases (GHG). In 2022, a new set of amendments were adopted to expand the applicability of the regulation to more vessel types and require cleaner upgrades and newer technology. The 2022 Amendments provide significant health benefits, avoid premature death and mortality, and protect workers and on-vessel passengers from exposure to diesel and other combustion-generated air pollutants.