Authors Contributors&MarineNews October 2018Volume 29 Number 10Tom Ewing is a freelance an OSVDPA Quali? ed on writer specializing in energy Board Assessor (QOBA). and environmental issues. Capt. Mason is a Master Mariner and has 23 years Larry DeMarcay is a part- of experience working on ner in the law ? rm of Bald- both Foreign and Domestic win Haspel Burke & Mayer. waters and he has always His areas of practice in- been an advocate for his clude Commercial Litiga- fellow mariner. This year, he Ewing DeMarcaytion, Admiralty, Personal was elected by his peers to Injury, Transportation, Real serve as the member rep-Estate, Construction and resentative to the OSVDPA Corporate Law. Prior to Technical Advisory Council. attending law school, Mr. DeMarcay served on the Randy O’Neill is Senior Vice Washington based legisla- President with Lancer Insur-tive staff of Congressman ance Company and has been Jimmy Hayes. On the WEB: Manager of its MOPS Marine www.bhbmlaw.com License Insurance division since 1984. Over the past Michael Gerhardt is Vice 29 years, Mr. O’Neill has Gerhardt MasonPresident, Dredging Con- spoken and written on many tractors of America, and the occasions on the importance CDMCS Pipeline Taskforce of USCG license protection. Director. He is a regular contributor to MarineNews magazine. Capt. Steven Mason is He can reached at: roneill@a certi? ed dynamic posi- lancerinsurance.com tioning operator (DPO) and currently holds an OSVDPA Jim Romeo is a marine Class A DPO Certi? cate, engineer and journalist fo-Nautical Institute Unlimited cused on business and tech-DPO Certi? cate, and is also nology topics. O’Neill RomeoOctober 20188 MN MN Oct18 Layout 1-17.indd 8 MN Oct18 Layout 1-17.indd 8 9/20/2018 10:27:54 AM9/20/2018 10:27:54 AM