HSCs have an educational role which has yet to be exploited. The general population is unaware of importance of marine commerce or knows only about the system's problems. HSCs can encourage publicity to improve understanding of benefits, needs. Need a vehicle to provide information about mega-trends to help HSCs think ahead. Need to address how to develop HSC in smaller ports.
Press release inviting major nationwide publications.
They are homogeneous and need representation to convey perspectives. Same applies to non-governmental groups with environmental interests. This was discussed and should be done as soon as possible. The chairmanship and management of Harbor Safety Committees should be rotated annually among participating entities to share responsibility and ensure commitment. She commented that she had seen the harbor environment change, had seen people's attitudes about the harbor change.