FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin We are pleased to host an interview with Commander Norm Witt, who has served as the Vice President of Port State Control Affairs at the Liberian Registry since August. In this role, Norm is responsible for coordinating and fostering professional relationships with various Port State Control (PSC) entities, including the USCG, to better support the Registry’s clients. He discusses his top priorities for enhancing maritime safety, emphasizing that safety performance is an area that continually requires improvement. While acknowledging that new technologies can enhance safety and efficiency, Norm advises never to forget ‘the basics.’ Many innovations may come, but nothing can replace training, watchstanding, and effectively supervised and well-resourced maintenance programs. RelatedNews The human element at sea: Safety culture, psychological safety and leadership Gard Club: Power-operated watertight doors can be fatal var jnews_module_21322547_0_6a04e602a3204 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21322547","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1613,743,2950,680","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_