Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA)

The jones act program focuses on compliance issues involving the jones act and its impact on the Offshore Marine transportation industry. This program keeps our members current on legal developments and case precedents impacting jones act compliance in their daily operations. Additionally, the jones act promotes advocacy and legal expenses associated with protecting the jones act in congress and encouraging correct enforcement.

There are a number of different business meetings throughout the year. The committee meetings focus on specific issues as they relate to the individual committees (human resources, liftboat, etc.) The committees meet twice a year. The conferences focus on more of broad industry updates and topics, where speakers address the group.

The security program helps member companies establish and update their written security program documentation required by the u.s. coast guard to be on board each vessel at all times. In 2023, omsa's security program impacted approximately 174 vessels owned by our member companies.